BOTHIN^ 



207 



Teeth uniserial in both jaws. 8 very short " palmate " gill-rakers on lower part of 

 anterior arch. About 60 scales in lateral line. Dorsal 71. Anal 61. Pectoral 

 of ocular side with i o rays, length about | that of head . Greyish brown, with numerous 

 paler and darker spots and ocelli ; a dark blotch on hinder part of lateral line ; median 

 fins variegated with paler and darker. 



Type. — British Museum (Nat. Hist.). Reg. No. 79.5.14.89. 



Distribution. — Fiji Islands. 



Specimen Examined : 



I.). Holotype 



I.evuka. 



" Challenger." 



In the peculiar form of the gill-rakers, as well as in other characters, this species 

 resembles Arnoglossus intermedins (Bleeker), and should perhaps be included in that 

 genus. The type is rather poorly preserved, and it is impossible to determine the 

 sex. 



4. ENGYPROSOPON MOGKII (Bleeker). 



Rhombus mogkii, Bleeker, 1854, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind., vii, p. 256. 

 Achirus mogkt, Bleeker, i860, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind., xxii, p. loi. 

 Rhomboidichthys (Etigyprosopon) mogkii, GUnther, 1862, Cat. Fish., iv, p. 438. 

 Pssudorhombus mogkii, Bleeker, 1863, Nat. Tijdschr. Dierk., i, p. 230. 

 Platophrys (Arnoglossus) mogki, Bleeker, 1866-72, .-^tl. Ichth., vi, p. 14, Pleuron., pi. 

 Engyprosopon mogki, Weber, 1913, " Siboga "-E.\ped., Fische, p. 429 ; Norman, i 



Mus., xxix, p. 27, pi. V. 

 Bothus (Arnoglossus) mogki, Weber and Beaufort, 1929, Fish. Indo-.A.ustraI. .\rch., v 



27, Rec. Ind. 

 ). 128, fig. 30. 



Depth of body about twice in the length, length of head a Uttle more than 4. 

 Snout a little shorter than eye, diameter of which is 3! to 35 in length of head ; inter- 

 orbital space concave, width J to J diameter of eye ; lower eye a little in advance 

 of upper. No rostral or orbital spines. Maxillary extending to a little beyond 

 anterior edge of eye, length 2i, to 3 in that of head. Upper jaw with an outer row 

 of stronger teeth. 6 gill-rakers of moderate length on lower part of anterior arch. 

 51 to 53 scales in lateral line. Dorsal (78) 83-86. Anal (58) 61-62. Pectoral of 

 ocular side with 11 rays, length | that of head. Brownish, with numerous small 

 dark spots on head, body and fins. 



