S FLA'IMSHICS (HEIEROSOMAIA) 



Tvim: — Leiden Museum. 



DlsTRiBVTUiN'. — Indian Ocean ; Mal.iy I'eninsula ami Archipelago. 



SPECIMKNS KXAMINED : 



Also one from the Indian Dcean (7 47' M , 7*> 42' E. to 7 48' N., 76 41' E ). 102 to 

 105 fathoms (Ind. Mus. " Investi.sjator "). 



5. ENGYPROSOrON BLEEKEKl (Matleay). 



Anuiglossus bh-cheri. Macleay, 1882, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., vi, p. 124 ; McCnllorli and Whillcy, 

 1925, Rec. Anst. Mus., xiv, p. 346, fig. 2 ; Norman, 1926, Biol. Res. " Endraxour ", v, p. 240. 



Dejith of ho<ly about twice in the length, length of head 4J to 4J. Snout shorter 

 th.in eye, diameter of which is 3^ to 3J in length of head ; interorbital space a narrow 



groove, width 8 in diameter of eye ; lower eye a little in advance of upper. No 

 rostral or orbital spines. Maxillary extending to Ijelow anterior edge of eye or a 

 little beyon<i, length about 3 in that of head. Teeth of upper jaw liiserial anteriorly, 

 uniseriai laterally. 7 or 8 gill-rakers of moderate length on lower part of anterior 

 arch. About 50 scales in lateral line. Dorsal go-93. Anal 68-74. Pectoral of 

 ocular side with 12 rays, length about § that of head. Brownish. 



Type. — Macleay Museum, Australia. 



Distribution. — East coast of Queensland. 



Specimens Examined : 



(? ';, 8" 



ilesX.H.of Ho 



iland, 



9-25 fn 



kiistr. MU5. 

 (■• Endcax 



Also 4 from the same locality (Austr. Mus. " Endeavour "). 



This species may prove to belong to the genus Arnoglossus. but the biserial teeth 

 in the upper jaw suggest that it should be placed here. 



The type is 73 mm. in total length. 



Since the completion of this catalogue, the following specimen has been received 

 at the British Museum (Natural History) as Sea-ops kobensis, Jordan and Starks. 

 It appears to be an undoubted lingyprosopon, and may prove to be a. male of this 

 species. 



