truding through the skin, Operele with a strong 
spine. A number of mucous pores on head, 
Seales rather large, cycloid. Head sealeless, exeept 
STEE Light pinkish in colour. A deep sea 
Holieutaea stellata (Vahl) 
“ Akagutu ” 
PL. L. fig. 5. x'f 
DATA Gabi PA 
Length of body equal to 1'/, times diameter of 
disc, and to 1% times length of head. Dise very 
large, depressed, sub-circular with a groove pos- 
teriorly, and tapering from pectoral fin towards 
caudal; frontal region of disc depressed, not 
elevated. Mouth subinferior, its cleft wide; there 
is a triangular cavity above the mouth containing 
a stout tentacle, retractile in a cavity, consisting 
of two equally divided lobes, with thin fleshy flaps 
at tip. Jaws with small cordiform teeth, but there 
are no teeth on vomer and palatines. Body covered 
with small, stella.e spines. Soft dorsal and anal 
fins very short and sat far back. Colour of the , 
body yellowish-red and pinkish on belly. Length 
attains to 200 mm.; occasionally found in rather 
deep waters ranging from Tokyo to Nagasaki. 
Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl) 
۰۶ Anko” 
PL. L, fig. 6. x 7 
D. IV+II, 9; A. 7; P. 22; V. 7. 
Length of body equal to 2 % times that of head, 
and to 9'/, times that of snout; length of head 
twice its width. Body contracted anteriorly and 
tapering abruptly backwards from shoulder; head 
very large, broad and depressed. Mouth extra- 
ordinarily large; teeth of jaws strong, cordiform 
and unequal; vomer and palatines with strong 
teeth. Gill rakers obsolete. Body without scales ; 
there are many dermal flaps on jaws, angle of 
mouth and sides of body. First dorsal spine longer 
than second, its length being equal to 1% to 1 
times that of latter. Body brownish-grey above, 
white on belly; back dotted with many lighter 
spots, inside of mouth anteriorly black; ventral 
fins not black. This species found along coasts of 
Japan, preferring rather shallow bottoms among 
algae, or in rocky places. First dorsalspine very 
long and, with a dermal flap. The angler entices 
unwary fish which are soon engulfed in the enor- 
mous mouth. Spawns in Spring. This fish is 
highly esteemed as food, 
Antennarius tridens (Temminek & Schlegel) 
““ Tzari-uwo " 
PL. L, fig. 7. x1 
: V. 5. 
Length of body equal to 1 7/,, times that of head, 
and to 1'/, times depth of body. Body ovoid, 
heavy, eompressed on back, but tumid on lower 
part; there is a depression in front of third dor- 
sal spine. Mouth rather large, direeted obliquely 
upwards; there are cordiform teeth in jaws and 
on vomer and palatines ; tongue smooth. Gill open- 
ings small, pore-like, in lower axle of pectoral fin. 
First dorsal fin has a bait with several fleshy 
knobs ; second and third spines well separated from 
each other, each adnate to body by fleshy skin. 
Body profusely scattered with small spines ; 3kinny 
filaments present in places, especially abundant un 
throat. Body dark grey, profusely streaked with 
brownish and dark-brown, these extending on all 
the fins. The species varies in form, and especial- 
ly in markings to an almost unlimited exteat. Total 
length attains to 80 mm. A littoral fish, rather 
eommon in southern Japan, north to Bösyu, 
d 
Coelorhynchus parallelus (Günther) 
** Soroi-hige "7 
PL. L, fig. 1. و‎ 
D. 10; A. 90. 
Length of body di times that of head, and 
6'/, times depth of body. Length of head 4'/, 
times diameter of eye, and 2'/, times length of 
snout. Body elongated and compressed, its deepest 
part measured under first dorsal, behind which the 
body is rather abruptly tapering. Head large, 
heavy, with sub-straight profile. Snout much pro- 
duced, sub-trihedral, pointed, nearly twice as loag 
as the large eye. Scales with 5 or even 7 spiny 
ridges, which are nearly resemble to one another, 
and of which the middle one is the strongest, 
terminating in a more or less strongly projecting 
spine. Head covered all over with irregular, spiny, 
tuberele-like scales, of which those along the infra- 
orbital erest and along two lines on each side of 
the crown of the head are the strongest. Colour 
purplish black. As one of the commonest species 
of deep sea Coelorhynehus it occurs in Japan. 
Dinogunellus grigorjewi (Herzenstein) 
“ Nagazuka ” 
PL. L, fig 2. * fs 
D. LVI; A. I, 43. 
Length of body 5% times that of head, and 
8'/ times depth of body. Length of head 13'/, 
times diameter of eye, and 6'/, times length of 
snout. Body much elongated, robust. Head large, 
greatly depressed, long and pointed. Eyes small, 
situated far forward, and direeted obliquely up- 
wards; inter-orbital spaee concave ; snout shortish, 
pointed. Mouth large, oblique; lower jaw pro- 
duced beyond the upper; maxillary extending far 
beyond eye. Teeth in bands in jaws; vomer and 
palatines toothed ; gill membranes united, extend- 
ing forward below; gill rakers very short, flat, 
covered with stiff setae. No filaments on head. 
Body with minute, elongated, smooth scales, Dark 
brown above, lighter below. A shore fish of 
northern Japan. 
Brotula multibarbata (Temminek & Schlegel) 
“ Itati-uwo ” 
PL. L, Fig. 3. * 
D. C. A. 186; V. 1; P. 22. 
Length of body equal to 5 times that of head, 
and to 4 to 4'/, times depth of body. Body 
elongated, tapering backwards and terminating in 
a point, tail strongly compressed. Head and body 
covered with minute, eycloid scales, which are 
embedded in lax skin. There is a row of velvety 
teath in jaws, and on vomer and palatines, Each 
jaw has 6 long barbels. Dorsal and anal fins are 
continuous around caudal; dorsal inserted over 
origin of pectoral; ventrals very slender, each 
composed of one ray only, forked at tip. Body 
reddish-brown above, paler below ; margins of fins 
rather whitish, This species a deep-sea fish, rarely 
found offshore, from Tokyo to Formosa. 
Hoplobrotula armata (Temminck & Schlegel) 
“ Yoroi-itatiuo ۳ 
PL. L, fig. 4. x „ 
D. £6; A, 74; seales 112. 
Length of body 4% times that of head, and 
5 /, times depth of body. Length of head 5 times 
diameter of eye, and 4'/, times length of snout. 
Body elongated, compressed, its greatest width 
much less than the breadth of the head, and taper- 
ing into à pointed tail. Head oblong, compressed ; 
snout very blunt; jaws sub-equal; eye small. 
Maxillary extending far beyond eye.  Villiform 
bands of teeth in jaws, and on vomer and pala- 
tines. Pre-opereulum with 3 strong spines pro- 
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