FISHES OF PUGET SOUND. Sor 
anteriorly joining its fellow of the opposite side between 
vent and base of anal, continuing simple forward. Of 
four specimens examined, in two it stops at the base of 
ventrals, in the others it ends midway between that point 
and isthmus. 
First and second dorsal and anal subequal in length of 
base; spinous dorsal very slightly higher than soft dorsal, 
its origin slightly behind upper end of gill- opening, the 
notch between it and soft dorsal shallow; origin of anal 
midway between front of eye and base of caudal, its rays 
shorter than those of soft dorsal; pectoral short and wide, 
the rays toward the upper edge the longest, the tips of 
which reach to end of ventrals; origin of ventrals behind 
that of pectorals a space equal in distance to length of 
snout; caudal short, shallowly lunate. 
Color light brown above, white or yellowish below, va- 
riously marked with irregular dark brown mottlings and 
spots arranged chain-like: top of head and snout dark; 
dorsals dark and mottled; pectorals crossed with irregu- 
lar bars; ventrals dusky, not black at tips; anal dusky 
and mottled, the end of each ray white. 
Four specimens, collected by Mr. Keinosuke Otaki, a 
graduate of the Department of Zoology in Stanford Uni- 
versity, now a member of the Fish Commission of Japan. 
They are from the markets at Tokio, Japan, the largest 
about 9 inches in length. 
This is the species recorded from Tokio by Dr. Stein- 
dachner (Beitr. Kenntniss Fische Japans, iv, 66) as Hex- 
agrammus asper. ~It is not likely that the latter American 
species occurs in Japan. 
58. Ophiodon elongatus Girard. CuntTrus Cop; BLuE 
Cop. 
Abundant. An important food fish, reaching a weight 
of 60 pounds. 
Proc. CAL. ACAD. ScrI., 2p SER., Vou. V. December 16, 1895. 
