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PLATE XVH. 
Cross-sections of the lateral muscles and the dorsal and ventral carinales (one half moiety), 
showing the relation between the dark coloured portion and blood-vessels, and also the number 
of myotomes. 
Fig. 16. Scorn,her japonicus. 
Fig. 17. Sarda orientalis. 
Fig. 18. Neothunnus macropterus. 
Fig. 1!). Katsuwonus pelamis. 
PLATE XVIII. 
Cutaneous blood vessels and minute blood vessels connected with them in the dorsal part 
of the body (demidiagramatic). 
Fig. 20. Thunnus germo. 
Fig. 21. Thunnus orientalis. 
Fig. 22. Parathunnus mebachi. 
Fig. 23. Neothunnus macropterus. 
Fig. 24. Neothunnus rarus. 
Fig. 25. Katsuwonus pelamis. 
Fig. 26. Euthynnus yaito. 
Fig. 27. Avxis rnaru. 
PLATE XIX. 
Scomber japonicus. 
Fig. 28. Variety “ hirasaba.” 
Fig. 29. Variety “ gomasaba ” or “ marusaba ” (immature), 
Fig. 30. Skeleton, a. dorsal surface of the skull, b. Ventral surface of the skull c. Ventral 
view of the anterior precaudal vertebrae to the first vertebra with the haemal arch closed, d. 
Dorsal view of the vertebrae of the caudal peduncle. 
PLATE XX. 
Fig. 31. Acanthocybium solandri. 
Fig. 32. Gybium niphonium. 
Fig. 33. Sarda orientalis. 
PLATE XXI. 
Fig. 34. Gybium chinense. 
Fig. 35. Gybium koreanum. a. Ventral view of the skull, b. Dorsal view of the skull, c. 
Side view of the skull. 
PLATE XXH. 
Fig. 36. Gybium commerson. 
Fig. 37. Gymnosarda nuda. 
