with broad bands of villiform teeth. Pre-orbital 
and operele with two spines; and pre-opercle with 
4. Dorsal fin begins forward, first spine being in- 
serted above eye; dorsals without notch between 
spinous and soft parts. Body red above, mottled 
with irregular deep-brownish blotches; belly 
whitish. It attains to 70 mm. in length ; found 
very abundantly from Tokyo to Kyusyu, living 
among weeds on rocky shores. Dorsal spines are 
provided with venom glands, 
Pterois lunulata (Temminck & Schlegel) 
“ Minokasago '' 
PL. XLIII, fig. 5. x!A 
D. XIII, 12; A. III, 8; scales 39. 
Length of body equal to 27/4 times that of head, 
and to 3 times depth of body ; length of head equal 
to 2'/, times that of maxilary, and to 5 times 
diameter of eye. Body rather elongated and com- 
pressed. There are villiform teeth in jaws and on 
vomer, but none on palatines, Head well armed 
with spines; opercle with a spine; pre-operele 
with 3 spines and a rudimentary one below. 
Dorsal fin elevated, slender, sharp, and conti- 
nued by membrane only at base; pectoral fin 
greatly elongated, filamentous, reaching beyond 
base of caudal. Body reddish-orange, crossed with 
many narrow dark-brown bars; each dorsal spine 
with 3 or 4 large dark spots; each ray of pectoral 
With several large spots; rays of ventral fins cross- 
ed by 4 or 5 distinct dark bars. It attains to 
300 mm. in length; rather common from Tokyo to 
Nagasaki. This fish very dangerous on account 
of the stings inflicted by their dorsal spines which 
are provided with poison glands at base, 
Hexagrammos otakii Jordan & Starks 
* Ainame” 
PL. XLIII, fig. 6. و‎ 
y D, XIX to XX, 22; A. 21 to 23; seales 107 to 
Jen 
Length of body equal to 3 ?/, times that of head, 
and to 4'/, to 4'/, times depth of body; length 
of head equal to 2*/, to 3 times that of maxiilary, 
and to 4*/, times diameter of eye, Body oblong, 
somewhat compressed. Jaws with bands of mode- 
rate size, consisting of conical teeth, outer ones 
enlarged; vomer with small teeth but palatine 
toothless. Short fringed flap above eye, and a pair 
of small tentacles on nape. Notch between spines 
and rays of dorsal fin not deep. There are a five 
lateral lines, the fifth, counting from above, not 
joining its fellow at the middle of breast, the fourth 
not forked nor extending past tips of ventral fins. 
Body greenish-brown above, paler below, marked 
‚on the back and sides with blackish-brown blotches 
of moderate size; dorsal, pectoral, anal and caudal 
fins are mottled with irregularly shaped dark- 
brown blotches. It attains to 250 mm. in length : 
rather common from Hakodate to Kyusyu, living 
on the shallow coasts, Spawns in Winter ; its flesh 
very delicious in Spring, 
Inimicus japonicus (Cuvier & Valenciennes) 
** Oniokoze ” 
PL. XLIII, fig. 7. x» 
D. XVII, 7; A. II, 9; lateral line tentacle 15. 
Length of body equal to 3 times that of head, 
and to 3'/, times depth of body; length of head 
equal to 2% times that of maxillary, and to 7 
times diameter of eye. Body rather elongated ; 
head depressed and fantastically formed ; orbital 
rim and premaxillary process much produced. Body 
without scales, covered with smooth skin; body, 
head, and fins with skinny flaps. Mouth subverti- 
eal. Vomer with teeth, but none on palatines, 
Dorsal spines slender, 3 anterior spines separated 
from the rest, the other spines connected at base 
by membrane. Body usually black in specimens 
taken from rocky and muddy shallow bays, but 
bright-red when found among red algae, and yel- 
lowish in deep waters. Rather common in shallow 
bays from Tokyo to Kyusyu. Highly esteemed as 
food. Dorsal spines provided with virulent poison 
gland at bese, 
Sebastiseus marmoratus (Cuvier & Valenciennes) 
** Kasago ” 
PL. XLIII, fig. 1. XUL 
D. XII, 12; A. III, 5; pores in lateral line 46. 
Length of body equal to 2 % times that of head, 
and to 2% times depth of body; length of head 
2'/, times that of maxillary, and 4'/, times dia- 
meter of eye. Body rather thick, Maxillary reach- 
ing to below posterior margin of eye ; jaws equal ; 
symphyseal knob of mandible small; jaws with 
rather wide bands of teeth, but narrow on vomer 
and palatines, Ridges of oceiput high. Pre-orbital 
with 3 spines. Scales on top of head etenoid. 
Peritoneum white air-bladder present, Body red- 
dish-brown, lighter below; there are 5 reddish- 
yellow spots along back at base of dorsal fin ; body 
eovered with many small bluish spots; similar spots 
on dorsal, anal and pectoral fins; caudal spots 
whitish. The fish attains a length of 240 mm, ` 
rather common round rocky places from Hokkaido 
to Kyusyu. This species is viviparous, the young 
being born alive in the Winter, they are small in 
size and their number at a birth is fairly large. 
It is carnivorus in habit, and its colouration and 
markings vary with the surroundings, simulating 
the rocks and weeds among which it lives 
Scorpaena fimbriata Döderlein 
“ Fusakasago '' 
PL. XLIII, fig. 2. و‎ 
D. XII, 10; A. III, 6; seales 40. 
Length of body equal to 2 % times that of head 
and to 2*/, times depth of body; length of head 
equal to 2'/, times that of maxillary, and to 4 
times diameter of eye. Body rather thick. Jaws 
equal with narrow bands of teeth; palatines and 
vomer with narrower bands; lower jaw has small 
knob at symphysis. Spines of eranium very sharp. 
Inter-orbital space narrow and deeply concave; 
large tentacle on supra-ocular ridge. Peritoneum 
white. Pectoral fin reaches just over vent. Body 
reddish-brown, with irregular marks on back which 
continue on spinous dorsal; there is a large black 
blotch on posterior half of spinous dorsal. It at- 
tains to £00 mm. in length ; rather common every- 
where in Tokyo Bay. 
Sebastichthys elegans (Steindachner & Dóderlein) 
Di Moyo ” 
PL. XLII, fig. 3. x1/2 
D. XIII, 12; A. III, 7 ; pores of lateral line 30. 
Length of body equal to 9$ times that of depth of 
body, and to 2} times that of head. Mouth rather large, 
the maxillary reaching nearly to below posterior tories 
of eye. Teeth in moderate bands. Interorbital deeply 
concave, the supraorbital edges raised. Near middle 
of interorbital are 2 curved longitudinal ridges, bet- 
ween which runs a very narrow den canal, 
Scales weekly ctenoid. Colour of body gray much 
mottled with darker and with flesh colour. Body with 
+ diffuse dark cross bands, first at shoulder, second 
behind pectoral, third narrower, fourth at base of 
caudal. This species is live in rocky shores in southern 
coasts of Japan, 
Hypodytes rubripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel) 
“ Haokoze ” - 
PL. XLIII, fig. 4. x1 
D. XIV, 7; A. III, 4 to 5; pores of lateral line 
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Length of the body equal to 3 times that of 
head, and to 2 ½ times depth of body; length of 
head equal to 25/, times that of maxillary, and to 
3'/, times diameter of eye, Body oblong, com- 
pressed, covered with minute embedded scales at 
its posterior part. Jaws, vomer and palatines 
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