SAMARIN.E 



4" 



Depth of body 2f''„ to 3f in the length, length of head 4 to nearly 4 J. Snout 

 shorter than eye, diameter of which is 2J to a little more than 3 in length of head : 

 eyes separated by a somewhat elevated, scaled ridge, the lower a little in advance 

 of upper. Maxillary extending to below anterior part of eye, length 2 J to 2 1 in that 

 of head. Gill-rakers short or rudimentary, knob-like. Scales ctenoid on both sides 

 of body, 68 to 74 in lateral line. Dorsal 70-76. Anal 54-61. Pectoral with 5 rays, 

 more than twice as long as head. Caudal with 16 rays, rounded or pointed. Dark 

 brownish, with 5 dark blotches or incomplete rings along upper edge and 4 along 

 lower edge of body ; body and fins variegated with dark spots ; median fins with a 

 dark border ; pectoral regularly ringed grey and black. 



Type. — Amsterdam Museum. 



Distribution. — Bali, 59 to 138 fathoms. 



Specimen Examined : 



St. Nikolaas Bay, Bali, 60-90 fii 



Amsterdam Mas. 



6. SAMARISCUS LONGIMANUS, Norman, 

 : lotigimanus, Norman, 1927, Rec. Ind. Mus., xxix, p. 46, pi. vii. 



Fig. 300. — Samariscus longiman, 



Depth of body 2| to nearly 3 in length, length of head 3^ to 3|. Snout shorter 

 than eye, diameter of which is 3i to 3J in length of head ; eyes separated by a narrow 

 ridge, their anterior margins level, llaxillary extending to below anterior J of eye, 

 length about 3 in that of head ; lower jaw z^ to 2j in head. Gill-rakers rudimentary. 

 Scales ctenoid on both sides of body, the denticulations stronger on those of ocular 

 side ; 55 to 60 (?) scales in lateral line. Dorsal 66-71. Anal 50-54. Pectoral with 

 5 rays, length twice that of head. Caudal with 16 rays, pointed. Greyish brown, 

 with a series of 5 black blotches along upper edge, and 3 or 4 along lower edge of 

 body ; a group of black blotches round anterior part of lateral line, and one or two 

 smaller ones on the straight portion ; dorsal and anal fins pale, with a narrow dark 

 margin and a series of dark spots ; distal part of caudal dusky, two small dark spots 

 near base of fin ; pectoral blackish. 



