N0.17G4. THE VENOMOUS TOADFISHES -BEAN AND WEED. 



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We have examined two specimens of fliis species, as follows: 

 No. 4632, Mus. Comp. Zool., Porto Seguro, Brazil. Coll. Hartt 



and Copeland, Thayer Expedition. One specimen, 16.3 cm. long. 



Cotype of Thalassophryne punctata. 



No. 12725, Mus. Comp. Zool., Bahia, Brazil. Coll. C. F. Hartt, 



1S67. One specimen, 1">.2 cm. long. 



Measurements of two specimens of Thalassophryne punctata. 



Total length 



Standard lengt h 



Body: 



Depth 



Width 



Depth at ventral fins 



Depth of caudal peduncle. 

 Head: 



Length 



Width 



Interorbital width 



Length of snout 



Length of maxillary 



Length of mandible. 



Diameter of orbit 



Dorsal (spinous): 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Height at first spine. . . 



Height at second spine. 

 Dorsal (soft): 



Distance from snout . . . 



Length of base 



Height at first ray 



Height at longest ray . . 



Height at last ray..'.... 

 Anal: 



Distance from snout. . . 



Length of base 



Height at first ray 



Height at longest ray. . 



Height at last ray 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays. 



Length of outer rays. . . 

 Pectoral: 



Distance from snout. . . 



Length 



Ventral: 



Distance from snout. 

 Length 



Branchiostegals. 



Dorsal 



Anal 



I feudal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



No. 4632, Mus. Comp. Zool. 

 (cotype). 



15.2 cm. 

 12.7 cm. 



.244 4.10 in standard length. 



.244 4.10 in standard length. 



.189 5.29 in standard length . 



.087 4.07 in head 



.354 

 .346 

 .071 

 .043 



.157 



.236 

 .029 



2.82 in standard length. 

 2.89 in standard length. 



5.00 in head 



8.24 in head 



6.33 in standard length. 



2.26 in head. 



4.24 in standard length. 



1.50 in bead. 



12.2 in head. 



.354 2.82 in standard length . 



.079 4.48 in head 



.063 5.63 in head 



.079 4.48 in head 



.449 2.23 in standard length . 



.551 ! .81 in standard length . 



.118 3.00 in head 



.165 2.14 in head 



.095 3.72 in head 



.519 

 .481 

 .071 

 .142 

 .087 



1.93 in standard length . 

 2.08 in standard length . 



5.00 in head 



2.50 in head 



4.07 in head 



.197 1.80 in head. 

 .126 2.81 in head. 



.370 2.70 in standard length . 

 .208 ;i.73 in standard length . 

 1.3 in head. 



.228 4.39 in standard length. 

 .165 6.06 in standard length . 



2.54 in head. 

 6 



II 21. 

 19... 

 14.... 

 15.... 



I , 2 . . 



10.3 cm. 

 13.1cm. 



.207 3.75 in standard length. 



.267 3.75 in standard length. 



.198 5.05 in standard length. 



.099 3.07 in head. 



.300 2.73 in standard length. 



.359 2.79 in standard length. 



.070 4.8 in head. 



.042 8.72 in head. 



.175 5.71 in standard length. 



2.09 in head. 



.244 4.10 in standard length. 



1.50 in head. 



.n:>4 10.8 in head. 



.305 3.28 in standard length. 



.122 3.00 in head. 



.070 4.82 in head. 



.070 4.82 in head. 



. 458 2.18 in standard length . 



-M2 1.85 in standard length. 



.130 2.82 in head. 



.183 2.02 in head. 



.114 3.21 in head. 



.495 2.02 "tandard length. 



.505 1.98 in standard length. 



.009 5.30 in head. 



.130 2.82inhead. 



.099 3.07 in head. 



.244 

 .092 



2.00 in head. 

 3.98 in head. 



.382 2.G2 in standard length. 

 .244 4.10 in standard length. 

 1.5 in head. 



.239 4.18 in standard length. 

 .191 5.24 in standard length. 



1.92 in head. 

 0. 



11-20. 

 19. 

 15. 

 15. 

 1,2. 



THALASSOPHRYNE MACULOSA Gunther. 



Thalassophrym maculosa Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, p. 17"). 1861. 

 Thalassophryne maculosa Gunther, Trans. Zool. Soc. London, vol. 6, L865, p. 



136, pi. us. 

 Thalassophryne nattereri Steindachner, Sitzungsb. kais. A.kad. Wiss. Wien., vol. 



74, pt. I. June-Dec. L876, p. 163. 

 Thalassophrym maculosa and Thalassophryne nattereri Meek and Hall, Proe. 



Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1885, pp. ."»:: 54. 

 Thalassophryne maculosa Jordan and Evermann, Bull. 47. U. S. Nat. Mus.. vol. 



3, p. 2324. 



