Type. — British Museum (Nat. Hist.). Reg. No. 79.5.14.56. 



Distribution. — Mergui Archipelago ; Kei Islands ; Timor Sea : in deep water. 



Specimens Examined : 



2 (180, 220 mm.). Types. ^ Kei Is., 129 fms. " Challenger 



16. ARNOGLOSSUS MUELLERI (Klunzinger). 



Pseudorhombus mueUt-ri, Klunzinger, 1872, Arch. Naturgesch., p. 40 ; Klunzinger, 18S0, SitzBer. 



Akad. Wiss. \Vien, Ixxx (i), p. 407, pi. ix, fig. 2 ; Waite, 1905, Rec. Aust. Mus., vi, p. 73. 

 Arnoglossus muelleti, Korman, 1926, Biol. Res. " Endeavour *', v, p. 245 ; McCulloch, 1929, Mem. 



Aust. Mus., V, p. 277. 



Depth of body 2J to 2J in the length, length of head 4 to 4J. Upper profile of 

 head only moderately convex above and behind eyes. Snout as long as or a little 

 longer than eye, diameter of which is 4 to 5 in length of head : eyes separated by a 



-Arnoglo. 



B.M. (X.H.) 192 



X j. 



narrow, bony ridge, the lower very little in advance of upper. -Maxillan,- extending 

 to below anterior edge or anterior \ of eye, length 2j to 3 in that of head ; lower jaw 

 about twice in head. Teeth of upper jaw rather small and close set laterally, becoming 

 larger anteriorly ; lateral teeth of lower jaw stronger and wider apart than those 

 of upper. 8 to 10 rather short, pointed gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 

 Scales feebly ctenoid on ocular side, cycloid on blind side ; 68 to 73 in lateral line. 

 Width of curve of lateral line ij to twice in length of head. Dorsal 90-97 ; none 

 of the rays prolonged. Anal 72-75. Pectoral of ocular side with 10 rays, length 

 I i to I J in that of head. Caudal obtusely pointed. Uniformly brownish ; fins with 

 small brown spots. 



Type. — Wiirttembergische Naturaliensammlung, Stuttgart. 



Distribution. — Southern Australia. 



Specimens Ex.\mined : 



1(135 mm.). 42 miles S. of St. Francis Is., S. Australia, 35 fms. Austr. Mus. (" Endeavour "). 



1(78 ,, ). Doubtful Is. Bay, east from Albany, W. Australia, ,, ,, 



20-25 fms. 



Also the holotype, 180 mm. in length (Stuttgart Mus). and 5 from South and 

 Western Australia (Austr. Mus. " Endeavour "). 



^ The larger is selected as the holotype. 



