wards. Dorsal fin beginning on behind opposite 
middle of upper eye. Lateral line with an acces- 
sory dorsal branch, but without arch in front, 
Colour dark grey, irregularly speckled with round 
dark-brown spots. Attains a length of to 300 mm, 
in total length, very common from Hokkaido to 
Kyusyu ; not very good as food. 
Kareius bicoloratus (Basilewsky) 
* Isi-garei ” 
PL. XLVI, fig, 5. x 9 
D. 69; A. 50. 
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 snout, and to 5*/, times 
diameter of eye. Body somewhat elongated, eye 
and colour on right side, snout somewhat promi- 
nent, Teeth of jaw arranged in a single row, 
those on blind side being longer than those on eye 
side, Dorsal fin beginning at anterior margin of 
upper eye. Lateral line straight, without arch in 
front, accessory branch being absent. Body scale- 
less; a row of rough large bony plates present 
between back and lateral line; a row of short 
small plates between lateral line and outline of 
belly ; a row of small plates running along lateral 
line; and irregularly seattered plates on eye side 
of head; these plates are deficient in young speci- 
mens. The total length measures 600 mm. in large 
specimens; found rather commonly in northern 
Japan. Spawns in Spring. 
Phinoplagusia japonica (Temminck & Schlegel) 
** Usinosita "7 
PL. XLVI, fig. 6. * 7 
D. 104 to 110; A. 83 to 86; scales 92 to 96. 
Length of body equal to 4% to 4۳۰ times that 
of head, and to 3'/, to 3% times depth of body; 
length of the head equal to 12 to 14 times dia- 
meter of eye. Body lanceolate ; eye and colour on 
left side. Hook of upper jaw very long; lips on 
eye side with long fringed tentacles ; teeth of jaws 
only on the blind side, arranged in bands. Eyes 
very small; inter-orbital space narrow. Pectoral 
fin absent; ventral obsolete on blind side; dorsal 
and anal fins united around tail. There are three 
lateral lines on eye side, a rudimentary one on 
blind side. Scales ctenoid on eye side but cycloid 
on other side. Body brownish, fins dark-grey, 
fringed with light grey, dark-grey colour of fins 
very distinct on left side, Grows to 300 mm, in 
length; very common; found from Aomori to 
Formosa. Spawns May to June. 
Zebrias zebrinus (Temminck & Schlegel) 
۱۱ Torumaki 77 
PL. XLVI, fig. 7. x^ 
D. 73; A. 64; seales 90. 
Length of body 5'/, times that of head, 2'/, 
times depth of body. Head 7 times diameter of 
eye. Dody not very elongate. Mouth terminal 
and curved, but the tip of upper jaw scarcely 
hooked. Eyes separated by a narrow, scaly inter- 
orbital space. Anterior fourth of upper eye above 
front of lower eye. Small teeth in bands on blind 
side of jaws. Upper 8 rays of pectoral of eyed 
side produced ; ventral nearly symmetrical and well 
separated from the anal. Outlines of dorsal and 
anal aré continuous around the caudal. Seales 
ctenoid. Head and bedy brownish, crossed with 
black bars which are arranged in pairs. Caudal 
including the tips of dorsal and anal rays marked 
with a large black spot which bears several yel- 
lowish spots of unequal sizes. 
Microstomus kitaharae Jordan & Starks 
“ Yanagimusi-garei '' 
PL. XLVI, fig. 1. * 7 
D. 91 to 96; A. 75 to 88; scales (pores) 87 to 96. 
Length of body equal to 2% to 2% times that 
of head, and to 3 ½ to 3% times depth of body ` 
length of head equal to 4*/,, to 4*/, times that 
of snout, and to 2*/, to 3°/, times diameter of 
eye. Body slender, eye and colour on right side. 
Mouth very small; teeth broad and incisor-like, 
present only on blind side, Dorsal fin inserted 
above posterior margin of pupil of upper eye; 
anal spine obsolete. Lateral line simple, straight, 
without arch in front. Body uniformly light grey, 
lind side white. Body attains a length of £00 
mm.; belongs to a rather northern species; very 
delicious when salted and dried. 
Limanda yokohamae (Giinther) 
m Mako-garei ” 
PL. XLVI, fig. 2. ¼ 
D. 65 to 70; A. 50 to 53; pores 77 to 80, 
Length of body equal to 4'/, to 4% times that 
of head, and to 2!/, to 2!/, times depth of body ; 
length of head equal to 6 times that of snout, and 
to 5'/, times the diameter of eye, Body rather 
deep and thick; head small, a notch in front of 
insertion of dorsal fin; snout not noticeably pro- 
minent.  Inter-orbital space narrow and some- 
what convex, with small etenoid scales. Mouth 
small; teeth broad, truncated, close-set, in a single 
row, 15 to 16 teeth on left side of lower jaw. 4 
or 5 on right, 14 on left side of upper jaw, none 
on right. Lateral line with a semicireular arch in 
front. Body light brown on same side as eye. It 
attains a length of 500 mm. in length ; very abun- 
dant throughout all coasts of Japan. Spawns in 
Winter; delicious in taste in Summer, 
Clidoderma asperrimum (Temminck & Schlegel) 
** Same-garei ۳ 
PL. XLVI, fig. 3. CAD 
D. 90; A. 65. 
Length of body equal to 3 times that of head, 
and to 1% times depth of body; length of head 
equal to 4'/, times that of snout, and to 5 times 
diameter of upper eye. Body thick; eyes and 
colour on right side. Teeth blunt and irregular; 
one series on eye side of mandible; two irregular 
rows on blind side, and also on both sides of pre- 
maxillary. Dorsal fin inserted in front of eye on 
blind side. Lateral line without arch in front, ac- 
cessory branch obsolete. Body scaleless; in the 
adult, body elose-set with bony plates ; large plates 
arranged in 5 or 6 rather definite longitudinal 
series; blind side entirely without scales. Body 
dark-brown, sparsely mottled with irregularly shap- 
ed darker blotches. Attains a length of 600 mm. 
in length; found from Hokkaido to Kyusyu. 
Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel) 
“ Meita-garei "7 
PL. XLVI, fig. 4. xus 
D. 70 to 76; A. 52 to 54; scales 80. 
Length of body equal to 4 to 4% times that of 
head, and to 1?/, to 1*/, times depth of body; 
length of head equal to 3'/, to 4 times diameter 
of upper eye, and to 5 times length of snout. 
Body deep and short; colour and eye on right side. 
Mouth very small, maxillary reaehing to anterior 
margin of pupil; lips thick and folded; teeth of 
jaws arranged in villiform bands, mostly on blind 
side. No teeth on vomer and palatines. There is 
a large spine on inter-orbital ridge, directed back- 
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【第 四 十 六 图 版 ”第 四 圆 ) ۶ 
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