Trypsins, TR-S and TR-P, from the viscera of true sardine (Sardinops melanostictus) and from the pyloric ceca of arabesque greenling (Pleuroprammus azonus), respectively, were purified by gel filtration and anion-exchange chromatography. Final enzyme preparations were nearly homogeneous in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and the molecular weights of both enzymes were estimated to be 24,000 Da by SDS-PAGE. The N-terminal amino acid sequences of the TR-S, IVGGYECKAYSQPWQVSLNS, and TR-P, IVGGYECTPHTQAHQVSLNS, were found. The TR-S and TR-P had maximal activities at around pH 8.0 for hydrolysis of N α -p-tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester. Optimum temperature of the TR-S and TR-P were 60 ℃ and 50 ℃, respectively. The TR-S and TR-P were unstable at above 50 ℃ and 30 ℃, respectively, and below pH 5.0. Both TR-S and TR-P were stabilized by calcium ion.