22 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. VOL. 62. 
Family LEIOGNATHIDAE. 
LEIOGNATHUS VIRGATUS Fowler. 
Head, 34 to 34; depth, 13 to 2; D. VIII, 16; A. IIT, 14; snout, 3 to 
3, in head; eye, 24 to 24; maxillary, 25 to 37); interorbital, 23 to 
2%, Gill-rakers 5 or 6 + 17 to 20. Length, 80 to 108 mm. Two 
from Takao. 
Our examples agree in most every respect with the types in the 
Academy, with which we compared them. 
LEIOGNATHUS EQUULA (Forsk&l). 
Head, 34; depth, 2 to 275; D. VIII, 16; A. IIT, 14; P. m, 16; V. I, 
5; tubular scales (damaged), about 53 in lateral line to caudal base; 
about 12 scales (mostly pockets) in vertical series above lateral line 
to spinous dorsal origin, 22? below to spinous anal origin; head 
width, 1% in its length; head depth at occiput equals its length; sec- 
ond dorsal spine, 14; first dorsal ray, 34; first anal spine, 1%; first 
anal ray, 22; upper caudal lobe, 145; pectoral, 14; ventral, 2; snout, 
3 to 84 in head; eye, 24 to 24; maxillary, 2? to 2,4; interorbital, 
24 to 3; least depth caudal peduncle, 42. 
Body somewhat elongate, contour ovoid, compressed, deepest about 
spinous dorsal origin, profiles alike. Caudal peduncle compressed, 
long as deep. 
Head deep, compressed, profiles similar, flattened sides converging 
moderately below. Snout obtuse, somewhat pyramidal, very slightly 
protruding beyond lower jaw; length four-fifths its width. Eye 
large, close to upper profile, hind pupil edge midway in head length. 
Mouth small, short and horizontal, gape about three-fifths to eye. 
Lips thin, narrow. Mandible profile slightly concave to articulation 
below, which is opposite front pupil edge. Mouth protractile down- 
ward. Teeth very small, weak, uniform, brushlike, single row in 
each jaw. No teeth on mouth roof or on tongue. Inner buccal folds 
rather narrow. Tongue thick, fleshy, adnate. Maxillary hangs down 
from preorbital about two-thirds an eye diameter below eye, its 
expension 4 in eye. Nostrils together, close before eye, about level 
with upper pupil edge. Interorbital concave. ‘Two short sharp- 
pointed spines above nostrils. Supraocular ridge finely serrated. 
Lower preopercie edge well serrated, largest serrae posterior and 
hind edge entire. Supraocular spine almost meets spine of predorsal 
process. 
Gill-opening extends forward nearly opposite eye center. Gill- 
rakers, 8-+-22, slightly longer than filaments, or 3 in eye. Pseudo- 
branchiae slightly longer than gill-filaments. Shoulder girdle edge 
within gill-opening with two firm low processes, upper trifle above 
