no. 1836. NEW FISHES FROM JAPAN— SNYDER. 545 



posterior to the last ray. Caudal broadly rounded. Pectoral 

 somewhat acutely rounded. Ventrals united; free posteriorly. 



Color much like that of C. cosmurus; the lateral stripe light brown 

 and much broader, extending downward so that the entire sides are 

 covered; sides with many scattered white spots of various sizes; a 

 number of larger ones about equal to diameter of pupil, located in a 

 row near upper edge of dark area; a large light spot on upper and 

 also on lower edge of caudal peduncle; upper part of snout, head and 

 back whitish; throat and abdomen light; base of pectoral and central 

 portion of caudal dark. 



Type.— Cat. No. 68242, U.S.N.M., measuring about 32 mm. in 

 length. Locality, Tanegashima, Japan. Cotype No. 21428. Stan- 

 ford University collection. Ten specimens from Tanegashima range 

 in size from 20 to 32 mm. in length. They were found in the more 

 outlying pools and appeared only after the water had been thoroughly 

 poisoned. 



Family CALLIONYMID.E. 



DRACULO, new genus. 



In this genus the spinous dorsal is absent; the preopercular spine 

 has three or four strong branches or prongs; the lateral line is single. 

 The body is broad and flat, skin of head smooth, mouth small, teeth 

 in narrow bands, lower lip fringed, gill rakers short and few. 



Type of genus. — Draculo mirabilis, new species. 



DRACULO MIRABILIS, new species. 



Head (tip of snout to end of opercular flap) 2.9 in length to base of 

 caudal; depth 6.6; width of body 4.5; length of snout 4.5 in head; 

 diameter of eye 5; width interobital space 10; D. 14; A. 13; P. 18. 



The body is broad and flat, the head triangular when viewed from 

 above, the tail rather abruptly compressed behind the body; caudal 

 peduncle deep; dorsal contour but little curved between tip of snout 

 and base of caudal. Skin of head thin and smooth. Anterior nostril 

 with a tube or elevated rim. Mouth small, the maxillary not reach- 

 ing eye; lower lip with a fringe of long papilla. Teeth minute, in 

 narrow bands on the jaws; none on palatines and vomer. Gill 

 openings very narrow; pseudo-branchise present, the filaments long; 

 gillrakers short and widely spaced, seven on first arch. Preopercle 

 with a large, four-pronged spine. Opercular flap extending to base 

 of pectoral. A small anal papilla present. 



Lateral line extending from occiput to base of caudal fin; an abrupt 



downward curve occurring near middle of body; with large pores and 



short branches at intervals; a branch passing over caudal peduncle 



and connecting with line on opposite side; a transverse, connecting 



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