and to 6 ½ times depth of body; length of head 
3 times that of snout, and 3 و‎ to 4 times diameter 
of eye. Body elongated, tail slender; head large, 
scaleless , its top being broad and flattened ; there 
are large mucous channels oa sides of head, and 
a sharp ridge extending from lower lip to oper- 
cular angle; lip of lower jaw thick. Lateral line 
present. Base of dorsal fin much elongated, ex- 
tending almost along the whole length of back, but 
anal fin very short. Scales very deciduous. Body sil- 
very. It attains to a length of 450 mm. Rather 
common in deep waters of northern Japan; 
spawning in Spring. 
Konosirus punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel) 
** Konosiro ”’ 
EL. X, fig. 5 x. 
D. 16; A. 23; V. 8; scales 55. 
Length of body equal to 4 times that of head, 
end to 3*/, times depth of body; length of head 
6 times diameter of eye. Body rather ovat» and 
strongly compressed; belly more compressed, its 
margin being armed with sharp seutes directed 
backwards. Head rather short, and scaleless ; 
upper jaw a little longer than lower; mouth 
horizontal slightly inferior; teeth absent. Gill 
rakers very fine and slender. Function of stomach 
simillar to that of gizzard of bird. Lateral line 
absent. Last ray of dorsal fin produced and fila- 
mentous, reaching base of caudal fin; anal very 
low ; caudal deeply emarginated. Body deap-b!ue 
above, silvery below; and each scale on upper 
part of body has a darkbrown spot in the middle, 
the spots forming longitudinal rows; there is a 
large black blotch oa the shoulder. Very common 
in southern Japan, attaining to a length of 300 
mm. Breeds in April to May. Food of this fish 
is mainly phytoplanktons. Much consumed as food 
by middle-classes of Japan. 
Ilisha elongata (Bennett) 
11 Hira ” 
PL. X, fig. 6. * 
D. 16; A. 51; scales 56. 
Length of body equal to 4 times that of head, 
and to 3% times depth of body; length of head 
3*/, times of eye, and also of snout. Body rather 
deep and strongly compressed, thorax and abdo- 
men strongly serrated. Eye partially covered 
with adipose eye-lid. Mouth oblique, lower jaw 
strongly projecting ; jaws with strong teeth; those 
on tongue, palatines and pterygoids small; no 
teeth on vomer. Base of anal fin very long; ventral 
small, inserted before small dorsal which is inserted 
about midway between tip of snout and base of 
caudal fin Body light blakish-blue above, silvery 
white on sides and below. Attains mm. 
in length, and found ia southern Japan as well as 
in the Indian Ocean and Chinese Sea. Pelagie in 
habit, and breeding in May or June. 
Coilia nasus (Temminck & Schlegel) 
ae Etu 37 
PX fiv. Me NO 
D. 13; A. 81; scales 62. 
Length of body equal to 7 times that of hsad, 
and to about 7 times depth of body ; length of head 
5 ½ to 6 times that of eye, and snout a little longer 
than diameter of eye. Body elongated, strongly 
compressed, tapering posteriorly; abdomen and 
throat edged with sharp seutes. Mouth sub-in- 
ferior ` premaxillary very long, extending to mid- 
dle of base of pectoral fin ; snout projecting beyond 
lower jaw; jaws, vomer, palatines and tongue 
with small sharp teeth. Base of anal fin exceed- 
ingly long and confluent with caudal ; upper rays of 
pectoral strongly elongated and filamentous. This 
fish usually attains to a length of 300 mm., occurring 
on the coasts of Korea, China and southern Japan, 
although not abundant in the latter. It goes up 
the rivers in Spring to spawn. 
Acipenser mikadoi Hilgendorf 
“ Tyozame’’ 
PL. X, fig. 1; x t/s 
D. 35 to 40; A. 23 to 31. 
Length of body equal to 3*/, to 3*/, times that 
of head, and to 6'/, to 7 times that of depth of 
body ; length of head twice that of snout. Body 
elongated and cylindrical; head low and snout 
rather sharply pointed. Body with five longitudi- 
nal rows of plates; dorsal plates large, 7 or 8 in 
number ; lateral 34; ventral 9. Besides these there 
are small stellate plates seattered between the 
large plates, 14 of these forming an irregular row 
below dorsal series. Mouth inferior, without teeth ; 
anterior part of mouth with four long barbels. 
Body greyish-blue above, white below. Attains 
to 15 metres in length. 
Sturgeon ascends the rivers Tesio, and Isi-kari, 
beth in Hokkaido, in April or May, spawning 
from June to August. Eggs small, and produced 
in great numbers, a single female yielding about 
800,000 to 2,400,000 at one season. Diameter of 
egg 2mm. in length, and invested with a gelat- 
inous sheath, so that it readily adheres to water 
plants or other objects; young fry descend to sea 
in early winter. Flesh is good as food, but it is 
seldom consumed in Japan, on account of the rarity 
of the fish. 
Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder 
** Ginzame "' 
PL. X, fig. 2. xs 
Body elongated, tapering in a long and filament- 
ous tail. Head deep and somewhat compressed; 
snout short and blunt ; frontal holder depressible in 
socket, and its lower round extremity being furnished 
with many sharp spines which are directed back- 
wards. Mouth small and inferior. Gill cavity has 
four clefts within, but only one small external 
opening in front of base of peetoral fin. Pa'ato- 
quadratum confluent with skull. Skeleton is 
cartilaginous. First dorsal fin inserted directly be- 
hind head, with a long, compressed spine in front, 
which is keeled on front side ; second dorsal fin is 
long and low, separated from upper caudal lobe 
by a deep notch; caudal fin very long, filament- 
ous, and twice as long as the head; anal fin pre- 
sent. Lateral line runs around eye, and along 
upper sides of body, the anterior portion of the 
latter having regular strong undulations. 
Body silvery-white on sides of which run two 
brown bands. Total length attains to 1.5 metres. 
This species rather common in deep waters of 
southern Japan. 
Stolephorus japonicus (Houttuyn) 
** Kibinago " 
PL, X, fis: 3. Seit 
D. 11; A, 18; V. 8. 
Length of body about 4'/ times that of head, 
and 7 times that of depth of body ; length of haad 4 
tives that of snout, and 3 times diameter of eye. 
Body very elongated, rather cylindrical, covered 
with large, thin, deciduous seales; belly rounded, 
without serrature, Snout sharply pointed at tip. 
Teeth obsolete. Ventral fins inserted below middle 
of dorsal fin. Body pale brownish-blue above, 
paler below ; sides of body with a broad silver 
longitudinal band. Occurs abundantly throughout 
southern Japan, and attains to a length of 80 mm, 
Pelagie in habit, entering shallow bays to spawn 
in May or June, 
Pterothrissus gissu Hilgendorf 
ae Gisu LI 
PL. X, fig. 4. * „0 
D. 56 to 65; A. 12; scales 112. 
Length of body equal to 4 times that of head 
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