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dorsal. Right pectoral with (11) 12 rays (9 branched), 

 not scaly, length 2^ in head ; left pectoral a little shorter. 

 Right pelvic with 7 rays, the first inserted below middle 

 of jaws of blind side; left pelvic with 4 rays, the first 

 behind last ray of right pelvic. Caudal with 3/12/3 rays; 

 rounded. Caudal peduncle much deeper than long, depth 

 2^ in length of head. Length of intestinal tract 1^ times 

 length of fish ; a large coil followed by 3 or 4 large loops. 

 Ocular side greyish, with traces of some irregular darker 

 blotches; an indistinct dark spot edged with lighter 

 below and a little behind pectoral fin ; blind side whitish, 

 head, body and fins irregularly blotched and spotted 

 with grey. 



Hal). New Zealand. 



Described from a single specimen, 460 mm. in total 

 length. 



2. CoUstitim guntlieri. 

 [Brill.] 



A mm ot ret is yuntheri, Huttou, Trans. Proc. X. Zealand 

 Inst, V, 1873, p. 267, pi. XI, fig. 82a ; Waite, Rec. 

 Canterbury Mus., I, 1911, p. 211, pi. XL. 



Depth of body If to 2i in the length, length of head 

 5 to 5^. Rostral hook short, not extending downwards 

 to level of posterior end of maxillary of ocular side. 

 Lower eye a little in advance of upper, diameter of which 

 is about twice interorbital width and 8^ to 9J in length 

 of head ; interorbital space almost entirely scaly. Maxil- 

 lary not reaching anterior edge of eye; length of lower 

 jaw of ocular side 3 in head; 10 to 13 broad tentacles 

 forming a fringe on lower lip of ocular side. Band of 

 teeth in lower jaw 2^ times as long as broad, that in 

 upper jaw about 4 times. Lower pharyngeals as in C. 

 nudipinnis. 38 to 41 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior 

 arch. Scales of ocular side ctenoid, the denticulations 

 strongly developed ; those of blind side cycloid ; some of 

 the scales on blind side of head forming membranous 

 processes. 84 to 89 scales in a longitudinal series just 

 above lateral line, 28 to 31 between lateral line and 

 highest point of dorsal profile. Lateral line with a 

 slight curve anteriorly; accessory branch feebly 

 developed or absent. Dorsal 90-92 ; free parts of anterior 

 rays not serrated, longest rays 2^ in length of head; 

 membranous folds on blind side of rays well developed, 



