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hind ; least depth of caudal peduncle 31^ in eye ; pectoral 1% in head, 

 rays 13, in, lowest ones detached and slightly longer than fin ; ven- 

 tral rays I, 4, fin 2yg in lioad. 



Back and head above brown, latter paler marginally. Iris gray. 

 Under surfaces whitish. Fins pale, pectoral and caudal terminally 

 with brownish. Ventrals and anal whitish. 



Type.—IJ.S.^M. no. 98863. D. 5117. Sombrero Island, S. 17° 

 E., 10.80 miles (lat. 13^52'22" N., long. 120=46'22" E.), Balayan 

 Bay and Verde Island Passage. In 118 fathoms. January 21, 1908. 

 Length 173 mm. 



Remarks. — Differs from MonhopUchthys gregoryi in the long 

 spinous dorsal, larger eyes, more conspicuous armature of the head, 

 and filiform dorsal rays. 



(TTpo, forward +or77//c^o^•, banner; with reference to the dorsal fin.) 



MONHOPLICHTHYS SMITHI, new species 



Figure 46 



Depth 121/4; head 3%, width IVo. Snout 31/2 in head; eye 4, 1\\q 

 in snout; maxillary reaches first i/s in eye, length 3 in head; teeth 



H.W.F.del. 



Figure 46. — MonhopUchthys smithi, new genus, new species. Type. 



minutely villiform, in narrow bands in jaws, band narrowly over 

 vomer and similar one on palatine; interorbital narrow, concave, 

 width 4 in eye. Gill rakers 2 + 9, short, robust points, little less than 

 gill filaments, which 5 in eye. 



Bones of head moderately rugose striate or minutely serrate, and 

 on top of head pair of moderately spaced small parietal spines, and 

 posteriorly pair of occipital spines equidistant. Spines of lateral 

 ridge or suborbital stay all rather large, well developed, anterior 

 flare forward, likewise some below eye. Preopercular spine with 

 anterior outer ridge bearing 4 spines, graduated to large anterobasal 

 spine, which only slightly slopes upward ; preopercular spine equals 

 eye. Opercular spines curved, ends opposite. Strong, keeled, erect 

 humeral spine. Lateral line with 28 spines, larger and stronger 

 posteriorly. 



