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anteriorly joining its fellow of the opposite side between 

 vent and base of anal, continuing simple forward. Of 

 four specimens examined, in two it stops at the base of 

 ventrals, in the others it ends midway between that point 

 and isthmus. 



First and second dorsal and anal subequal in length of 

 base; spinous dorsal very slightly higher than soft dorsal, 

 its origin slightly behind upper end of gill -opening, the 

 notch between it and soft dorsal shallow; origin of anal 

 midway between front of eye and base of caudal, its rays 

 shorter than those of soft dorsal; pectoral short and wide, 

 the rays toward the upper edge the longest, the tips of 

 which reach to end of ventrals ; origin of ventrals behind 

 that of pectorals a space equal in distance to length of 

 snout; caudal short, shallowly lunate. 



Color light brown above, white or yellowish below, va- 

 riously marked with irregular dark brown mottlings and 

 spots arranged chain -like; top of head and snout dark; 

 dorsals dark and mottled ; pectorals crossed with irregu- 

 lar bars; ventrals dusky, not black at tips; anal dusky 

 and mottled, the end of each ray white. 



Four specimens, collected by Mr.-Keinosuke Otaki, a 

 graduate of the Department of Zoology in Stanford Uni- 

 versity, now a member of the Fish Commission of Japan. 

 They are from the markets at Tokio, Japan, the largest 

 about 9 inches in length. 



This is the species recorded from Tokio by Dr. Stein- 

 dachner (Beitr. Kenntniss Fische Japans, iv, 66) as Hex- 

 agranimus asfer. It is not likely that the latter American 

 species occurs in Japan. 



58. Ophiodon elongatus Girard. Cultus Cod; Blue 

 Cod. 



Abundant. An important food fish, reaching a weight 

 of 60 pounds. 



2d See., Vol. V. ( 52 ) December 16, 1895. 



