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margin of the fin forming a gentle curve : the anal commences 

 beneath the sixteenth dorsal ray, its origin being a little nearer 

 to the tip of the snout than to the middle of the base of the 

 caudal, and ends a trifle further back than the dorsal ; its spines 

 are stronger than those of that fin, the third the highest, two thirds 

 of the dorsal spine : ventral well developed, inserted beneath the 

 base of the pectoral, the second ray the longest, five sevenths of 

 the distance between its origin and the vent, and five ninths of 

 the length of the head ; the spine is strong, equal in length to 

 the third anal spine : pectoral rounded posteriorly, two thirds of 

 the length of the head : the least height of the caudal peduncle 

 is three fourths of its length. Scales small, eyelid, concentrically 

 striated: cheeks, opercles, and occiput scaly; rest of head covered 

 with a thick skin ; a series of small pores surrounding the eye : 

 bases of all the fins deeply scaly. Lateral line gently curved to 

 beneath the posterior fourth of the dorsal fin, thence straight. 



Colors. — Ground color pale yellowish brown, so densely covered 

 with deep reddish brown blotches and bands, as to appear only as 

 short, oblique or longitudinal stripes ; dorsal fin with seven, anal 

 with four blackish basal spots, which in the former are continued 

 on to the rays above the basal sheath ; in the latter are connected 

 by a narrow band running along the outer margin of the sheath ; 

 caudal yellowish, with two large basal and three larger median 

 dark brown spots. 



Hahitat. — Chinese Seas ; South Seas ; Coast of New South 

 Wales. 



The specimen from which the above description was taken, was 

 obtained some years ago on Manly Beach by Mr. Henry Prince, 

 and was, with his usual generosity, presented by him to the 

 Australian Museum. Though washed ashore, it was in good con- 

 dition, the only injury being a slight one to the tips of the caudal 

 rays. 



The length to the broken rays is three inches and a half. 



SCHEDOPHILUS LOCKINGTONI. 



Icichthys^' lochingtoni, Jordan & Gilbert, Synops. Fish. N. Am. 

 p. 621, 1882. 



Schedophilus lochingtoni^ Gnth. Voy. Challenger, xxii. p. 46, 1887. 



B. vii. D. 40. A. 28. V. 1/5. L. lat. 120. Ccec. pyl. 6. 



Length of head 5-00, height of body 4*00 in the total length. 

 Eye moderate, longer than the snout, its diameter 4*00 in the 

 length of the head. Lower jaw prominent : cleft of mouth 



* Derived from eiKW to yield, and ^X^^^ ^ fish, in allusion to the 

 flexible skeleton. 



