Review of Polydactylus species (Perciformes: Polynemidae) characterized by a large black anterior lateral line spot, with descriptions of two new species Hiroyuki MotomuraYukio Iwatsuki Pages: 337 - 354
Early development of dorsal and pelvic fins and their supports in hatchery-reared red-spotted grouper, Epinephelus akaara (Perciformes: Serranidae) Aya KusakaKosaku YamaokaIzumi Kinoshita Pages: 355 - 360
Early life history of a seahorse, Hippocampus mohnikei, in Tokyo Bay, Japan Kouki KanouHiroshi Kohno Pages: 361 - 368
Genetic diversity in the Japanese rosy bitterling, Rhodeus ocellatus kurumeus (Cyprinidae) Kouichi KawamuraYoshikazu NagataJyun-ichi Kitamura Pages: 369 - 378
Validity of the atherinid fish, Atherinomorus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825), with comments on its synonymy Seishi KimuraYukio IwatsukiTetsuo Yoshino Pages: 379 - 384
Growth of larval and juvenile Diaphus theta (Pisces: Myctophidae) in the transitional waters of the western North Pacific Masatoshi MokuKimie IshimaruKouichi Kawaguchi Pages: 385 - 390
Monophyly of the Citharidae (Pleuronectoidei: Pleuronectiformes: Teleostei) with considerations of pleuronectoid phylogeny Koichi Hoshino Pages: 391 - 404
Stonogobiops yasha, a new shrimp-associated goby from Japan Tetsuo YoshinoKazuhiko Shimada Pages: 405 - 408
Barbels and related muscles in Mullidae (Perciformes) and Polymixiidae (Polymixiiformes) Byung-Jik KimMamoru YabeKazuhiro Nakaya Short Report Pages: 409 - 413
Larvae of two pleuronectiforms, Poecilopsetta plinthus (Poecilopsettidae) and Parabothus coarctatus (Bothidae), from southern Japan Shun-ichi UyedaKunio Sasaki Short Report Pages: 415 - 419
Two spawning seasons and mating system of the bastard halibut, Tarphops oligolepis Hisaya ManabeAkihiko Shinomiya Short Report Pages: 421 - 424
Estimation of spawning sites in the spotted flagtail, Kuhlia marginata, based on sperm motility Shin-ichiro OkaKatsunori Tachihara Short Report Pages: 425 - 427
A redescription of the Shantar snailfish, Liparis schantarensis (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae), with new records from the southeastern Kamchatka Peninsula Natalia V. ChernovaMorgan S. Busby Short Report Pages: 429 - 434
