FISHES FROM JAPAN'. 



Measurements of Malthofsis anmdifera. 



Total length (measured from tip of supraoral spine to root of middle 

 caudal rays) 



Height of body (at postorbital rim) 



Height of caudal peduncle 



Width of caudal peduncle (at root of caudal) 



Length of head (measured from tip of supraoral spine to giE- 

 opening) 



Width of head (at its base) 



Length from tip of supraoral spine to posterior end of outer edge 

 of disc 



Horizontal diameter of eye 



Interorbital width 



Length of snout (measured from tip of supraoral spine to eye) . . 



Height of trunk at vent 



Width of trunk at vent 



1 distance from tip of supraoral spine to origin of dorsal 



1 >istancc from tip of lower jaw to vent 



Distance from vent to origin of anal 



Distance from posterior end of base of dorsal to origin of caudal 



l-ength of the longest rays of dorsal 



Length of the longest rays of anal 



Length of caudal 



47 



7-5 cm. 



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o-55 .< 



0.6 



4-5 » 



4-3 » 



0.85 „ 



0.6^ 



0.4 



4.8 „ 



•4 „ 



1.8 „ 



0.S5 „ 



December, kjoS. 



