FISHES FROM JAPAN. 



29 





3.8 cm. 



3.4 cm. 





0.6 ,, 



°-55 » 





04 „ 



03 „ 





2.0 „ 



17 „ 





i.6 „ 



1-4 » 





1-9 » 



1.65 „ 





4-1 » 



3-5 » 



Distance tip of mouth to origin of ventral 



9 .8 „ 



90 „ 



Distance from origin of pectoral to origin of ventraL 



57 „ 



S- 2 » 



Distance from origin of ventral to origin of anal 



4-° » 



3-5 » 



Distance from origin of ventai to base of caudal 



9-4 „ 



8.0 „ 



Number of dorsal rays 



9 



10 





49 



42 





9 or 10 



9 or 10 





II 



10 or 12 



2. Solenostomus leptosoma, n. sp. (Solenostomidœ.) 



Head 2§, height of body 5^, height of caudal peduncle 27Ì in 

 total length without caudal; eye 7|, interorbital il£, snout iJ in 

 head ; height of snout at middle of its length 7 in the length. D. V — 19. 

 A. 16. V. 7. P. ca. 23. 



Body elongate, much compressed ; its highest part at origin of 

 first dorsal ; height of body before anal equal to diameter of eye ; caudal 

 peduncle very slender, compressed ; its length slightly longer than base 

 of second dorsal. Head moderate in size ; eye lateral, high, rather 

 large ; interorbital deeply concave ; a longitudinal ridge with sharp 

 spinules runs antero-posteriorly on outer boundary of interorbital ; this 

 ridge, running forward and meeting with its opposite fellow at the end 



