PARALICHTHIN.E 



157 



beyond, length 3i to 4 in that of head. Gill-rakers short, rather stout ; 6 or 7 on 

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

 side ; 43 to 47 in lateral line ; no supplementary scales. Dorsal 79-85. Anal 60— 

 73. Pectoral of ocular side with 9 rays, length 3 to 3I in that of fish (without caudal). 

 Uniformly brownish ; dorsal and anal fins each with a row of small, brown spots ; 

 pectoral with irregular brown cross-bars. 



Type. — British Museum (Nat. Hist.). Reg. No. 1913. 12.4.311. 



Distribution. — Coasts of Brazil and Argentina. 



Specimens Examined : 



16 (35-115 mm.). Types 

 2 (82, 88 mm.). 



C. Frio. Brazil ; 40 fms. 

 Argentina. 



*' Terra Nov. 

 Stanford Un 



4. ETROPUS INTERMEDIUS, Norman. 

 Jordan and Gilbert), Ribeiro, 1915, Arch. Mus. nac. Rio de J., 



? Etropus crossotus 

 somata, p. 7. 

 Etropus iniermedius, Norman, 1933, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (10) 



Fig. iio.— £/ 



Depth of body about twice in the length, length of head 4 J to 5. Upper profile 

 of head nearly straight ; back moderately elevated. Snout much shorter than eye, 

 diameter of which is about 4 in length of head : interorbital ridge moderately elevated ; 

 lower eye scarcely in advance of upper, which touches dorsal profile of head. Snout 

 and greater part of interorbital ridge without scales. Maxillary extending to below 

 anterior part of eye, length about 4 in that of head. Gill-rakers short ; 8 or 9 on lower 

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

 about 45 in lateral line ; no supplementary scales. Dorsal 80-84. Anal 65-67. 

 Pectoral of ocular side with 10 rays, length about 6 in that of fish (without caudal). 

 Brownish, finely sprinkled with very small dusky spots ; scales mostly with dark 

 edges ; median fins with small, brown spots. 



Type. — British Museum (Nat. Hist.). Reg. No. 1932.5.9.19. 



Distribution. — Atlantic coast of South America, from Trinidad to Rio de Janeiro. 



Specimens E.xamined : 



I (1221 

 I (90 

 I (105 



I.). Holotype. 

 ). Paratype. 

 ). 



Port of Spain, Trinidad. 



Victoria, Brazil. 



Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 



Rogers. 



Mus. Comp. Zool. 



Temetz. 



. in length, has been selected as the holotype. 



