246 "ENDEAVOUR'' SCIENTIFIC RESULTS. 



Described from seven specimens, 78 to 180 mm. in 

 total length, including the type of the species. 8 



1.10405. 42 miles S. of St. Francis Island, South 

 Australia; 35 fathoms. 



E.989. 42 miles S. of St. Francis Island, South 

 Australia ; 35 fathoms. 



E.511. East coast of Flinders Island, Bass Strait. 



E.2375. Great Australian Bight, west from 

 meridian of Eucla; 70-120 fathoms. 



E.2325. (2) Doubtful Island Bay, east from Albany, 

 Western Australia; 20-25 fathoms. 



5. Arnoglossus bassensis, sp. n. 

 (Fig. 6.) 



Depth of body 2^ to 2-J in the length, length of head 

 44 to 4f. Dorsal profile of head evenly curved, scarcely 

 notched in front of eyes. Snout a little longer than eye, 

 diameter of which is 5 to 5^ in head; lower eye a little 

 in advance of upper, which is separated from upper edge 

 of head by a space equal to ^ or f its diameter; eyes 

 separated by a low, narrow bony ridge. Maxillary 

 extending to below anterior ^ or ^ of eye, length 2f to 

 2| in head; lower jaw scarcely projecting, an incon- 

 spicuous knob at the syinphysis, length about twice in 

 head. Teeth uniserial, rather small laterally, becoming 

 larger anteriorly, not close-set, some of those on ocular 

 side of lower jaw movable. Gill-rakers rather short and 

 blunt, their inner edges spinulate; 7 to 9 on lower part 

 of anterior arch. Scales of both sides of body cycloid, 

 87 to 92 in lateral line. Height of arch of lateral line 

 2f to 3 in length of same; no accessory branch. Dorsal 

 98-99; commencing above or a little in front of anterior 

 nostril of blind side, and well in front of eyes; all the 

 rays simple, more or less scaly on both sides. Anal 77-78. 

 Left pectoral with 10 simple rays, length If to 2^ in head ; 

 right pectoral smaller. Anterior ray of left pelvic in- 

 serted behind level of posterior margin of lower eye; 

 first ray of right pelvic opposite third of left. Caudal 

 with 2/13/2 rays, middle rays longest, li in head. Caudal 

 peduncle very short, depth nearly \ length of head. 



8 The type is preserved in the Wiirttembergische Naturalien- 

 sammlung, Stuttgart, and I am greatly indebted to Dr. M. Rauther for 

 his kindness in lending me this specimen for examination. 



