margin above it. Scales rather small, ctenoid ; 
cheeks, opercles, sub-orbitals, and occiput sealed. 
Colour of body light-brownish, much lighter below ; 
caudal with a narrow pale edge on lower and 
upper lobes. The young have a longitudinal dark 
stripe on body and a black blotch on soft dorsai. 
A deep-sea fish. Consumed extensively as food. 
Lateolabrax japonicus (Cuvier & Valenciennes) 
Suzuki 
PL. XXXII, fig. 4. * 71 
D. XII, I to II, 12+ A. III, 8; scales 105. 
Length of body 3% times that of head, 4 times 
depth of hody. Length of head 5 ½ times diameter 
of eye, 3% times length of snout. Body oblong, 
slender, compress d. back little elevated, highest 
under third dorsal spine. Villiform teeth in jaws, 
and on vomer and palatines; no teeth on tongue. 
Pre-opereulum with a distinet angle; above the 
angle 2 or 3 strong points, directed backwards 
and downwards; below it 3 or 4 antrorse teeth. 
Opereulum with two spines of which the lower is 
much the larger, Top of head, cheeks, opereles 
and sub-orbitals sealed ; maxillary and lower jaw 
sealeless. Colour olive above; an interrupted line 
of black spots along each side of base of spinous 
dorsal; an irregular row of small black spots 
midway between dorsal and lateral line. A fish 
of southern Japan, being among the important 
food fishes of this eountry. 
Stereolepis isinagi (Hilgendorf) 
“ Isinagi ” 
PL. XXXII, fg. 5. و‎ 
D. XII, 11; A. III, 7; scales 87. 
Length of body equal to 2"/,, times that of head, 
and to 2% times depth of body; length of head 
equal to 37/, times that of snout. Body stout, 
and compressed ; snout rather short. Inter-orbital 
space flat; pre-orbital and sub-orbital with strong 
ridges; maxillaries extending to a vertical through 
posterior edge of orbit. Teeth in jaws and on 
vomer and palatines in broad villiform bands, 
tongue smooth. Opercle with 2 spines, the upper 
short and broad, but the lower longer and more 
pointed; pre-operele strongly serrated; scales of 
head and body cycloid, growing slightly ctenoid 
posteriorly ; each scale with a vertical, tuberculate 
ridge; imparting characteristic roughness to the 
covering of the body; fins with minute scales; 
lateral line following the contour of the back; 
first dorsal spine very short and almost entireiy 
concealed; its fifth ray longest. Body olivacevus, 
with 6 broad lateral dusky stripes; head dusky 
above; soft dorsal, anal, and pectorals strongly 
edged with dusky colour; soft dorsal narrowly 
tipped with a whitish eolour. This species is of 
esmmon oceurrenee in northern Japan, growing to 
about 1,5 metres in length, and to 50 kg. in weight; 
the maximum size 2 m. in length, 70 kg. in weight. 
It lives on rocky bottoms 300 m. to 500 m. deep; 
spawning in Spring. 
Malakichthys griseus Döderlein 
"7 Umibuna "7 
PI. XXXII fig. 1. x, 
D. IX, I, 10; A. 111, 7; scales 40, 
Length of body 23/; times that of head, and 2 Y, 
times depth of body, Length of head 6°/, times 
diameter of eye, and 4 times depth of body. Body 
oblong, eompress»d, head pointed. Back mode- 
rately elevated. Profile slightly angled behind eye. 
Mouth large, oblique, lower jaw produced. Villi- 
form teeth in jaws and on vomer and palatines, 
tongue toothless. Pre-opereulum rounded, thin 
towards margin, with rather weak serratures both 
above and below the angle; operculum with 2 thin 
flat short spines. Scales moderately large, finely 
etenoid. Spinous dorsal inserted a little behind 
base of pectoral, higher than soft dorsal. Colour 
silvery ; and olivaceous ` 3 longitudinal stripes. A 
small black blotch near margin of each membrane 
of spinous dorsal behind third spine. Does not 
occur abundantly. 
Scombrops boops (Houttuyn) 
e Mutu ” 
PL. XXXII, fig. 2. Xx? 
D. VIII, I, 13; A. III, 13; seales 53. 
Length of body equal to 3*/, times that of head, 
or depth of body; length of head equal to 4, 
times that of snout, and to 3!/, times diameter 
of eye. Body rather elongated, covered with small, 
thin smooth scales; head elongated, and pointed ; 
mouth very large, not very oblique; lower jaw 
slightly produced. Teeth in a single row in jaws, - 
canine-like, very sharp; those of lower jaw largest 
on the sides; the corresponding ones of the upper 
jaw much smaller; a group of 3 or 4 large teeth 
on anterior part of upper jaw ; very small, sharp 
teeth on vomer and palatines. Head completely 
sealed except on lips and branchiostegal region; 
body with rather small, smooth scales which are 
easily displaced. Colour steel-blue or brownish in 
young; belly being more or less yellowish. Gene- 
rally common on coasts of Japan in water of con- 
siderable depths (50 to 600 metres deep), and grows 
to about 400 mm. in length. It is an excellent 
food fish, the flesh soft and the ovary much 
esteemed by epicures, 
Niphon spinosus Cuvier & Valenciennes 
LED Ara ” 
PL. XXXII, fig. 3. * 71 
D. XII, I, 10; A. III, 7; scales 165, 
Length of body 2*/; times that of head, and 3'/, 
times depth of body. Length of head 6?/, times 
diameter of eye, and 2?/, times length of snout. 
Body rather elongated, compressed. Back mode- 
rately elevated, deepest portion under third dorsal 
spine. Profile straight; snout long and sharp; 
lower jaw produced. Villiform teeth in jaws, and 
on vomer and on palatines, A single strong back- 
wardly direeted spine at the angle of the pre- 
opereulum, and a number of short spines along 
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