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rakers very .short and blunt. No pscudobranchia\ Anterior nostrils 
with small tubes. Symphysis of lower jaw w4th a pair of short, slen- 
der barbels. Skin much wrinkled on snout and lower jaw. 
Head and body naked. Lateral line represented by a series of about 
27 groups of minute pores, each group arranged in vertical lines. 
Dorsal continuous; 6 slender spines; 46 rays; anal of about 44 rays; 
dorsal and anal continuous with the caudal; the membranes tumid. 
Caudal pointed. Pectoral very small, contained about 3 times in 
FlC. ii3.— T>ENIOIDES LACEPEDEI. 
head; acuteh^ rounded; the upper edge without free filaments. Ven- 
trals large; about (Mpml to length of head; free posteriorly; the ante- 
rior half connected to the l)ody by a flexible fold of skin. 
Color in spirits l)luish l)rown. 
Its slender body, long dorsal and anal, concealed eyes, and other 
peculiar characters make it easy to recognize among Japanese gobies. 
Southern Japan, in sandy bays; apparently not common. Our spec- 
imens were obtained at Wakanoura. It is called Warasubo, or straw- 
eel. (Named for Bernard Germain Etienne de la Ville-sur-Illon, 
Comte de La Cepede.) 
KECAPITULATION. 
Li.st of the species of Gobiidie known to be found in Japan, witli localities from 
which we have specimens. Species marked * are here described for the first time. 
1. T'/reo.m Jordan and Snyder. 
* //(///.(' Jordan and Snyder. 
^lisaki, Sagami. 
* abax Jordan and Snyder. 
^lisaki. 
2. AstrrropfiTi/.r Riippell. 
3. Valfnclennea Bleelcer. 
iiiiinilix ((^uoy and <Taimard). 
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