NO. 1214. GOBIOIT) FISHES OF JAPAN— JORDAN AND SNYDER. 
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8. HAZEUS Jordan and Snyder. 
ILtziua Jordan and Snyder, new f^enuw {otakii). 
Thi.s o-enus agrees with Ctenogobiuti in nil respects, except tluit the 
cheeks are covered with large scales, as in Bollmannla^ from which 
the presence of but six dorsal spines especially separates it. Two 
species known. {^II(iz<\ the Japanese name for all small gol)ies.) 
g. HAZEUS OTAKII Jordan and Snyder, new species 
Head 8i in length; depth o^j; depth of caudal peduncle 2f in head; 
eye 3; snout 4; maxillary 2f; D. VI-9; A. 10; P. 17; scales in lateral 
series 24, in transverse series 7. 
Body thickset; the contours sloping slowly and gradually from head 
to caudal peduncle, which is about half as deep as body. Head large; 
as broad as deep. Snout short; rather pointed. Eyes large, directed 
ol>li(pieh' upward; interorl)ital space very narrow. Mouth ol)lique; 
the jaws equal; maxillary extending about to edge of pupil, concealed 
beneath the suborbital and the thick lip. Teeth simple; in bands on 
Fig. 3.— Hazeus otakii. 
both jaws; outer ones considerably enlarged; the most posterior large 
tooth on each side of lower jaw a little stronger than the others and 
curved backward. Gill openings not extending far forward; the 
isthmus narrow. No papilliB on inner edge of shoulder girdle. Gill- 
rakers rather long; not very slender. No barbels on jaw. Anterior 
nostril with a tube. 
Head with large cycloid scales on nape and cheeks; snout, chin, and 
throat naked. Body with large ctenoid scales, which are easily dis- 
placed. Scales on occiput and nape large, there being 7 in a row 
between interorbital space and base of tirst dorsal spine. Anal papilla 
notabh' long and slender. 
Dorsals separate; highest spines about equal in length to depth of 
body; ra^^s a little higher; when depressed, the tin does not reach 
base of caudal. Anal inserted below base of second or third dorsal 
ray; tip of depressed fin reaching slightly farther backward than does 
