Nu. r.'oy. DISCOBOLOUS FISHES OF JAPAN— JORDAN AND SNYDER. 351 
The species is represented hy a single specimen 120 millimeters 
long, in a bad state of preservation, the skin in many places torn from 
the body. It is not evident whether the posterior border of the pectoral 
is entire or notched, or whether the dorsal and anal are partl}^ separated 
from the caudal. 
Trjpt'.So. 49802, U.S.N.M., collected by the United States Fish 
Commission ^tQuwi^r Alhatross in the Bay of Matsushima, station 3T73, 
at a depth of 78 fathoms. 
(Jfafsx, pine; s/i/'//ia, island.) 
Sii])j)lementaTy nott-. — In the Museum of Hakodate is another species 
of Liparidid(M^ called Kokkoda, from Kayabe in Hokkaido. It is 
probably a species of Neolijyaris Steindachner, a genus distinguished 
from Llparls bv the separation of the dorsal spines from the soft rays 
bv a notch. 
The specimen examined was 4^ inches long: D. about VI, 30; P. about 
24. Disk round. If in head. Gill opening extending downward to 
base of uppermost pectoral ra}^ ; nostrils all similar, each with a raised 
rim. Dorsal free from caudal; anal slighth^ connected. Body very 
limp, pale in color. The species is allied to the Californian Neolqxiris 
mucfmus. It is to be hoped that some Japanese naturalist may find 
and describe this species. 
