538 SEAI.E. 



Vaimosa microstomia Scale, sp. nov. 



Head 3.80; depth 3.50; dorsal VI, 8; anal 8; scales 27, 8 in vertical 

 series; eye 3.75; snout 5.25; interorbital about one-half diameter of eye; 

 maxillary 2.75 in head, its tip undei' anterior margin of eye ; no filaments 

 on pectorals, nuchal region and opercles fully scaled, cheek- otherwise 

 naked, the cheeks proper being crossed by 2 short lines of mucous pores. 

 No elongate rays or spines. 



Upper and lower outlines of body about equally curved, snout is bluntly 

 rounded, heavy, overhanging the mouth; upper jaw slightly juojectiiig. 

 Depth of caudal peduncle 1.50 in head, its length about equal to liead. 

 Mouth small. Tongue truncate. Teeth in minute bands in each jaw, 

 no enlarged canines. No teeth on vomer or palatine. No barbules. Gill 

 openings restricted to sides. 



Body covered with firm smooth scales which luive a slightly rouglicncd 

 margin. Origin of dorsal fin midway between tip of snout and last dorsal 

 ray, the longest dorsal spine about 1.50 in head, there are seven scales in 

 front of dorsal, there are seven rows of scales between origin of spinous 

 dorsal and origin of soft dorsal, longest dorsal ray 1.50 in head. Caudal 

 rounded and considerably longei- than head. Origin of anal midway 

 between end of caudal vertebra and the angle of preopercle, its longest 

 ray 1.50 in head, ventrals much nearer tip of snout than to anal, their 

 length equal to head. Pectorals equal to head. 



Color yellowish, specked and blotched with brown, some larger dusky 

 blotches along median line, under surface white, about seven indistinct 

 dusky bars over back. A dusky line from eye obliquely downward and 

 backward to in front of preopercular angle. Opercles with a large dusky 

 blotch, spinous dorsal with a large black blotch on its posterior portion, 

 soft dorsal crossed by about six rows of small brown dots. Caudal with 

 eight vertical brown lines. Anal yellowish with an indistinct du.sky 

 submarginal area. Ventrals and pectorals yellowish. 



This species is especially characterized by the lai'ge rounded overhang- 

 ing snout, the small mouth, and the small spinous doi-sal. 



Type is No. 827. Length, 45 millimeters. From ^ralal)on, Liizon 

 Island. July, 1909. 



Family CALLIONYMIDiE. 



Callionymus inversicoloratus Seale, sp. nov. 



Head 3.65 (measured from pore to tip of snout) deptli 5.75; width 

 at base of pectorals 4.50 ; dorsal IV, 8 ; anal 7 ; no scales ; lateral line 

 distinct running along dorsal stirface to slightly above the center of 

 ca;udal; snout 2.30; interorbital space scarcely equal to pupil; maxillary 

 about equal to orbit; mandible equal to snout; eye 2.40; preopercular 

 spine short and strong with three branches of almost equal size, one 

 dircted backward, one directed outward and forward, one directed inward 

 and upward. 



