no. 183G. NEW FISHES FROM JAPAN— SNYDER. 529 



eleven rows between origin of dorsal and lateral line; scales of head 

 finer than those of body and less rough, a sharp line of demarkation 

 between the two passing upward from the opercular opening and 

 then curving far forward to a point midway between the eyes, thus 

 allowing a sharply outlined, wedge-shaped area of the rougher body 

 covering to extend forward over the nape and occiput to the inter- 

 orbital area. 



First branched ray of dorsal longest, 4 in the length; base of fin 5 

 in the length. Caudal forked, about 4 in the length. First anal spine 

 short and easily overlooked; third spine strong; about half as long 

 as the following ray; although damaged, the anal rays appear to be 

 gradually shortened from the first to the last. Pectoral sharply 

 rounded, 4 in the length. Ventral spine strong, the fin rounded, 

 about 7 in the length. 



Color in spirits rather pale bluish black, the head with a brownish 

 tint; fins all dusky except the pectoral which is nearly immaculate; 

 ventrals speckled; tips of dorsal, caudal, and anal blackish; base of 

 caudal dark. 



The species is represented by but one specimen which was collected 

 by Mr. Aoki at Misaki. It measures 160 mm. in length. 



Type.— Cat. No. 68229, U.S.N.M. 



Family SERKANID^E. 



PSEUDANTHIAS VENATOR, new species. 



One specimen of a Pseudanthias, apparently new, was found in the 

 Kagoshima market. It is distinguished by a pearly white bar which 

 passes from snout beneath eye to lower edge of base of pectoral, a 

 bow-shaped bar of same color extending from base of spinous dorsal 

 to posterior end of base of anal, the filamentous fins, size of scales, 

 and number of fin rays. 



Head 4.3 in length to base of caudal; depth 2.8; depth caudal 

 peduncle 2.2 in head; eye 4; snout 4.3; maxillary 2.1; D. X, 16; 

 A. Ill, 7; scales in lateral series 40; pores in lateral line 44. 



Maxillary without supplemental bone; completely scaled; extend- 

 ing to a vertical through posterior border of pupil; the width of pos- 

 terior end equal to length of snout. Edge of preopercle denticulate, 

 the teeth largest just above the angle. Opercle with two large, flat 

 spines, the upper at the angle being the larger. Mouth oblique. 

 Lower jaw with a large canine near the symphysis, followed by a 

 smaller one halfway back; also a band of minute teeth which narrows 

 to a single row posteriorly Upper jaw with a large canine opposite 

 and slightly behind the principal one of lower jaw; a second strong 

 one entirely within the mouth on inner edge of maxillary, pointing 

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