no. 1836. NEW FISHES FROM JAPAN— SNYDER. 543 



Snout with a black bar on each side extending from tip to eye; tip 

 of snout black beneath; three indefinitely outlined dark blotches on 

 opercular region; a dark, transverse bar on occiput including the spines 

 and extending to the lateral ridge; a similar bar on nape crossing the 

 second row of body rings; body with a number of elongate, blackish 

 spots located mostly above the lateral line; basal region of pectoral 

 with an oval, black spot; axil of fin dusky; dorsals and caudal bor- 

 dered with blackish. 



Type. — Cat. No. 20702, Stanford University collection, a specimen 

 measuring 190 mm. long from Nagaoka, Japan. Mr. M. Nakamura, 

 collector. 



Family TRIGLID^E. 



LEPIDOTRIGLA KISHINOUYI, new species. 



This species is characterized by the possession of a rather long, 

 emarginate, armed snout, unmarked dorsal with evenly graduated 

 spines, moderately long, free pectoral rays, and a dark colored pec- 

 toral fin with elongate white spots. 



Head measured to edge of opercle 2.9 in length to base of dorsal; 

 depth 4.1; depth caudal peduncle 5.5 in head; snout (eye to base of 

 spine) 2.2; eye 3.4; interorbital space 4.8; D. IX, 13; A. 15; scales 

 in lateral series about 60. 



From the median line outward the edge of the snout grows more 

 serrate to the large spine at the angle, the length of which is con- 

 tained three times in the width of the interorbital space. Upper 

 outline of snout almost straight; somewhat concave in one example; 

 interorbital area deeply concave; two supraorbital, one opercular, 

 one occipital and one scapular spine present; plates of head rugose, 

 a little rougher than in allied species ; a furrow behind eye which 

 does not extend across occiput; No teeth on vomer and palatines. 

 Seven slender gillrakers present on lower limb of first arch. 



Third dorsal spine slightly longer than second, 1.8 in head; its 

 tip and those of succeeding ones reaching an equal distance (origin 

 of soft dorsal) posteriorly when depressed; anterior edges of spines 

 serrated, the median row of serrations strongest on first spine; 

 longest dorsal rays 2.5 in head. Edge of caudal concave; length of 

 fin 1.4 in head. Tips of anal and dorsal rays reaching an equal dis- 

 tance posteriorly when depressed. Pectorals reaching an eye's 

 diameter beyond origin of anal; longest detached ray falling short 

 of tip of ventral a distance equal to one-third the diameter of 

 eye. Ventrals reaching base of third anal ray. Dorsal fins inserted 

 in a groove each edge of which is bordered by a row of spinous 

 scales, those along base of soft dorsal being stronger and sharply 

 pointed. Other scales of body heavy and roughly ctenoid. 



