1834 Bulletin //, United States National Museum. 



Upper profile slightly convex to beginning of dorsal, slightly depressed behind eye. 

 Eve and snout 4f, interorbital space 5* in head. Maxillary reaching to posterior rim of 

 orbit in older individuals somewhat farther. Inferior border of preorbital with 3 more or 

 less rounded lobes, the last with a short blunt spine. luterorbital space between the ele- 

 vated supraocular ridges weakly convex. Head entirely scaled, except jaws, snout (in 

 front of nostrils), preorbital, and nearly the whole of interopercle ; scales of head small, 

 firm, rough, with accessory scales like those on body. Preopercular spines 5, short, broad, 

 blunt. Spi'nous dorsal uniformly rounded ; fifth and sixth spines longest, in young, 2, in 

 adults nearly, 2J in head. Second anal spine much stronger, but little longer than third, 

 2 to 2 in head. Pectoral about f in head ; ventral more than Ig in head ; caudal equalling 

 ventral, slightly convex; 36 to 39 pores on body, 2 to 3 on base of tail. Blackish brown, 

 with innumerable small white dots on body and fins. In some individuals the uniform 

 dark brown of body is interrupted by lighter shades. (Steindachner & Doderlein.) 

 Length 10J inches. Not rare at Tokio ; 1 specimen at Hakodate. 



Sebastes nivosus, STEINDACHNER & DODERLEIN, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 202, pi. 7, 

 1884, Tokio; Hakodate. 



n. SEBASTODES SCHLEGELII (Hilgeudorf) . 



(KURO SOI.) 



Head 2f to 2|; depth less than 3 (3 in total length). D. XIII, 12; A. Ill, 7 or 8; lat- 

 eral line about 66 to 70. Nasal, preocular, postocular, tympanic, and parietal spines 

 present; interorbital space probably concave, with interorbital ridges. Orbit 4J; snout 

 (to tip of slightly projecting chin) a little less than 4; iuterorbital space 4| to 5 in head. 

 Maxillary reaching posterior margin of orbit. Preorbital with 2 to 3 sharp spines directed 

 downward and backward. Preopercle with 5 flat spines, the second from above longest, 

 horizontal, the fifth (in adults) often blunt and broad. Interopercle with a weak, sharp 

 spine, beside it sometimes another on lower end of subopercle. Head scaled ; jaws, snout, 

 and anterior part of preorbital scaleless. Scales on interopercle extremely small. Several 

 large pores on under side of lower jaw. Sixth and seventh dorsal spines longest, a little 

 more than 2 in head. Second anal stronger, sometimes a little shorter, sometimes a little 

 longer than third, 2| to 3 in head. Pectoral a little longer than ventrals, about 1| in head. 

 Caudal nearly truncate. Tip of ventrals reaching, pectorals not quite reaching vent. 

 Brownish gray (in alcohol), with lighter and darker shades; a dark stripe on maxillary, 

 and 2 or 3 on cheek ; opercle above and below with washed out spot. (Steindachner & 

 Doderlein. ) Length 12 to 15 inches. Quite common at Tokio ; Grulf of Strietok, Sea of 

 Japan ; Yezo, Yedo, and Hakodate. 



Sebastes schlegelii, HILGENDORF, S. B. Gesell. naturf. Freunde, 1880, 171, with plate, Japan; 

 STEINDACHNER & DODERLEIN, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 1884, 202. 



o. SEBASTODES TBIVITTATUS (Hilgendorf) . 



(SHIMA SOI.) 



Head 2| to 3. D. XIII, 13; A. Ill, 6; pectoral 18 (9 or 10 lower rays simple); lateral 

 line 36 (tubes). Cranial spines prominent; nasal, preocular, postocular, tympanic, and 

 parietals present. Interorbital space 1 to Ifc in vertical diameter of orbit, 4| to 5 in head, 

 concave, with a pair of interorbital ridges at the sides of a median groove. Preorbital 

 without prominent spines, with 2 blunt or rounded lobes. Scales median; maxillary, 

 mandible, preorbital, and | of interopercle naked. Pectoral fin scaly, the scales rough. 

 Gill rakers long. Orbit 3| in head, maxillary reaching middle of eye. First dorsal spine 

 1 1 to 2 in head, penultimate 4 to 4J, last 3J. Second anal spine longest, 2 to 2| in head ; 

 third 2i to 3 in head. Caudal slightly convex. Light brown ; 3 dark longitudinal bands. 

 (Hilgendorf.) Length 23 inches. Tezo. 



e ^ a ^*' a ^ ILGENDOEF ' s - B - Gesell. naturf. Freunde, Berlin, 171, with plate, 172, 



