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occiput. Interorbital space broad, slightly concave; with a narrow, 

 transverse, fleshy ridge. Eyes directed nj^ward and forward in a 

 marked degree, the upper orbital rims projecting above dorsal con- 

 tour of head. Nostrils with low rims. Mouth verj- large, the maxil- 

 lar}' extending far beyond eye, its length contained about 2.5 times 

 in the head. Tongue with a deep notch anteriorh'. A single row of 

 widely spaced, enlarged, simple teeth in each jaw, within which is a 

 band of minute teeth. Gill-opening restricted to the sides, the open- 

 ing somewhat greater in w^iclth than base of pectoral fin. 



A low ridge with a line of large mucous pores extending across 

 snout and backward along side of head below eye; a similar ridge 

 with its crest of mucous pores extending along lower jaw; anterior 

 part of body with a median Literal series of pores. Head and body 

 naked except the caudal peduncle which is closely covered with mi- 

 nute, cycloid scales, the area thus protected extending anteriorly, and 

 growing narrower is reduced to a point below the middle portion of 

 tlie dorsal fin. 



Dorsal and anal inserted almost halfway between edge of gill- 

 opening and base of caudal, the dorsal slightly higher than anal, the 

 longest ray contained about 2.3 times in length of head. Caudal 

 rounded, 1.5 in head. Pectoral rounded, 2 in head. Anterior part 

 of ventrals thickened, the posterior part with weak rays and thin 

 membrane. 



Color in spirits, pule brown, finely stippled with dark l^rown ; 

 darker on the. snout and on base of caudal where there is a distinct 

 vertical bar ; fins with small and distinct dark spots. 



Ti/pe.— Cat No. 02955, U.S.N.M.. described from the type, a speci- 

 men 39 mm. long, from Misaki, Japan. Another specimen, cotype. 

 Cat. No. 21139, Stanford University collection, about half as large, 

 does not appear to differ from the above. 



(koma, a Japanese word; Koma-inu the name of (me of the two 

 ever-present, dog-like images found in the Shinto temple grounds.) 



INU AMA, new species. 



Head 3.3 in length to ba.se of caudal; depth 5.(1; depth caudal pe- 

 duncle 7 ; snout 4 in head ; diameter eye 7 ; width interorbital space 4 ; 

 dorsal 0; anal 10. 



Body notably short and thickset, the depth somewhat greater than 

 the width; caudal peduncle almost as deep as body, and very flat. 

 Head much broader than body, the huge muscles of cheeks and sides 

 of head bulging outward and upward, forming a ridge across the 

 occiput, and a deep pit, open in front, on the top of head. Eyes 

 placed high in head, their dorsal rims projecting above contour of 

 head; directed considerably upward and forward. Nostrils with 

 rims. Mouth large, the cleft extending far behind eye; lower jaw 



