486 Dr. A. Giinther on Japanese Sea-Fishes. 
the second from above being the longest, and one third of the 
diameter of the eye ; operculum with two spines, the upper of 
which is the longest. Teeth in narrow villiform bands, in 
the jaws, on the vomerine and palatine bones ; the vomerine 
teeth form a triangular patch. The maxillary does not reach 
to the vertical from the middle of the eye. he fourth dorsal 
spine is the longest, twice and a quarter in the length of the 
head. Anal spines stronger than those of the dorsal, the 
second anal spine being sborter than the third dorsal. Pro- 
bably red (in life), with five brown cross bars on the back 
and the dorsal fin, the three anterior ones descending a little 
below the lateral line. Fins immaculate. Pharynx un- 
coloured. 
Two specimens, 9 inches long. 
Mugil Joyner, sp. n. 
D. 4 | e A.3 lL. lat. 40.° L. transv. 14. 
The height of the body is less than the length of the head, 
which is two ninths of the total (without caudal) ; eye small: 
its diameter is one seventh, the width of the interorbital space 
more than one third of the length of the head. Adipose eye- 
lid none; przorbital emarginate and denticulated ; snout longer 
than the orbit ; extremity of the maxillary visible. ‘There are 
eighteen scales between the snout and the origin of the spinous 
dorsal ; no elongate scale in the axil. Dorsal fins equal in 
height ; the spines are rather slender, the length of the first 
being rather more than three fourths of the postorbital part of 
the head; it is much nearer to the end of the snout than to 
the base of the caudal fin. The first two rays of the soft 
dorsal are scaly, the rest of the fin being devoid of scales; 
anal scaly anteriorly, as high as the soft dorsal, and com- 
mencing in advance of that fin. Caudal notched, one seventh 
of the total length. Pectoral two thirds of the length of the 
head. Axil without spot. 
Two specimens, 12 inches long. 
Cynoglossus Joynert, sp. n. 
D. 106-107. A. 79.  L. lat. 85. 
Three lateral lines on the left side ; on the level of the end 
of the abdominal cavity the upper and lower lines are sepa- 
rated from the middle by thirteen rows of scales ; four series 
of scales between the dorsal fin and the upper lateral line, and 
four between the anal and lower lateral line. No lateral line 
on the right side. All the scales on the left side strongly 
