NO. 1S75. THE JAPANESE 8PARIDM—J0RBAN AND THOMPSON. 



541 



above lateral line 71, with pores 50; in transverse series between 

 insertions of dorsal and anal, 18/32; branchiostegals 7; gill-rakers 

 5 + 14. 



Body very deep, doreal profile high, straight from snout to occiput, 

 slightly arched to insertion of dorsal; base of spmous dorsal nearly 

 straight, that of soft dorsal descending quickly to caudal peduncle, 

 which tapers C[uickly in depth from the last dorsal ray. Ventral 

 profile but slightly arched to anal base, which rises quicldy to caudal 

 peduncle. Mouth low; snout narrow, a trifle pointed; eyes large; 

 interorbital space flat, with two low central ridges; nostrils small, 

 close together, not far removed from eye; preorbital two-thirds as 



Fig. 2. — Banjos banjos. 



long as deep ; maxillary ending under anterior border of eye, almost 

 completely sheathed by preorbital. Preopercular margin formmg a 

 right angle, slightly concave on vertical margin near angle, very 

 finely serrated on both. Opercle without spines, but one soft point 

 present. Teeth in outer series of both jaws bluntly conical, of 

 moderate size, and closely set, inner band three rows wide, of smaller 

 but similar teeth. Vomerine teeth present, very short, thick and 

 conical, almost molar. Gill-rakers short, thick, those on lower hmb 

 of first arch 8 in eye, those on upper only stubs. 



Dorsals deeply divided; dorsal spines very large and strong, third 

 longest, 11 in head, last short, 4* in head. Outline of spinous dorsal 

 from third to last spine nearly straight. Longest dorsal ray 1| in 



