156 Dr. A. Giinther on a Collection 



colour tinges ; hinder and upper part of the axil of the 

 pectoral fins black. 



One specimen, 22^ inches long. 



25. Platycephalus japonicus^ Tiles. 



26. Platyceplialus cidtellatxis^ Richardson, Ichth. Chin. p. 217. 

 D. 1 I 7 I 13. A. 13. L. lat. 160. 



The length of the head is contained thrice and two fifths 

 in the total length (without caudal) ; the distance between the 

 eyes is more than one half of the length of the snout. The 

 upper surface of the head is quite flat, the ridges being scarcely 

 prominent. Preeopercular spines strong, the upper shorter 

 than the lower. Lateral line smooth. Grey ; all the upper 

 parts, paired fins, and dorsal rays densely dotted and punctu- 

 lated with brown. Caudal fin with two oblique black bands 

 above, with one below, and one straight band along the 

 middle. 



One specimen, 15 inches long. A second, smaller specimen 

 was obtained at Shanghai. 



This species is closely allied to P. insidiator^ from which 

 it will be readily distinguished by its much smaller scales. 

 The figure on which Richardson founded this species is very 

 rudely executed, and the ridges are represented in the form of 

 thorns ; however, the coloration shows that the artist has had 

 before him the same species from which my notes are taken. 



27. Trigla kumu^ Less. 



28. Chirus hexagrammuSj PaU. 



29. Agrammus Schlegelii, Gthr. 

 30. Gohius hasta, Schleg. 



31. T7'icenopho7'{chthys trigonocephaluSj Gill. 



This species has the chest scaly. A fresh specimen from 

 Chefoo shows the following coloration : it is dark brown, with 

 an indistinct black longitudinal band along the middle of the 

 side ; the lower part of the head, the dorsal fins, and the 

 caudal are punctulated or finely marbled with blackish and 

 white. 



32. Tricenojihorichthys tceniatus^ sp. n. 

 D. 6 I 12-13. A. 12. L. lat. 60. 



About eighteen longitudinal series of scales between the 

 second dorsal fin and the anal. The height of the body is 



