vertical fins with conspicuous vertical bars which 
run parallel with rays, left side yellowish in male 
and whitish in female. Body measures about 1 
metre in length; found very abundantly from 
Hokkaido south to Ibaragi Prefecture. Males are 
more palatable as food than females, especially in 
Winter, 
Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel) 
“ Hirame ۳ 
PL. XLV, fig. 5. * t 
D. 72; A, 57; scales 120. 
Length of body equal to 3 / times that of head, 
and to 2'/, times depth of body; length of head 
equal to 4'/, times that of snout, and to 7% times 
diameter of eye. Body oblong, syed or coloured 
side on the left; mouth large oblique, lower jaw 
truncated, nearly vertical at tip. Teeth of jaws 
sharp, slender and irregular in size and position, 
arranged in a single row, which is somewhat en- 
larged anteriorly, vomer and palatine without teeth. 
Dorsal fin beginning in front of eye. Lateral line 
without an aecessory branch. Body greyish-brown, 
mottled with dark brown and whitish blotehes, 
these markings distinet in young, becoming fainter 
with age. Body attains to upwards of 600 mm. 
in length ; very common along all coasts of Japan, 
especiallp abundant from southern Hokkaido to 
Tokyo. Spawns in May to June in shallow bays, 
to which it has migrated from deep waters. 
Number of eggs at a time is about 400,000. The 
most delicious as food among the flounders. 
Xystrias grigorjewi (Herzenstein) 
“ Musi-garei ” 
PL. XLV, fiz. 6. xs 
D. 86; A. 28; scales 92. 
Length of body equal to 3 % times that of head, 
2'/, times depth of body. Head 4 times diameter 
of eye, 5 !/, times length of snout. Body samewhat 
elongated, dextral, dorsal ontline a little more 
eonvex than ventral. Mouth wide and oblique. 
Teeth in jaws small, growing larger anteriorly, 
those of upper jaw in two rows, those of lower 
in a single row. Inter-orbital space narrow, con- 
vex, its width being one sixth diameter of eye. 
Lateral line arched above pectoral, the width of 
arch equal to length of pectoral fin. Scales small, 
etenoid. Dorsal fin beginning over anterior edge 
of pupil; anal with a sealeless spine at its inser- 
tion. Caudal bluntly angular. Colour brownish, 
body having 6 well-defined dark spots, arranged 3 
above end 3 below lateral line ; fins without spots. 
This fish oceurs on the coasts all round Japan, Its 
flesh is highly esteemed. 
Microstomus stelleri Schmidt 
* Baba-garei " 
PL. XLV, fig. 1. x! 
D. 90; A. 73; seales 125. 
Length of body 4% times that of head, و‎ 
times depth of body. Head 4'/, times diameter 
of eye, 3 % times length of snout. Body oblong, 
compressed; head rather small, its dorsal profile a 
trifle notched at front of eye; upper eye slightly 
posterior to lower, situated near profile; inter-or- 
bital rather wide ; snout short, pointed. Maxillary 
reaching to front of eye, Dorsal beginning above 
anterior rim of pupil of upper eye; anal begin- 
ning slightly before lower end of base of pectoral. 
Seales rather small, eyeloid ; inter-orbital and snout 
scaleless. Lateral line with a low arch anteriorly. 
Colour brownish, but indistinctly mottled with 
dark-brown. A fish of northern Japan, Although 
abundantly caught this fish is not good as food. 
Verasper variegatus (Tomminek & Schlegel) 
** Hosi-garei ” 
PL. XLV, fig. 2. x 0 
D. 80; A. 61; pores in lateral line 95. 
Length of body equal to 3% times that of head, 
and to 2'/,, times depth of body; length of head 
equal to 5 '/, times that of sont, and to 6 times 
diameter of eye. Body rather deep, eyes and colour 
dextral; mouth oblique, lower jaw projecting be- 
yond upper; maxillary reaching to below posterior 
margin of eye; teeth arranged in two rows in 
upper jaw, one row on sides of lower jaw, but the 
other in front of it, Arch of lateral line rather low. 
Dorsal fin inserted above front of pupil of upper 
eye; anal spine weak. Gill rakers short and thick, 
Body dark-brown; dorsal fin with 6 or 7 large, 
dark brown spots, and 5 or 6 similar spots on 
anal; these spots not reaching to edge of fin ; two 
large conspicuous spots at base of caudal. It at- 
tains to 300 mm. in totallength, Rather common 
in southern Japan, ranging north to Matusima Bay. 
A littoral fish, Spawning in late Spring in shallow 
bays. 
Hippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt 
LES Ohyó 35 
PL. XLV. fig. 3. Xx 
D. 95; A. 74. 
Length of body equal to 4'/, times that of head, 
and to 35/,, times depth of body; length of head 
twice that of snout, and 8*/, times diameter of 
eye. Body rather elongated ; eyes and colour on 
right side. Teeth large, bi-serial above, uni-serial 
on sides of lower jaw and in a double row in front ; 
vomer and palatines without teeth. Dorsal fin 
beginning above front of pupil, its middle rays 
elevated; caudal fin lunate. Seales very small; 
lateral line with a strong arch in front, without 
aecessory branch. Body olive-brown with bright 
spots. Total length attains to 1 metre; very 
abundant in northern Japan, especiallv in Okhotsk 
sea, Spawns in Summer, much esteemed as food. 
Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert 
* Matukawa-garei ” 
PL. XLV, fiz, 4. “Ns 
D. 82; A. 58; scales 84. 
Length of body equal to 3 % times that of head, 
and twice depth of body, Body thick, covered with 
Dm scales, eyes and colour dextral. Mouth rather 
small; teeth of upper jaw arranged in two series, 
without canines; lower teeth in one series, except 
at symphysis, where a few teeth are arranged in 
several rows. Gill rakers short and thick. Lateral 
line with short and semicircular arch in front. 
Dorsal fin begins above pupil. Body dark-grey ; 
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