68 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, VOL. 62. 
blotches or specks. Spots rather sparsely on fins, at least terminally. 
Left side nearly opaque white, with few grayish cloudings. Fins all 
grayish. Length, 72 to 103 mm. Three from Takao. 
Though our examples differ greatly in their coloration from the 
figure given by Jordan and Evermann,* it is evident their specimen 
was faded, leaving only a few blackish spots. Our examples show 
the upper eye shghtly more advanced. 
CYNOGLOSSUS ROBUSTUS Gunther. 
Head, 44 to 44; depth, 33 to 44; D. 95 to 115; A. 75 to 82; scales, 
56 ? to 60 (mostly fallen) in median lateral line from gill-opening 
to caudal base; 6 to 8 scales above median lateral line to uppermost 
lateral line; 10 or 11 scales below median lateral line to anal base; 
snout, 22 to 34 in head, as measured from upper eye; upper eye, 
74 to 103. Scales with 26 to 60 basal radiating striae, apical den- 
ticles on left side, 22 to 27; scales on right side with about 66 basal 
radiating striae, and no denticles; all circuli fine. Color in alcohol 
with left side and fins nearly dull wood-brown, and very dull cloud- 
ings of darker. Right side pale, pinkish-buff to vinaceous-buff, fins 
pale. Length, 82 to 184 mm. Three from Takao. 
Cynoglossus diplasios Jordan and Evermann * is certainly very 
closely related if not synonymous. It is said to be distinguished by 
the presence of two well developed complete lateral lines on either 
side. In our examples we can not confirm this character, as most of 
the scales have fallen, though there are enough present on the left 
side to show that both are there evident. 
Jordan and Starks give D. 122 to 127 and A. 96 to 100 for C. 
robustus,® and scales 69 to 71 as counted from the gill-opening and 
10 between lateral lines at middle of the body. The figure of C. 
diplasios, as given by Jordan and Evermann, shows 13 between the 
lateral lines. 
OC. brunneus Regan is another closely related species from the 
Inland Sea of Japan, though even its fin and scale formula shows 
it within the limits of variation for C. robustus. 
Family SILLAGINIDAE. 
SILLAGO SIHAMA (Forska!). 
Head, 34; depth, 6; D. XI—I, 20; A. I, 24; scales, 65 in lateral 
line to caudal base and 5 more on latter; 5 scales above lateral line 
to spinous dorsal origin, 10 below to spinous anal origin; 25 
47Proc U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 25, 1902, p. 366, fig. 28. Giran. 
48Tdem, p. 367, fig. 29. Formosa. 
49Tdem, vol. 31, 1907. p. 238. 
