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Family TRIACANTHIDAE. 
TRIACANTHUS BLOCHI Bleeker. 
Head, 34; depth, 22; D. V—22; A. 16, 1; snout, 14 in head; eye, 
3; interorbital, 34; first dorsal spine, 2} in combined head and trunk, 
greater than greatest body depth; second dorsal spine about 4% in 
first; ventral spine 1-5 in head, reaches anal; caudal peduncle length, 
14 in dorsal base. Color in alcohol faded dull brownish, little paler 
below. Iris pale slaty. Length, 74 mm. Cebu. 
Our example appears to agree best with Bleeker’s figure.** 
Family TETRODONTIDAE. 
SPHEROIDES SPADICEUS (Richardson). 
Head, 22 to 8; depth (contracted), 34 to 84; D. 11, 10 to 12; A. 1, 
9 to 11; snout, 2 to 24 in head; eye, 34 to 32; interorbital, 23 to 22. 
Interorbital and front predorsal region until about overdepressed 
pectoral middle, also all of belly before vent and level with lower 
pectoral edge, spinescent, though spines on abdomen larger and less 
crowded. Color in alcohol with back grayish-olive, variably paler 
to dusky. Fins all pale brownish. Sides silvery-white from below 
eye, belly and lower surface white. Iris pale yellowish-white. 
Length, 50 to 160 mm. Twenty-five from Takao. 
Family SCORPAENIDAE. 
RHABDOSEBASTES, new genus. 
Type.—sSebastes stoliczkae Day. 
This genus is allied with the rose fishes, Sebastes, but differs in 
the possession of fifteen dorsal spines and the much smaller scales. 
Sebastopsis Gill has thirteen dorsal spines but no palatine teeth. 
‘PaBédos, streak; ceBaords, magnificent, hence Sebastes. 
RHABDOSEBASTES STOLICZKAE (Day). 
Head, 24; depth, 3; D. XIV, 10;\A. IIT, 5; P. 12; V.. 1,55 scales 
along and close above lateral line 34 to caudal base and 4 more on 
latter; tubular scales 387 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more on 
latter; 4 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 12 below to 
spinous anal origin; 22 predorsal scales; head width, about 2 in its 
length; head depth at occiput, 12; mandible, 24; third dorsal spine, 
24; second dorsal ray, 2; second anal spine, 12, first branched anal 
ray, 24; least depth of caudal peduncle, 44; caudal fin, 1§; pectoral, 
14; ventral, 13; snout, 51 in head from upper jaw tip; eye, 34; maxil- 
lary, 22; interorbital, 64. 
eee ———— ee 
% Atlas Ichth., vol. 5, 1865, p. 89, pl. (3) 217, fig. 1. 
