pointed. Jaws sub-equal, maxillary extending to 
below anterior rim of eye. Colour clear red; 
there are two rows of dark brown spots on upper 
part of body ; first dorsal with a row of blackish 
spots; caudal with a large spot near its base; 
other fins uniformly reddish, A handsame fish of 
southern Japan. 
Lepidotrigla strauchi Steindachner 
“ Kanagasira '' 
PL. XLIV, fig. 9. xa 
D. VIII to IX, 15t017; A. 15 to 17; scales 65, 
Length of body 3% times that of head, and 
4'/, times length of snout. Body elongated, some- 
what fusiform; head externally bony, entirely 
cuirassed with rough, bony plates, some of which 
are armed with spines. Snout moderately em- 
arginated, the lateral prominences short and sharp, 
consisting of a single spine on each side. Pre- 
oeular spines very small; nuchal spine reaching 
past the base of seeond dorsal spine; opereular 
spine extending on anterior fifth of base of humeral 
spine ; humeral spine long and sharp, reaching to 
the base of fifth dorsal spine. Colour bright 
briek-red above, much lighter below ; fins red; a 
deep red blotch on the spinous dorsal between the 
fourth and seventh spines. An abundant food fish, 
but a little inferior in quality to Chelidonichthys 
kumu. 
Leptecheneis naucrates (Linné) 
“ Koban-itadaki ”’ 
PL. XLIV, fig. 10. 7 8 45 
D. XXIII, 37; A. 37. 
Length of body 5 % times that of head, and 
12'/, times depth of body. Length of head 5%, 
times diameter of eye, twice length of snont. 
Body elongated, slender, sub-terete, gradually taper- 
ing towards caudal peduncle, where it is also sub- 
terete. Head rather short, depressed above; snout 
rather long, acutely pointed, lower jaw produced. 
Angle of mouth situated in vertically through an- 
terior nostril. Teeth in jaws villiform, in a rather 
wide band, leaving a median narrow toothless strip 
in the lower jaw ; similar teeth on vomer, palatines 
and tongue. Dorsal dise elongated, with many 
pairs of laminae, Scales very small, cycloid. 
Colour bluish brown, lighter below; a broad 
blackish band extends from tip of jaws through 
eye, passing along middle of body, to the posterior 
margin of caudal. By means of the dorsal disk 
this fish attaches itself to other fishes or drifting 
objects, and carried away for great distances with- 
out any movement by itself, Generaily not userl 
as food. 
Daicocus peterseni (Nyström) 
** Hosi-samihöbö ” 
PL. XLIV, fig. 6. * 71 
D. I, VI, 8; A. 6; scales 46. 
Length of body 3 % times that of head, and 5 
times depth of body. Length of head 3% times 
diameter of eye, and 2 ½ times length of snout. 
Body elongated, and depressed, belly flattened ; 
back slightly elevated. Head robust, broad and 
depressed, squarish in transversal section; inter- 
orbital space concave. A long filamentous ray on 
occiput, its tip reaching to the back of the con- 
tinuous spinous dorsal; spinous dorsal not preceded 
by a short detached ray, directly in front of its 
base; pectorals elongated, their tips reaching be- 
yond base of caudal; caudal emarginated. Jaws 
with granular teeth ; no teeth on vomer or palatines. 
Scales bony, strongly keeled; on lateral line. 
Colour brick red, lighter below; inner surface of 
pectoral bluish, profusely adorned with light brown 
spots; each of these spots surrounded with much 
darker ring. A bright pelagie fish. Not consumed 
as food. 
Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson) 
** Asahi-anahaze 7” 
PL. XLIV, fig. 7. x1 
D. X, 19; A. 17; pores in lateral line 42. 
Length of hody 2% times that of head, and 
41/, times depth of body. Length of head 4% 
times diameter of eye, and 3% times length of 
snout. Body rather elongated, compressed, its 
back not elevated. Head moderately large, with 
strongly eurved profile ; snout shortish, with steeply 
inclined profile. Mouth rather large; maxillary 
searcely reaching to posterior border of eye. Edge 
of lower jaw opposites at the end of sub-orbital stay 
and a very small spine hooked forward at its lower 
anterior edge, completely covered by the skin. 
Skin sealeless, Colour brownish, lighter below; 
about 8 dark oblong blotches along the sides of 
body; soft dorsal, anal and caudal with several 
darker lines. A small shore fish, disporting itself 
near tide marks. 
Bembras japonicus Cuvier & Valenciennes 
* Akagoti” 
PL. XLIV, fig. 8. xf 
D. XI, 12; A. 12; scales ۰ 
Length of body 2*/, times that of head, and 7 
times depth of body. Length of head 4'/, times 
diameter of eye, and 27/, times length of snout. 
Body elongated and depressed, its back not elevated. 
Head rather large, depressed, with broadly eurved 
profile; eye moderately large, snout longish, 
laries ; inter-orbital space concave. Two short but 
strong pre-oeular spines, a low post-oeular spine 
and a nuchal spine not reaching to front of dorsal. 
