BOTHINiE 255 



more than 4 (5 J in young) in length of head ; lower eye a little in advance of upper, 

 which is \'ery close to edge of head. Maxillary extending to beyond anterior edge of 

 eye, length 3} to ^^ (3I in young) in that of head ; teeth uniserial, almost entirely 

 confined to blind side of jaws. 6 to 8 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. About 

 93 scales in lateral line. Dorsal 85-90 ; origin above posterior nostril of blind side ; 

 first two rays detached from remainder of fin ; none of the rays prolonged, longest 

 shorter than head (except in young). Anal 67-70. Pectoral of ocular side with 13 

 to 15 rays, length i J to if in that of head. Caudal obtusely pointed. Brownish ; 

 dorsal and anal fins darker towards their margins ; middle rays of caudal and distal 

 part of left pectoral dark brown or blackish. 



Fic. 195. — L<eops macrophthalmui. B.M. (X.H.) 1027. i .6. 58. x| 



Type. — Indian Museum. No. 11721. 



Distribution. — From the Gulf of Oman through the Indian Ocean to Burma ; in 

 deep water. 



Specimens Examined : 



+ (92-138 mm.). Sea of Oman, 180 fms. Townsend. 



2(100,130 ,, ). Off Calicut, iMadras, 100 fms. Ind. Mils. 



-(90,95 ,, ). Off Ganjam Coast, Bay of Bengal, 98-102 fms. 



2 (105. 106 „ ). 



Also several from India and Burma, including the holotype of the species and the 

 holotype and first paratype of L. lophoptera (Ind. Mus.). 



Examination of the types of L. lophoptera (No. 12435-6), 78 and 85 mm. m total 

 length, leaves little doubt that this is the young of L. macrophthalmus . 



3. L.EOPS NIGRESCENS, Lloyd. 



Laops nigrescens, Lloyd, 1907, Rec. Ind. Mus., i, p. 9 ; Lloyd, 1908, Illust. Zool. " Investigator ", 

 Fishes, pi. xliii, fig. 2 ; Lloyd, 1909, Mem. Ind. Mus., ii, p. 161 ; Norman, 1927, Rec. Ind. Mus., 

 xxix, p. 38, fig. 10. 



Depth of body 2^ to 25 in the length, length of head 4 to 45. Upper profile of head 

 and body moderately convex abo\e and behind eyes. Diameter of eye about 3 in 

 length of head ; lower eye a little in advance of upper, which is very close to edge of 

 head. Maxillary extending to beyond anterior edge of eye, length 3 f to 4^ in that of 

 head ; teeth more or less biserial, mainly confined to blind side of jaws. 8 to 10 

 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 89 to 92 scales in lateral line. Dorsal 

 95-98 ; origin above posterior nostril of blind side ; first two rays detached from 



