NO. 1513. a OA TFISHES OF J A PA N—SN YDER. 101 



This species is common in the South Seas, and it has been once 

 recorded from Kagoshima, in Kiushu. 

 {tragula^ a dart or javelin.) 



12. UPENEUS SUBVITTATUS Temminck and Schlegel), 



Miillns suhviftatus Temminck and 8ciiLE(iEL, Fauna Japon. Poiss., 1845, p. 30 



(Nagasaki). — Richardson, Ichth. China, 1846, p. 219 (Canton). 

 Upeneoides sHbi:ittatu>t Jordan and S^nyder, Prelim. Check List, 1901, p. 88. 



Hahitat. — Southern Japan and China, 



Head 3| in length to base of caudal; depth 4^; depth of caudal 

 peduncle 10^; eye 6 in head; width interobit'al space 3i; length 

 snout 2^^; maxilhuy 2it; D. VIIl-9; A. 7; scales in lateral line 30. 



The eye is situated lower, the interorbital space is more convex, the 

 dorsal outline of head nearer horizontal, and the lower jaw longer 

 than m U. henm^i. Eye midway between tip of snout and border of 

 opercle. Jaws equal; maxillary extending to a point below anterior 

 edge of pupil, the posterior edge broad, rounded and not sheathed by 

 preorbital. Teeth villiform, in bands on jaws, vomer, and palatines. 

 Pseudobranchia^ large; gillrakers 1 + 12, short, flat, and stout, the one 

 on upper arch preceded b}- 5 broad knobs. . Air-bladder large. Peri- 

 toneum silvery. Coeca apparently 5, Barbels extending posteriorly 

 to edge of preopercle. Preopercle smooth; opercle with a broad, very 

 flat spine at angle. Head, including snout, maxillary, throat and chin 

 completely scaled; scales of body weakly ctenoid; 2 rows between lat- 

 eral line and dorsals, 6 between lateral line and anal; soft dorsal, anal, 

 and caudal with tine scales. Pores of lateral line with 5 or 6 branches. 

 First dorsal spine minute, embedded; the second longest, 1| in head, 

 not extending to tips of other spines when fln is depressed. Height 

 of soft dorsal 2,] in head, the rtrst ray simple. Origin of anal below 

 third or fourth dorsal ray, its height equal to that of soft dorsal. 

 Caudal deeply notched, the lobes acutely pointed, the upper longer, 1^ 

 in head. Pectorals and ventrals extending an equal distance poste- 

 riorly, 1| in head. 



Color in spirits dusky above, light below; dorsal flns edged with 

 dusky; caudal with B oblique, dusky bars, those on lower lobe the 

 more prominent. Belly probably silvery in life. 



We have one specimen of this rare species measuring 175 mm. in 

 length, from Wakanoura. It is otherwise recorded from Nagasaki 

 and from Canton. 



U. vittatns differs from this species in having smaller scales (35), a 

 shorter snout, a narrow yellow stripe along side of body, and a con- 

 spicuous, broad, subterminal black band on lower lobe of caudal. 

 Belly sulphur yellow in life. 



