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insertion of dorsal. Eye 2 in snout; interorbital space concave. Nos- 
trils separate, placed laterally in an oval elevation. Teeth bluntly 
pointed in front, the cutting edges slightly concave; suture without a 
deep groove, ridges on either side not prominent. Inner fold of gill- 
opening slightly exposed. 
Lateral fold perceptible onl}^ posteriorly, where it is rather obscure. 
Lines of mucous pores like those of S. ruhrijyes,' skin soft, without 
jn-ickles, almost entirely covered with small elevations resembling- 
embedded scales. Fins low, about 2J- in head, not falcate, the poste- 
rior edges convex. Caudal If in head, rounded posteriorly. Pectoral 
short, 2i in head. 
Color brownish, rather dark; back and sides covered with round, 
blackish spots, somewhat smaller than the pupil; the interspaces not 
so wide as the spots; no large black spot above tip of pectoral or at 
base of dorsal. Fins dull orange; dorsal dusky; caudal blackish. 
Coasts of Japan, rather common, reaching a length of about 380 
mm. It varies somewhat in markings, but is easily distinguished 
from related species by the black spots. Our specimens are from 
Tokyo, Misaki, Matsushima, Onomichi, and Nagasaki. {napdaXig^ 
leopard.) 
lo. SPHEROIDES ABBOTTI Jordan and Snyder, new species. 
Head 2f in length; depth 4; depth of caudal peduncle 4 in head; eye 
6; snout 2|^; interorbital space 2^; dorsal rays 13; anal rays 12. 
Body rather broad, robust, tapering posteriorly to the small, cylin- 
drical, caudal peduncle, which is a])out equal in length to head; length 
Fig. 3.— Spheroides abbotti. 
of head considerably less than distance between gill-opening and inser- 
tion of dorsal; head nearly square in cross section; eye small, about 
half way between tip of snout and gill-opening; interorbital space 
broad, flat; distance between eyes about 3i times their diameter; jaws 
equal; teeth with scarcely perceptible ridges in front, the suture with- 
out a deep groove; not pointed anteriorly, the cutting edges almost 
