6. DOKYICHTUYS. 183 



Doryiclithys bernsteinii, Bleek. Arch, Neerland. Baumhauer, 1867, 

 p. 398, appears to be closely allied to D. auronitens. As the journal 

 iu which the description has been published is not generally acces- 

 sible, I give Dr. Blceker's description : — 



" Corpore valde elongato, antice heptagono, postice tetragono, alti- 

 tudine 24 circiter in ejus longitudine, a^que lato circiter ac alto ; 

 capite 7 circiter in longitudine corporis ; oculis diametro 7 circ. in 

 longitudine capitis ; linea rostro-frontali ante oculos concava ; rostro 

 cajiitis parte postoculari duplo circiter longiore, subcylindrico, quin- 

 tuple circ. longiore quam parte gracillima, alto, superne crista trans- 

 versa nulla ; vertice convexiusculo celluloso ; orbitis laevibus ; cristis 

 utroque latere rostro-oculari postocularicjue et cristulis rostro et 

 vertice medianis leviter vix conspicue crenulatis ; operculo celluloso 

 medio crista longitudinali laevi inferne striis aliquot humilioribus 

 divergentibus ; scutis trunco 22, cauda 24 vel 25, scutis singulis 

 trausversim striatis, laminis intersuturalibus ovalibus loDvibus, cari- 

 nis sublaivibus non serratis ; carina trunco laterali cum carina 

 caudae inferiorc continua, carina trunco dorsali longe post initium 

 carinse caudaj superioris producta ; cauda absque pinna, trunco absque 

 capite paulo tantum breviore, pinna dorsali conspicue ante anum 

 acuto trunci 20° incipiente et scuto caudali 7° desinente corpore 

 multo humiliore ; anali minima ; caudali obtuse rotundata capitis 

 parte postoculari non longiore ; colore corpore violascente-viridi ; 

 iride viridi-aurea ; fascia rostro-oculo-caudali profundc fusca ; pin- 

 nis, caudali fusca, ceteris aurantiaco- vel roseo-hyalinis. D. 41." 



A single female specimen, 212 millims. long, from Halmaheira. 



10. Doryichthys millepunctatus. 



Doryiclithys millepunctatus, Kaup, Lophohr. p. 60. 

 Osseous rings 21-|-x. 



Edges of the shields serrated. Lateral line uninterrupted, passing 

 into the lower edge of the tail. Operculum with a distinct longitu- 

 dinal ridge, and with from three to seven radiating lines underneath. 

 Length of the snout equal to the distance between the anterior mar- 

 gin of the orbit and the further extremity of the ring that supports 

 the pectoral fin. Dorsal fin standing on nine rings, two of which 

 belong to the trunk. Tail shorter than the body. Whitish, dotted 

 with black on the belly. {^Kaup.) 



Madagascar ; Bourbon. 



The typical specimens are in the Paris Museum. 



11. Doryichthys lineatus. 



Doryichthys lineatus, Kaup, Lophohr. p. 59. 

 aculeatus, Kmqj, Lophohr. p. 61. 



D. 42-44. Osseous rings 19-22 + 23-27. 

 Edges of the shields rough, with prominent spines in younger in- 

 dividuals, but they disappear in the adult. Lateral line uninter- 

 rupted, passing into the lower edge of the tail. Body (>ompresscd. 



