NO. 1462. FISHES FROM SOUTHERN JAPAN— JORDAN AND STARKS. 699 

 Family KYPHOSID^E. 



GIRELLA PUNCTATA Gray. 



Several small specimens collected at Tanegashima and Yakushima. 

 Family LABKID^E. 



THALASSOMA CUPIDO (Schlegel). 



Many specimens collected at Miyanoura on YakUshima and two at 

 Tanegashima. 



Family CH.FTODONTID.E. 



CHiETODON MODESTUS Schlegel. 



Two small specimens from rock pools at Tanegashima. 



MICROCANTHUS STRIGATUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



A single young specimen 35 mm. in length, collected at Miyanoura, 

 Yakushima. It has a distinct black blotch coveringf the basal half of 



Fig. 5.— Eviota a»ax. 



the anterior dorsal rays. A broken dark bar following base of anal 

 rays. Nape with 3 cross bars, the third extending downward following- 

 edge of opercle. 



Family CIRRHITID^. 



CIRRHITUS MARMORATUS Lacepede. 



A specimen from Yakushima 15 cm. in length. This common spe- 

 cies of the South Seas has not been previously recorded from Japan. 



Family GOBIID.F. 



EVIOTA ABAX (Jordan and Snyder). 



Several specimens taken at Tanegashima. The second spine of the 

 male of this species is of variable length, in some specimens reaching 



