BY E. P. RAMSAY, F.L.S. -. 295 



between the eyes is one-fourth longer than the horizontal diameter 

 of the orbit. 



The general colour of this beautiful fish is of an intense reddish 

 vermilion, shaded with light rose-lake on the sides, and orange 

 on the belly ; on the sides are numerous spots forming irregular 

 lines of bright yellow, irregular lines of same colour on the cheeks. 

 The lateral line silvery-blue. All the fins rich bright reddish- 

 vermilion, without si^ots. The eye is bright orange, iris black. 



The fine specimen on which the above notes are made, was 

 forwarded to the Museum by Mr. Emerson of Sydney, this 

 morning, (17th July, 1880), and was captured near the Heads. 

 It is the only specimen I have seen. It answers tolerably well to 

 Dr. Gunther's description of Anthias longimanus, but appears to 

 be a broader fish, but more elongate than A. rasor ; the head is 

 very short and much rounded in front, the lower jaw when the 

 mouth is open is a little longer than the upper ; the height of 

 the body is four times in the total length, the length of the head 

 measured to the tip of the operculum is four and one-third in the 

 total length (to the tip of the upper lobe of the tail). 



It will be seen that these proportions do not altogether agree 

 with Dr. Grunther's measurements, which were taken from a 

 stuffed specimen, probably stretched in skinning and stuffed out 

 of shape. 



Notes on HistiopJiorus glaMus. 



By E. p. E^iMSAY, F.L.S., &c. 



Plate VIII. [Lettered in error Xiphius gladim.'] 



A remarkably fine specimen of this rare Eish, the subject of 



these few remarks, was captured on our coast a few days ago, 



(July 4th 1880) by Mr. Andrews and party, about six miles south 



of WoUongong, while schnapper fishing ; they found many of the 



2 L 



