SCOPHTHALMIN^ 



Eggs, Lar 



AND Young. 



Brook, 1886, Rep. Fish. Board Scotland, iv (2), p. 225, pi. ix ; Mcintosh, 1892, Rep. Fish. Board 

 Scotland, x (3), p. 274, pi. xiv, figs. 2-6, 8, 11 (?) ; Holt, 1893, Sci. Trans. R. Dublin Soc, (ii) 

 V, pp. loi, 104, pi. viii, figs. 66-68, pi. xi, figs. 88-93 ; Holt, 1897, J. Mar. Biol. Ass., .k.s., v 

 pp. 45, 128 ; Holt, 1899, Ann. Mus. hist. nat. Marseille, Zool., v (2), p. 74, pi. viii, fig. 89 

 Ehrenbauin, 1905, in Brandt and Apstein, Nordisches Plankton, I. Eier Larv. Fisch. (l), p. 214 

 fig. 82 ; Petersen, 1906, Medd. Komm. Havundersog Kjob., Ser. Fisk., ii (i), p. 8 ; 1909, ii 

 (I), p. I, pl.ii, figs. 20-21. 



Depth of body about twice in the length, length of head 3^ to 3J. Dorsal profile 

 of head distinctly notched in front of upper eye. Snout about as long as eye, 

 diameter of which is 4 to 4I in length of head ; anterior margins of eyes level or lower 

 very slightly in advance of upper, which is fairly close to edge of head ; upper surfaces 

 of eyes densely scaled. Olfactory laminae a little radiating. Maxillary extending 

 nearly to below middle of eye, length about twice in that of head. 11 or 12 gill-rakers 

 on lower part of anterior arch. Posterior edges of scales of ocular side with a few, 

 rather strong spinules ; scales of blind side with the marginal spinules feebler and 

 more numerous ; 72 to 80 scales in lateral line. Curve of lateral line not low, its 

 width 2\ to 2| in length of straight portion. Dorsal (70) 73-80 : origin above space 

 between nostrils of blind side ; first ray a little prolonged and setiform ; most of the 

 rays scaled on both sides. Anal 60-68. Pectoral of ocular side with g or 10 rays, 

 the middle rays branched ; length i J to if in that of head. Caudal rounded. Vertebrae 

 y-io + 26. Brownish, with irregular dark spots and blotches ; a distinct round dark 

 spot on commencement of last third of straight part of lateral line ; a dark blotch below 

 hinder part of curve of lateral line and pair of larger blotches above and below first half 

 of its .straight portion, close to upper and lower edges of body ; median fins spotted 

 and streaked with dark brown or black. 



Type. — Not traced. 



Distribution. — Atlantic coasts of south-western Europe, northwards to the 

 British Isles and Denmark ; Mediterranean. 



Specimens Examined ; 



Ardrossan, 

 Inverary. 

 Scotland. 

 Loch Strive 

 Off S.W. Ir 

 Plvmouth. 



Arosa Bay, X.VV. Spa 



Nice. 



Dalmatia. 



Mediterranean. 



Murray. 



Macpherson. 



Brook. 



Grenfell. 



Yarrell Coll. 



Gerrard. 



Spence. 



Ducie. 



Gal. 



Cutler. 



Also one from Europe (Mus. Comp. Zool.^ 



Genus 38. 



1835, Arch. Naturgesch., 

 889, Rep. U.S. Com. Fish, 



ZEUGOPTERUS 



(2) 



'. 178 [PUuronecUs hirtus, Abildgaard] ; 

 886), p. 251 ; Smitt, 1893, Scand. Fish., 



Kyle, 1913, Rep. Dan 



Zeugopierus, Gottsche 



Jordan and Goss, 



i, p. 456. 

 Scophlhalmus (part), Bonaparte, 1846, Cat. metod. Pesri Europ., p. 49 



Ocean. Exped. 1908-1910, ii, A. I, p. 15. 

 Zeugopierus (part), Steenstrup, 1865, Overs. Dansk. Vid. Selsk., p. 112. 



Close to Phrynorhombus. Body ovate. Mouth very protractile. A patch of 

 teeth on the head of the vomer. Gill-rakers of moderate length. Nostrils of blind 



