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CMorophthalmns punctatus, n.sp.\^\ /^^.,<6,Xrv? 



F"am, SCOPELID.^ 

 lialmns puncta 



(Plate XXXV.) '^^^^^^t^^L)> 



Br. 8. D. 12. A. 9. P. 15. V. 9. L. 1. 56. L. tr. {\,, 



Length of head a little less than 4 times m that of body. 

 .Diameter of eye 2 "6 times in length of head. Interorbital space 

 a little more than -| the diameter of the eye. 



The first rays of the dorsal fin are in front of the ventrals, 

 and the distance between the adipose fin and the dorsal about 

 equals the distance between the dorsal and anterior margin of 

 the eye. The pectorals are also equal to this distance, and they 

 do not reach the tip of the ventrals, which are nearly f the 

 length of the head. 



Very fine teeth, or asperities, can be distinguished on the 

 roof of the mouth. The margin of the scales have denticulations 



■(2-3)- , , 



Colour (in spirit) : Dark brown patches at nape of neck, an- 

 terior and posterior of dorsal fin, between this and adipose fin. 

 Patches of the same colour occur on the side of the body. The 

 head, body, and fins are covered with minute black spots, which 

 cause the rows of scales to stand out very markedly, especially 

 those in a direction descending obliquely backwards. 



Locality: The three specimens procured were obtained by 

 shrimp trawl, Lion's Head bearing N. 63° E., distant 34 miles ; 

 •depth, 154 fathoms ; bottom, black specks. 



Scopelus arg-enteus, n.sp. 



(Plate XXXVI.) 

 D. 14. A. 15. L. 1. 38. 



The depth of the body is contained 5 times in its length ; the 

 length of the head 3! times. The diameter of the eye is con- 

 tained 4 times in the length of the head. Snout i^- the diame- 

 ter of the eye. Mouth wide, premaxillary reaching nearly to 

 the angle of the pre-operculum, the space between the posterior 

 margin of the eye and the border of the pre-operculum is a 

 little longer than half the diameter of the eye. 



The origin of the dorsal fin is nearly midway between the tip 

 of the snout and the posterior extremity of the adipose fin ; it is 

 slightly in front of the point of insertion of the ventral fin. The 

 pectoral fin reaches to the insertion of the ventrals, not beyond. 



Colour: Dark brown along the dorsal region of the body. 



