NO. 1263. JAPANESE TRACHINOID FISHES— JORDAN AND SNYDER. 465 
Coasts of southern Japan, abundant about Nagasaki, rare north- 
ward; a show}^ little fish reaching- a length of about 200 millimeters; 
our many specimens from Wakanoura and Nagasaki. 
{P'ulchelhiJ<, prett3^ ) 
2. PARAPERCIS OMMATURA Jordan and Snyder, new species. 
Head. 4 in length; depth, 5^; depth of caudal peduncle, 3 in head; 
eye, 31- snout. 3f. interorbital space, 12; pectoral, o\ in length; ven- 
tral, 5: caudal, 0; D-V, 22; A.. 19; scales in lateral line, 58; in 
transverse series 16; between lateral line and insertion of dorsal 1. 
Bod}' elongate, almost cylindrical, more compressed on caudal 
peduncle, the head long and pointed. Eye large, the diameter equal 
to length of snout, located high up. the upper margin projecting above 
head; interorbital space very narrow, concave; mouth moderate, 
oblique, the lower jaw projecting; upper lip broad, the premaxillary 
protractile; maxillary entirely concealed by preorbital, reaching a 
vertical through anterior edge of orl)it. Teeth in 2 series on the jaws, 
Fig. ],— P.u;.\percis oM.MAxrE.x. 
an outer row of enlarged, slightly curved, canine-like teeth, and an 
inner, narrow band of minute ones; a small patch of fine teeth on the 
vomer. Gill-membranes forming a narrow fold across the isthmus; 
gillrakers on first arch about 3 + 10 short, those near ends of arch 
represented b}' slight elevations. Preopercle with 6 or T small spines 
on the angular portion of the edge; opercle with a strong spine at 
posterior angle; trbout 11 small spines on the lower edge. 
Body covered with ctenoid scales, the denticulations somewhat 
weaker on the anterior and ventral parts; occiput and sides of head 
with ctenoid .scales; interorbital space and snout naked. Very small 
scaies extending on basal half of caudal. 
Dorsal separate or onh' slightly joined at their bases, the fourth 
spine highest and strongest, about one- third of its length longer than 
diameter of eye, the third spine of about equal length; rays higher 
than the spines, the anterior ones about equal to distance from ti]) of 
snout to posterior border of pupil. Anal inserted below the fifth dor- 
sal ray; dor.sal and anal extending an equal distance posteriorly, 
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