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S. TAN AK A : 





2.3 cm. 





I.75 » 





0.3 .. 





0.2 „ 





0.25 „ 





1.2 „ 





I-3S 





2-5 11 





3 25 » 





145 » 





0-95 » 



3. Ctenogobius kurodai, n. sp. (Gobiidae.) 



Head 3^ to 3.^, height of body to 5! in total length without 

 caudal ; eye 4, interorbital 6| to 7, snout 4 to 5, maxillary 2^ ; height 

 of caudal peduncle 2\ in head. D. VI — 8 to to. A. 8 to 9. P. 19. 

 Scales in longitudinal series 28 to 30 ; same in transverse series 9 to 10. 



Body rather elongate, highest at a short distance behind origin of 

 pectoral ; caudal peduncle much compressed. Head moderate in size, 

 depressed, about \ less broad than long and about \ less high than 

 broad, upper contour gently convex, lower contour nearly horizontal ; 

 eye rather small, high up, projecting above upper contour, obliquely 

 directed ; interorbital flat ; snout slightly shorter than diameter of eye, 

 upper profile in rather steep curve ; tip of snout pointed when viewed 

 from side, broadly rounded when viewed from above. Mouth subinferior, 

 slightly obliquely directed ; lower jaw slightly longer than the upper ; 

 lips rather broad, reflected outward. Teeth on both jaws, all simple, 

 in 2 rows, the outer teeth on upper jaw slender but much larger than 

 inner ones ; outer series on lower jaw scarcely larger than inner series 



