f>-t 



FLATFISUKS (HETEROSOMATA) 



unci a co-type of P. condorensis 



Also 5 from Oueensland (Aiistr. Mils. " Endeavour ") 

 from I'oulo-Conclore, French Indo-China (Paris Mus.) 



The co-type (240 mm.) of P. condorensis ha.s the head and anterior part of the body 

 somewhat distorted, makin.i; direct comparison with the paratypes of P. diplospilus 

 difluult However, 1 have little hesitation in uniting the two species 



3 PSEUDORHOMBUS DUPLICIOCELLATUS, Regan 



iidorhnmbtis dupltcioccUah 

 Starks, 1906, Proc. U.S. 

 Sci. Tokyo, xxxiii (i), p 

 .N'ornian,' 1927, Rec. Ind 

 Weber and Beaufort, 10 



Regan, 

 at. Mus., 



1905. 



.nn. Mag. Nat. Hist., (7) xv, p. 25 ; Jordan and 

 I. 177 ; Jordan, Tanaka and Snyder, 1913, J. Coll. 

 1926, Biol. Res. "Endeavour", v, p. 228, fig. 2; 



, Mus., xxix, p. 10; McCuUoch, 1929, Mein. Aust. Mus., v, p. 278 ; 



:9, Fish. Indo-.^ustral. Arcli., v, p. 102 : Schmidt, 1931, Trans. Pac. 



Com. .Acad. Sci., U.S.S.R.,ii. p. 124. 

 Platapltrys palad, Evermann and Scale, 1907, liuil. U.S. liur 

 Psciiilorhumbus cnrlurigMi. Ogilt>v, 1912, .Mem. lid. Mus.. 1, p 



1-isli, 



, (I9"0). p. 



Depth of body 2 ^ to 2? in the len<^th, length of head 35 to 4. Upper profile of 

 head more or less strongly notched in front of eyes. Snout as long as or a little longer 

 than eye, diameter of which is 4! to 6i in length of head ; upper eye generally a little 

 in advance of lower, separated from edge of head by a space equal to ^ or h its diameter. 

 Maxillary e.xtending to below middle of eye or beyond, length 2^ to 2| in that of head ; 

 lower jaw not projecting, a rather obtuse knob at the symphysis, i| to 2 in head 

 Teeth of upper jaw rather small and close-set laterally, somewhat larger and wider 

 apart anteriorly ; those of lower jaw stronger, 13 to 22 on blind side of jaw. Gill- 

 rakers " palmate " {short, the margins strongly spinulate), as broad as long; 8 or 

 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Scales ctenoid on ocular side, cycloid on blind side ; 

 73 to 84 in lateral line. Supratemporal branch of lateral line generally reaching base 

 of eighth or ninth ray of dorsal fin. Dorsal 74-78 ; commencing above or immediately 

 behind posterior nostril of blind side, and at a distance in front of eye equal to j to J its 

 diameter. Anal 56-63 ; tip of first interhsmal spine not projecting. Pectoral of 

 ocular side with 10 to 12 rays, length ij to 2J in that of head. Caudal pointed ; 

 caudal peduncle 2J to 2| times as deep as long. Brownish, with a number of darker 

 spots and rings, and with 3 or 4 large double ocelli arranged thus, : : or . : , which are 

 not usually so prominent as those of P. diplospilus ; the two dark spots forming each 



