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This species is named anew, since the designation of rostratus 

 r,o pecuhai-ly descriptive of it. I have not been able ?o Isce a 

 tlie place from whence the specimen came. ascertain 



12. Rhamphiciithvs Schombobgki, lig. 10. 

 Fig. 10. 



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?Rhamphichthjs rostratus, MiiU. 

 <& Trosch. 



Diar/71. Forehead almost in au 

 even line with the greatly-elon- 

 gated snout. Anus situated be- 

 fore the eyes. Pectoral fins not 

 half as long as the snout. Thick- 

 ness of the body equal to a fourth 

 part of its height. Head marked 

 witli yellow on a brownish ground- 

 colour. 



Descr. Colour of the body black- 

 ish, with greyish-white scales. A 

 broad blacli stripe runs along the 

 lateral line. Anal fin blackish 

 towards the points of the rays, 

 and showing a lighter longitudinal 

 line along their roots. It contains 

 430 rays. 



Total length . 

 Length of the portion 



of the tail beyond 



the anal fin . 

 Length from tip of the 



snout to tlie edge of 



the gill-plate 

 Length from tip of the 



snout to the eye . 

 Length from tip of the 



snout to the anus . 

 Length from tip of the 



snout to the anal 



fin . . . 



Length of the pectoral 

 fin 



37-06 in. 



8-07 



4-57 

 2-80 

 2-48 



3-31 

 1 00 



This species approaches nearest 

 to rostratus, but yet is distinctly 

 separated from it by the conspicu- 

 ously greater length of the snout. 



