1. Gerres methueni Regan, 1920, a senior synonym ofG. rappi (Barnard, 1927) (Perciformes: Gerreidae)

   • Yukio Iwatsuki
   • Seishi Kimura

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 7

2. A new species of deepwater flathead,Bembras adenensis (Scorpaeniformes: Bembridae) from the western Indian Ocean

   • Hisashi Imamura
   • Leslie W. Knapp

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 14

3. Morphometric and meristic characteristics of two groups ofLethenteron reissneri

   • Yuji Yamazaki
   • Akira Goto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 25

4. Apterichtus keramanus, a new snake-eel from Okinawa, southern Japan (Ophichthinae, Ophichthidae)

   • Yoshihiko Machida
   • Hiroaki Hashimoto
   • Takeshi Yamakawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 33

5. Niphon macrocephalus sp. nov., a Late Pliocene serranid fish from Okinawa, Japan

   • Takeshi Kon
   • Tetsuo Yoshino

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 42

6. Sexual size dimorphism, growth and maturity of the Japanese fluvial sculpin,Cottus pollux (large egg type), in the Inabe River, Mie prefecture, central Japan

   • Takaharu Natsumeda
   • Seishi Kimura
   • Yoshikazu Nagata

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 50

7. Morphological and genetic characteristics of sea bass,Lateolabrax japonicus, from the Ariake Sea, Japan

   • Kōji Yokogawa
   • Nobuhiko Taniguchi
   • Shingo Seki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 60

8. First record of the brown lanternshark,Etmopterus unicolor, from the waters around New Zealand, and comparison with the southern lanternshark,E. granulosus

   • Kazunari Yano

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 72

9. Some notes on the maturation and spawning of the bramid fish,Brama dussumieri, in the southeastern waters of Japan

   • Michio Omori
   • Hiroshi Takechi
   • Tetsuji Nakabo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 76

10. Larval and juvenile development of the dragonet,Paradiplogrammus enneactis, reared in a laboratory

    • Hiroki Eda
    • Takanori Fujiwara
    • Toru Takita

    OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 81

11. Reproductive and feeding ecology ofRudarius ercodes in different environments

    • Izumi Akagawa
    • Muneo Okiyama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 82 - 88

12. First record of the snail fish,Careproctus simus (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae), from Japan

    • Daisuke Tsutsui
    • Kunio Amaoka

    BriefCommunication Pages: 89 - 91

13. Description of a juvenile specimen of a rarely-caught, deep-sea species ofSamariscus (Pleuronectiformes, Samaridae) from Sala y Gomez Submarine Ridge, eastern Pacific Ocean

    • Kunio Amaoka
    • Koichi Hoshino
    • N. V. Parin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 92 - 96

14. Fauna of Saudi Arabia

    • Gerald R. Allen

    Book Review Pages: 97 - 97

15. Memories of Dr. Tokiharu Abe (1911–1996)

    • Ryoichi Arai

    News & comments Pages: 98 - 99

16. Availability of Bleeker′s Atlas

    • Victor G. Springer

    Announcement Pages: 100 - 100