436 PLEimOKECTII).E. 



9. Rhomboidichthys pantherinus. 



Khombus panthei-inus, Riipp. Atl. Fische, p. 121. tab. 31. fig. 1 ; Bleek. 



Kokos, iii. p. 178. 

 Rhombus parvimanus, Benn, Proc. Comm. Zool. Soc. i. p. 168. 

 sumatranus, Bleek. Verhand. Batav. Genootsch. xxiv. Pleuron. 



p. 14. 



D. 92. A. 69. L. lat. 85. 



The height of the body is more than one-half of the total length 

 (without caudal) ; cleft of the mouth of moderate width, the max- 

 illary extending oeyond the front margin of the orbit ; the length 

 of the maxillary is scarcely less than one-third of that of the head. 

 Interorbital space scaly, very concave, its width being equal to the 

 vertical diameter of the orbit. The posterior half of the lower eye 

 falls vertically below the upper. Teeth small, in two irregular series. 

 Anterior dorsal rays as long as any of the middle rays, two-fifths as 

 long as the head. Caudal fin one-sixth of the total length. In 

 spirits brown with irregular darker spots, and with a black spot on 

 the lateral line; during life brownish with chestnut-brown spots, 

 and with bluish dots between the spots. 



Male with bony knobs at the maxillaiy and on the edge of the 

 orbit, with cutaneous flaps posteriorly on the eye, and with the 

 pectoral much elongate. 



From the eastern coasts of Africa to the Feejee Islands. 



a. Adult female. Mauritius. From Mr. GeiTard's Collection. — 



Type of Ell. parvimanus, Benn. Pect. 12. 

 h. Half-grown. Madagascar. Presented by Dr. J. E. Gray, 

 c, d. Adult. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 e-f. Adult. Feejee Islands. Voyage of the ' Herald.' 

 g, h, i, k-l. Adult and half-grown : bad state. 



10. RhomboidicMhys myriaster. 



Rhombus myriaster, Schleff. Faun. Japon. Poiss. p. 181. pi. 92. fig. 2. 

 Rhomboidiehthys myi-iaster, Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Nedeti. i. Manad. 

 ^Makass. p. 67. 



D. 88 (95). A. 65. 



The height of the body is a little less than one-half of the total 

 length (with the caudal) ; the length of the maxillary is less than 

 one-third of the length of the head. Anterior profile of the head 

 subvertical, convex. The width of the interorbital space is much 

 more than that of the orbit. Teeth in the uj^per jaw two-rowed. The 

 lower eye is in advance of the upper, and both are provided with a 

 cutaneous lobe posteriorly ; maxillary and orbits (sometimes) with 

 osseous knobs anteriorly. Scales exceedingly small, smooth, entire, 

 those along the base of the dorsal and anal ctenoid. Caudal one- 

 sixth of the total length. The upper rays of the pectoral (sometimes) 

 exceedingly elongate. Vent on the left side. Greenish-violet, en- 



