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NOTES AND LITERATURE 



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.);.|.:ni(-.- fi.lir. ;.rc i.Im. .H.cu.mmI in M-Ncn.l papers in the Pro- 

 crnrnujs <>/ thr I'liltal Stair. Xafiona/ Mn.Tum for 1905. Jordan 

 and Seale descril)e six new species from diircivnt j)arts of Japan, 

 the most notable being a new getnis, Sayotiara. n(>ar Aiitliias. The 

 fishes of the islands of Yakii and Tanejrii. iis collccicd by Robert 

 V. Anderson, are recorded by Jordan and Siark>. Scxcii of these, 

 mostly blennies, are figured as new. Jordan and >b ( 1 n uor describe 

 as new, the Japanese Threadfin or Agonashi. /'n/i/dacfi/his m/ondsi. 

 Jordan reviews the sand-lanees of Jaj)an, and .foi-dan and Snyder 

 review the sturgeons. An elaborate ])a{)er on lUv many species of 

 flounders and soles of .Japan i. by .Ionian and Starks. 'jordan ami 

 Hcrre review tlu> -la'pancsc licrrinus, and Snyder the Japanese sur- 

 mullets. Jonlan and Snyder di^cuss the (dant Bass of Japan, Ste- 



fish,and/':/-/A/>/.v-.<.„/yv', ,1„ |,,,.v Abnral.o,l/u or Fat-priest of Japan. 

 This specie. ^\ a. fir^i kn.mn from ^\u^j\v .pe.-imen lak.Mi b> Lockin.i:-- 

 ton in the Uay of Monl.Mvy. 



Jordan and Snyder <li>cu>> t'n.- killitidie. of -lapan. and aKo the 

 Chinese loaches of the gemis Misgnrnns. The (islies of Slian>:-liai 

 are discussed by Jordan and Scale, and tliost^ of I'ort Aiiinn- by 

 Jordan and Starks. Among die kitHM- is a r«Muarkablc new o'eini. 



