NO. 1792. JAPANESE LUTIANIDzE—JORDAW AND THOMPSON. 



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Head 2§ to 2f in body length, 3J in total; depth equal to head; 

 maxillary 2{ to 2^ in head; eye 3^ to 4|; interorbital space 4^; 

 width of interorbital 5 to 6; snout 2^ to 3; D. X, 14 or 15; A, III, 

 8 or 9 ; scales above lateral line 58 to 63, below 48 to 52 ; in transverse 

 series from front of dorsal to anal ^^g- or ■^\. 



Bod}^ rather deep, dorsal profile evenly and well arched, that of 

 head straight or slightly concave. Snout somewhat pointed, not 

 convex, its tip below lower margin of eye. Jawssubequal; maxillary 

 ending below anterior half of eye. Teeth in both jaws larger exter- 

 nally, one or two moderately large canines on either side of upper jaw 

 anteriorly, the remainder smaller; in lower jaw largest midway on 

 either side; inner rows on both jaws rather narrow bands of bristle- 

 like teeth, present only anteriorly in lower jaw; teeth on vomer in a 

 rather anchor-shaped patch, on tongue in an oblong patch, on pala- 



FlG. 3.— LUTIANUS RUSSELLI. 



tines in narrow bands. Preopercular margin with moderately deep 

 notch, its border finely serrated above, more coarsely below and on 

 lower edge; interopercle with only indistinct prominence in the 

 opercular notch. 



Third and fourth dorsal spines longest, contained 2f in head, fifth 

 only slightly shorter, last two subequal. Base of spinous dorsal 1^ in 

 head. Soft dorsal rounded, its base If in head, its rays not as long 

 as dorsal spines. Pectorals 1|^ in head, not reaching anal. Ventrals 

 acute, not reaching anus, half length of head. Anal spines strong, 

 nearly equal in length, 3^ in head; anal rays 1 J times length of dorsal 

 rays. Caudal slightly emarginate. 



Scales less ctenoid on head than on body. Occiput scaleless poste- 

 riorly; temporal bands distinct, not connected with lateral, in 2 or 3 

 rows of about 10 each. Preopercle with 7 or 8 rows of scales, its 

 lower limb scaleless; opercle with 6 or 7; interopercle with 1 or 2; 



