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Scales 52 in lateral line to caudal base, tubes small and simple; 

 3 scales above lateral line opposite soft dorsal origin, 13 below, 7 

 predorsal. Chest, breast, prepectoral, and region narrowly behind 

 paired fins naked. Caudal largely covered with small scales, more 

 numerous basally. Along dorsal bases 22 bony plates, each with 

 strong spine, and 8 along first dorsal. Scales of lateral line not 

 enlarged, though rather narrowly imbricated. Scales with 5 or 6 

 basal radiating striae ; 18 to 20 short, broad apical spines ; circuli fine, 

 obsolete or end abruptly apically. 



D. IX-14, first spine with front edge serrated, second spine 1% in 

 head, third ray 2% ; A. 15, i, fourth ray 31/2 ; caudal li/^, little con- 

 cave behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2^4 in eye; pectoral 

 reaches 2l^ to caudal base, uppermost of 3 lower detached rays V/^ in 



H.W.F. del. 



Figure 47. — Lepidotrigla oglina, new species. Type. 



upper section of fin, rays i, 7, iii-iii, upper section of fin reaches 

 base of third anal ray, length V/^ in head; ventral li/g, rays I, 5, fin 

 reaches little beyond base of fourth anal ray. 



Head pale brown. Iris pale, evidently white. Body with upper % 

 brown and remaining lower portion white, line of demarcation pro- 

 nounced. Up]:)er section of pectoral largely gray black, white all 

 around, and outer face of each ray narrowly whitish. Fins other- 

 wise pale or whitish. Under surface of body with more or less 

 silvery white reflections. 



Type.— U.S.N.M. no. 98865. (1349.) D. 5315. Lat. 21°40' N.,long. 

 116°58' E., China Sea in vicinity of Formosa. In 148 fathoms. No- 

 vember 5, 1908. Length 129 mm. 



Only the type known. This differs from all other species in its 

 very large eye, exceeding the depth of the preorbital. 



{ogle, with reference to the large eyes.) 



