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are very small. The colour, after having been preserved in 

 spirits, is of a light yellow brown, darker on the upper surface ; 

 the fins except the ventrals and pectorals^ have lines of small dark 

 spots. The specimen is seven inches long. 



EliEOTRIS SIMPLEX. sp. UOV. 



Enters in Gunther's division, characterised by scales rather 

 large ; snout short, depressed ; general form a very long oval ; 

 snout flat on its upper surface, shorter than the diameter of the eye ; 

 aperture of the mouth rather oblique ; maxillaries much shorter 

 than the anterior edge of the eye; head entirely scaley except on 

 the snout ; height of body contained four times in total length 

 (without the caudal) and equal to the length of the head ; body 

 scales large, about twenty-eight on the longitudinal line; they are 

 finely striated on their surface and ciliated on their edges ; first 

 dorsal of six rays or soft spines ; second of one spine and ten 

 rays ; the last of these are high, and extend considerably further 

 than the base of the caudal, which fin is pointed ; anal having 

 the same form as the second dorsal with one feeble spine and ten 

 rays. 



The only specimen is preserved in liquor ; it appears to have 

 been yellow with the dorsal, caudal and anal marbled with brown. 

 Three inches long. 



ElEOTRIS PLANICEPS. Sf. UOV. 



Belongs to the division characterised by scales large, snout 

 broad and flat ; eight series of scales between the origin of the first 

 dorsal and the anal ; height of body contained three times and 

 two-thirds in the total length without the caudal ; head very flat, 

 covered, except on the snout with minute scales ; the eye is small 

 and contained nearly six times in the length of the head ; the 

 lower jaw is rather prominent ; the maxillary extends to nearly 

 the verticle from the posterior margin of the eye ; teeth villiform 

 in broad bands on both jaws ; body covered with large scales, 

 numbering thirty three on the longitudinal line ; the body is very 

 convex with the tail long ; first dorsal low, of six rays ; the 

 second dorsal higher of nine rays ; the caudal long and pointed ; 



