FISHES. MCCn.I.OCH. 119 



neck. Both these characters vary somewhat, and it may prove 

 that they are not worthy of recognition by even a varietal name, 



L<v. Great Australian Bight. 12928'E., 350-450 fathoms: 

 14th May, 1913. 



Genus NKOCYTTUS, Gilchrist. 



Neocyttus, Gilchrist, Marine Invest. S. Afr., iv., 1907, p. 153 

 (X. rhomboidalis, Gilchrist.) 



Body compressed and elevated, covered with rather small 

 ctenoid scales, which are mostly imbricate ; on the nape, head, 

 and ventral profile their edges are turned outwards and strongly 

 spinate, making these parts very rough. They do not bear any 

 central tubercles, nor are there any enlarged flat scales on the 

 sides as in Allocyttus and Cyttosoma. 



Jaws very protractile, the intermaxillary processes received 

 into a broad, oblong cavity extending backwards to above the 

 middle of the orbits. Superficial bones of the head with coarse 

 granules and ridges ; those of the operculum forming a radiating 

 series. Preorbital of moderate width. Small teeth in the jaws 

 and on the vomer ; palatines and tongue toothless. A single 

 dorsal tin with seven or eight strong spines and about thirty-four 

 rays. Anal with three or four spines, and about thirty-one 

 rays. Ventral with one spine and six rays, Seven branchios- 

 tegals, 



NEOCYTTUS RHOMBOIDALIS, Gilchritt. 

 var. GIISBOSUS, var. nov. 

 (Fig. 8.) 



Xt'uci/tttts rJwmboidalis, Gilchrist, Marine Invest. S. Afr., iv., 

 1907, p. 153, pi. xlii. 



Br. 7 ; D. vii-viii. 33-35; A. iii-iv. 31-33; V.i. 6; P. 19-21 ; 

 C. 12-13 ; L. lat. c. 101. Height, at origin of dorsal, 1.47 in the 

 length to the hypural ; head 2.67 in the same. Eye 2.12 in the 

 length of the head. Snout 2.16 in the eye and a little more than 

 half the interorbital width, which is 1.18 in the eye. Second 

 dorsal 2.07, longest dorsal ray 2.37, first anal spine 2 30 and 

 longest anal ray 2.59 in the head. 



The exposed preorbital, snpraorbital and suborbital bones, 

 together with the operculum, preoperculum, suboperculum, 

 mandibular and maxillary are rough with granules and coarse 

 ridges ; the preoperculum and suborbital are perforated by large 



