1. TEUTHIS. 319 



h-l, m, 11, 0. Adult, half-grown, and young. China. 



p, q. Adult : skins. China. Presented bj' J. K. Reeves, Esq. 



r. Fine specimen. Philippine Islands. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 



s, t. Adult. From the Haslar Collection. 



w, V. Half-grown ; stuffed. 



w. Adult : skin. From Gronow's Collection. 



a?. Half-grown : skeleton : bad state. Amoy. 



The stomach is rather small, angularly bent ; there are five pyloric 

 appendages ; the intestine is twice and a half as long as the entii'e 

 fish, and makes several cii'cum volutions. The openings for the lu'o- 

 genital organs are separated from, and situated behind, the vent. 

 A large portion of the abdominal cavity is between the muscles of 

 the tail, and supported by the first interhaemal spine, which is bent 

 forwards ; the ovaria or testicles, and, between them, the elongate 

 urinary bladder, lie immediately in the concavity of that spine. The 

 air-bladder is simple, slightly forked anteriorly and jjosteriorly, vnth 

 the membranes thick, and fiimly attached to the dorsal side of the 

 abdominal cavity ; it receives the base of the interhaemal spine in 

 its posterior notch : the ureters are bent downwards round the left 

 lobe of the air-bladder, run for some distance on the left-hand side 

 of the interhcemal spine, and finally, having entered the abdominal 

 cavity, pass into the urinaiy bladder. 



Vertebrae 10/13. 



13. TeutMs striolata. 



The height of the body is one-third, or less than one- third, of the 

 total length. Back and sides brownish-red, with numerous vermi- 

 culated blue lines ; belly bluish ; the soft portions of the fins imma- 

 culate. 



Jfew Hebrides. 



a, b. Stuffed. Aneiteum. From Mr. Macgillivray's Collection. 



Description. — This species is similar to T. verminilata, but con- 

 siderably more elongate ; the soft portion of the cheek, between 

 orbit, prseopercular limbs, and snout, is not higher than the orbit, 

 and nearly twice as long as high. The length of the head is nearly 

 one-fifth of the total, that of the caudal fin one-sixth. There are 

 twelve teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaws. Anterior 

 edge of the orbit scarcely denticulated. D. 13/10. A. 7/9. C. 17. 

 P. 18. V. 1/3/1. The spines of the fins are of moderate length and 

 strength. Caudal fin truncated when stretched out. The spinous 

 portions of the fins are brown, each spine having some blue spots ; 

 the membranes of the soft portions are transparent, immaculate ; 

 the rays of the dorsal and anal show some indistinct brownish dots ; 

 base of the pectoral dark-coloured. 



lines. 



Total length 68 



Height of the body 21 



Length of the head 14 



