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vertebra and posterior margin of eye, the soft dorsal is similar 

 to anal; caudal rather pointed, its length 3.25 in fish without 

 caudal; origin of anal below 3d ray of soft dorsal; ventrals 

 united and long, almost equal to caudal, the tip extending to 

 anal pore, the cup at the base very deep; origin of ventral 

 midway between tip of snout and origin of anal ; pectoral slightly 

 less than length of head, its base rather muscular. 



Color in alcohol, a wide dark-brownish saddle over back 

 at the spinous dorsal which extends downward on sides of belly ; 

 there is a similarly colored area above the anal fin along the 

 middle of sides, remaining area lighter brown ; a brownish area 

 on head back of eyes and on cheeks, about 15 small scattered 

 blue spots on cheeks; spinous dorsal, ventral, and anal dark 

 purplish ; soft dorsal dark with several lighter longitudinal lines, 

 caudal and pectorals uniform brown. 



One specimen, type No. 6419, Bureau of Science collection, 

 from Hongkong; length, 103 centimeters. Collected by Seale 

 and Canonizado. 



Trypauchen vagina Bloch and Schn. 



Color yellowish while. Length, 60 to 75 millimeters. (6493, 

 6527, 6543.) 



Tridentiger bifasciatus Stindachner. 



Outer row of teeth trifid, the middle cusp the longest, 2 black 

 bands on sides, the one on middle of sides very wide and distinct, 

 the other at base of dorsal much less distinct. Length, 40 to 55 

 millimeters. (6486, 6502, 6535, 6536, 6549.) 



Apocryptes bato (Hamilton-Buchanan). 



Dorsal, V-l, 13; anal, 14; length, 110 to 140 millimeters. 

 (6418, 6439.) 



SCORPJENIDJE. (Scorpion fishes) 



Sebastopsis marmorata (Cuv. and Val.). 



The dark bands over the back and spots on caudal, dorsal, 

 and anal fins distinguish this species. Length, 100 to 130 milli- 

 meters. (7723, 7758.) 



PLATYCEPHALIDJE. (Flatheads) 



Platycephalus insidiator (Forskal). 



This fish is very common in the Hongkong markets. It is 

 easily distinguished by the black and yellow stripe of the caudal 

 fin. Length, 30 centimeters. (6593.) 



