318 report — 1845. 



blanceto T. Uneatus of El. t. 141, in the lines on the belly, but the dorsal stripes are. replaced 

 by spots. It is entirely and coarsely hispid, except the lips and trunk of the tail. 

 Hab. Sea of Japan. 



Page 200. 

 Ostracion brevicornis, Temm. et Schl. F.J. Sieb. Rad. D. 10; A. 11 ; 



C. 9|; P. 11. (Spec. Brit. Mus. 3f inches long.) 



Of the division of auritus. Does it differ from aculeatus of Houttuyn ? 

 Hab. Sea of Japan. 



Balistes lineatus, Bl. Schn. p. 466. t. 87 ; Temm. et Schl. F. J. Sieb. 



The British Museum possesses one of Burger's Japanese specimens, and there is an indi- 

 vidual in excellent condition in Sir Edward Belcher's collection. This was not introduced 

 into our list, from the place of its capture not having been noted, but the existence of the 

 species in the Japanese seas leaves little doubt of Belcher's specimen having been obtained on 

 the coast of China, where the bulk of his collection was made. 



Hab. Seas of Japan and China, and the Indian ocean. 



Page 202. 



Monacanthus cirrhifer, Temm. et Schl. F. J. Sieb. Rad. D. 1 1— 33 ad 

 35; A. 33; C. 12; P. 14-. (Three Spec. Brit. Mus. from Japan.) 

 Hab. Sea of Japan. 



Monacanthus oblongus, Temm. et Schl. F.J. Sieb. Rad. D. l|-33; 

 A. 32 ; C. 12; P. 13. (Spec. Brit. Mus. from Japan, 7 inches long.) 

 Hab. Sea of Japan. 



Aleuterius cinereus, Temm. et Schl. F. J. Sieb. is Al. berardi of the pre- 

 ceding list. (Spec. Brit. Mus. from Japan.) 

 Hab. Seas of Japan, China, and New Guinea. 



Page 205. 



Gobius flavimanus, Temm. et Schl. F. J. Sieb. p. 141. pi. 74. f. 1. "Rad. 



D. 8|-15; A. 12; C. 18; P. 16; V. 5." (I.e.) Length from 8 to 12 

 inches. 



Hab. Mouths of rivers in the bay of Nagasaki, Japan. 



Gobius brunneus, Temm. et Schl. F. J. Sieb. p. 142. pi. 74. f. 2. " Rad. 

 D. 6|-10 ; A. 8 ; C. 18 ; P. 20 ; V. 1|5." (/. c.) Length 4 or 5 inches. 



This is perhaps identical with our G. platycephalus. 

 Hab. Mouths of rivers in the bay of Nagasaki, Japan. 



Gobius olivaceus, Temm. et Schl. F. J. Sieb. p. 143. pi. 74. f. 3. " Rad. 

 D. 6|-10 ; A. 8 ; C. 14 ; P. 18 ; V. 5." (/. c) Length 5 inches. 



Hab. Japan. 



Gobius virgo, Temm. et Schl. F. J. Sieb. p. 143. pi. 74. f. 4. " Rad. B. 4 ; 

 D. 8|-26 ad 28 ; A. 1|26 ; C. 20 ; P. 22 ; V. 5." (I. c.) 



Hab. Mouth of the bay of Nagasaki, Japan. 



Gobius iiasta, Temm. et Schl. F. J. Sieb. p. 144. pi. 76. f. 1. Rad. D. 

 9|-1|19; A. 17; C. 171f; P. 19; V. 1|5. (Spec, in Brit. Mus. from Japan, 

 measuring 9J inches.) 



This fish is more elongated and has a lower dorsal and longer caudal than our G. omma- 

 turus, but in other respects approaches very near to it. There arc more scales scattered on 

 the cheek, and the jointless rays at the base of the caudal are more numerous and more con- 

 spicuous. These are the principal differences elicited by a comparison of specimens. The 





