518 PROCEEDINGS OF THE VATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. 38. 



prernaxillary and largest on vomer. The teeth arc uniserial, except 

 near the symphysis of the mandible, where they are in two rows. 

 Pectoral long and pointed, reaching third or fourth anal ray. Last 

 rays of dorsal and anal fully joined to the caudal as in Thalassophryne 

 doivi. 



Color bright brown with spots and marblings of darker. Two 

 faint dark cross bands on head. Five (or six?) dark cross bands on 

 body; the first covering the spinous dorsal, the other four (or five?) 

 along the soft dorsal. The dark brown spots form irregular rows 

 on the dorsal, anal and pectoral (ins. 



We have not been able to examine any specimens of this species 

 and know it only from Steindachner's original description which was 

 apparently based on three or more specimens. 



THALASSOPHRYNE PUNCTATA Steindachner. 



TJialassophrym punctata Steindachner, Sitzungsb. kais. Akad. Wiss. Wien., 



vol. 71. pt. 1. June Dec, L876, p. L69. 

 Thalassophrym punctata Meek and Hall, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1885, 



p. 5 I . 



Head 2| to 2f. Depth 3| to 4. 1). 11-20 to 21. A. 19. P. 15. 

 V. I, 2. C. 14 to 15. 



Body short and thick, compressed behind. Head low r and broad, 

 the length and width about equal. Eyes very small, 1J to 1£ in 



snout and 2\ to 2£ in interorbital width, 11 to 

 12 in head. Interorbital width 5 in head (4 

 according to Steindachner). Opercular spine 

 about •'! in head. Mouth nearly vertical, the 

 lower iaw much projecting. Maxillary 2 to 2\ 



FIG. 5.-TOOTH OF Tha- . ■' 1- 1 1- 1 M ,•", , ., • 



LA8SOPHKYNE ponctata. in head, reaching behind eye. Mandible 1J in 

 x 16 diametees. fish, head. Teeth small, conic, with the t j i >s slightly 



15.2 ( M. LONG. _ . i • * 



flattened; m two rows near symphysis ol man- 

 dible, in a very narrow hand on premaxillary, in a narrow patch 

 across head of vomer, elsewhere uniserial. Pectoral fins obliquely 

 rounded, reaching to about fifth or sixth anal ray, 1 J to H in 

 head. Caudal strongly rounded. The fin membrane behind the 

 lasl dorsal and anal rays just reaches the base of the caudal rays. 



Color in alcohol: Above brown, below dirty white, the fins all 

 margined with dark brown, shading to the body color at the base of 

 the fin. the anal, ventral and lower rays of the pectoral with small 

 white tips. A very narrow yellowish tip to caudal. The upper 

 surface of the body and all the fins, except the anal and ventrals, 

 thickly covered with small round black spots, some of which are as 

 large as the eye. the others smaller. 



