NO. 1211. CERTAIN FISHES OF JAPAN— JORDAN AND SNYDER. 19 
of head; eye 3 in snout; snout li to If in greatest depth of body. 
Coronet very high, pedunculate, not divided into two parts at the top; 
varying in form, its length from gill opening about equal to snout; its 
tip usually with six lobes or spines. Spines of head and body promi- 
nent, the coronet usually with a long filament; other spines occasion- 
allv prominent. First, fourth, and tenth body rings prominent, and 
usually the fourth, sixth, tenth, fourteenth, and sixteenth of the tail. 
Spines at base of dorsal especially long and prominent. Dorsal short, 
inserted on 1^ + 1 = -i rings; egg pouch on 7 rings. 
Color various, usually light brown with dark dots and mottlings, 
sometimes with pale dots and streaks, sometimes with dark brown 
streaks, the ground color sometimes almost black; usually light or 
dark streaks on opercle. Dorsal generally with a blackish band and 
pale edge, sometimes streaked like the body. 
Coasts of Japan, very common, in clear waters near shore. A 
small, slender sea-horse, varying considerably in form, and much in 
coloration, but alwaj^s readily known by the very high coronet, the 
sculpture of which is subject to great variation. Our many specimens, 
90 to 115 millimeters long, are from Matsushima, Tokyo, Misaki, Ono- 
michi, and Wakanoura. They would seem at first glance to compose 
five or six difi^erent species. 
( Coronatus, crowned. ) 
RECAPITULATION. 
Suborder HYPOSTOMIDES. 
Family 1. Pegasid^. 
1. Zalises Jordan and Snyder. 
1. umitengu Jordan and Snyder Wakanoura. 
Order LOPHOBRANCHII. 
Family 2. Solenostomid^. 
2. Solenostomns Lacepede. 
2. cyanopterns (Bleeker); Awa. 
.3. paradoxus (Pallas); Awa. 
Family 8. Syngnathid^e. 
3. Syngnathus Linnaius. 
4. schlcgcli (Kaup); Otaru, Mororan, Hakodate, Aomori, Matsushima, Tokyo, 
Misaki, Wakanoura, Tsuruga, Onomichi. 
4. Corythroichthys Kaup. 
5. isigakhis Jordan and Snyder; Ishigaki Island. 
5. Yozia Jordan and Snyder. 
6. wakanourx Jordan and Snyder; Wakanoura. 
6. Tntc}iyrhampliui< Kaup. 
