NO, 1433. FISHES COLLECTED IN CHINA— JORDAN AND SEALE. 529 



PSEUDORHOMBUS ARSIUS (Hamilton-Buchanan). 



Head on left side; head, 3.85 in leng^th; depth, 2.05; interorbital nar- 

 row, le.ss than pnpil. D. 71; A. 55; scales abont 75; curved portion 

 of lateral line 3 in the straight portion: maxillary reaching- to anterior 

 margin of pupil. 



Color in spirits, yellowish, with luunerous lighter spots and dots, 

 an indistinct dusky Idotch on lateral line; scales ctenoid on both sides. 



One specimen from Hongkong". Length, 8.50 inches. 



Family SOLEID^E. 



CYNOGLOSSUS AREL i Bloch and Schneider). 



Head, ■1.50 in length; depth, 4.:i5; eye, 3.iJ(» in snout; D. 120; 

 scales 96. 



One specimen from Hongkong. Length. 10.50 inches. 



Family CALLIONYMID.E. 



CAI.LIONYMUS OLIDUS Gunther. 



Head, 2.75 in length; depth, 11; D. lV-10; A. 9; three anterior dor- 

 sal spines elongate, tiliform, the fourth short; preopercular spine 

 strong, equal to length of eye, with four hooked barbs on the poste- 

 rior arm and one spine directed forward at base. 



One small specimen. Length, 2.50 inches, from Shanghai. It 

 agrees very well with the account given bv Giuither 