Seales small, no long shields along lateral line. 
Colour bright reddish, much lighter below ; upper 
part of body irregularly marbled with dark dusky 
colour, An excellent food fish in southern Japan. 
Platycephalus indicus (Linné) 
“Koti” 
PL. XLIV, fig. 4. CNA 
D. VIII, 13; A. 13; scales 120. 
Length of body 3*/, times that of head, and 9 
times depth of body. Length of head 7 time di- 
ameter of eye, and 3% times length of snout. 
Body elongated and depressed. Head broad and 
extremely depressed, being smooth or scarcely 
armed. Super-eiliary, parieto-occipital, scapular 
and pre-opercular ridges low, none of which pro- 
vided with any spines or serratures; a low blunt 
spine with a broad base in front of the upper 
anterior orbital angle; pre-operculum ending in 
two robust spines; a tongue-like flap on the oper- 
eular membrane under the pre-opercular spines ; 
jaws with villiform teeth in broad bands; vomer 
with small canine-like teeth in a crescent band, 
which is placed at right angles to the shaft of 
the bone; palatines with a single row of canine- 
like teeth most prominently. Scales small, etenoid. 
Colour bluish brown ; two dorsal fins dark-spotted ; 
caudal fin slightly spotted, and other fins all plain, 
A sandy shore fish, very abundant in Kyusyu. 
Being the flesh very delicious in Summer, so the 
fish is treated as one of the choicest fishes. 
Pterygotrigla hemisticta (Temminck & Schlegel) 
'* Sokohóbó ”* 
PL. XLIV, fig. 5. x 
D. VIII, 10; A. I, 11; seales 105. 
Length of body 2?/, times that of head, and 
4½ times depth of body. Length of head 3 times 
diameter of eye, and 2*/, times length of snout. 
Body rather elongated, and compressed. Anterior 
profile steep and straight from eyes to tip of 
snont. Supra-orbital rim produced ; inter-orbital 
broad and eoneave, its width equal to diameter of 
eye. Maxillary reached to below middle of eye. 
A single rostral spine on each side. Teeth in jaws 
in very narrow bands. Edge of pre-orbital finely 
serrated, the serrae extending along outer edge of 
rostral spine. A sharp spine is directed backwards 
from temporal region, and a very long one from 
operele continued as a ridge anteriorly nearly aeross 
opercle, Body brick red, much lighter below, a 
distinet large dark bloteh on first dorsal fin. Rather 
a deep-sea fish. 
Myxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas) 
** Harikazika ” 
PL. XLIV, fig. 1. x'a 
D. IX to X, 13 to 16; A. 11 to 13, 
Length of body 2 % times that of head, and 4 la 
times depth of body. Length of head 6'/ times 
diameter of eye, and 24/, times length of snout. 
Body robust, sub-fusiform, covered with thick skin, 
head long and narrow, somewhat compressed, 
coneave between the orbits, the orbital rim being 
elevated ; lower jaw included. Snout rather long, 
pointed; nasal spines strong; a strong ridge above 
eye, with a blunt compressed spine behind it. 
Dorsals not very high; dorsal spines slender. Skin 
of top of head thin, with small, smooth warts, 
not hiding the occipital ridges; no cirri, Mouth 
rather large, maxillary reaching beyond eye. Body 
bluish olive, much lighter below. Upper parts of 
body irregularly blotched; all the fins with several 
brown bands of irregular shape. A common sea 
fish of Aretie region, its range extending to 
northern Japan. 
Thysanophrys crocodilus (Tilesius) 
ae Inegoti ۸ 
PL. XLIV, fig. 2. “Ur 
D. VII to VIII, 11; A. 11; seales 90. 
Length of body 3 times that of head, and 9 
times depth of body. Length of head 4'/, times 
diameter of eye, and 27/; times length of snout. 
Body elongated, and depressed ; head especially so, 
and moderately armed; supereiliary ridges each 
with about 6 low spine-like serratures, all behind 
middle of eye; infra-orbital ridge with 3 distant 
spines, one under back of orbit, one below anterior 
third of pupil, and a third nearly opposite posterior 
nostril; upper part of opercle with 2 low smooth 
ridges, each ending in a short blunt spine. Jaws 
with bands of fine villiform teeth ; vomerine bands 
also present; no canine teeth. Colour bluish brown, 
much lighter below ; upper parts of body and head 
with small dark spots; soft dorsal distinetly spotted; 
anal as well as caudal faintly spotted. This fish 
haunts shallow sandy bottoms. 
Chelidonichthys kumu (Lesson & Garnot) 
„Hobo 
PL. XLIV, fig. 3. x 
D. IX, 16; A. 15 to 16. 
Length of body 3% times that of head, and 
5 / times depth of body. Length of head 4% 
times diameter of eye, and 2'/, times length ۶ 
snout. Body elongated, somewhat fusiform, Snout 
rather long, with an evident emargination in front, 
the angles serrated and produced over the maxil- 
