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tip of the snout and the origin of the anal. Diameter of eye 8f 

 in the length of the head and 2^ in that of the snout, which is 

 obtusely rounded, declivous, and twice as wide as long. Inter- 

 orbital region convex, its widtji S^ in the length of the head. 

 Maxilla extending well beyond the vertical from the posterior 

 border of the eye, its length from the tip of the snout f of that 

 of the head, its width at the distal extremity 1| times the 

 diameter of the eye. Gill-rakers 2 + 7, the longest about h a 

 diameter of the eye. Distance of dorsal fin from tip of snout ^, 

 of anal fin slightly more than ^ of the total length; posterior 

 dorsal and anal rays the longest, about I- of the head : ventral 

 filaments reaching to the vent, a little longer than the head : 

 pectoral with 20 rays, f of the head : caudal If in the head. 

 Pale violet, with three well marked orange longitudinal bands; 

 head uniform; fins pale yellow. 



Etymology : — longus, long; filum, a thread. 



Distribution : — Lord Howe Island. A single specimen, 

 86 millimeters long. 



GADID^. 



LoTELLA CALLARIAS, Gilnther. 



As recorded in my account of the fishes of Lord Howe Island 

 (Austr. Mus. Mem. No. 2, p. 70) there has been a specimen of 

 Lotella from this island in the collection ever since 1882; but in 

 such a bad state as to preclude the possibility of accurate identi- 

 fication. It is satisfactory, therefore, to be in a position to 

 announce definitely that the species found at the island is 

 identical with that of our own coast and not the New Zealand 

 L. rhacinus. 





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