Ih (i. A. noULENGElì 



width, and iiiucli t-xceeds least deptli of praeorbital; jaws cijual in 

 front; maxillary (extending to below anterior border of eye; teeth 

 small, in 3 or h rows, outer largest and bicuspid, others tricuspid; 

 about ()0 teeth in outer row of up])er jaw; 3 series of scales on 

 the cheeis. tlie d(;pth of the scaly })art below the eye alwut ''/;, 

 diameter of hitter, (lill-rakers moderate, in tu \-l nn lower part 

 of anterior arcli. Dorsal XV-XVI D-IO; spines eijual from the 

 7"" or 8"', which measures about 7:, length of head; longest soft 

 rays a little more than '/j length of head. Anal III '.I; third sjiine 

 longest, */. Iriigtli of head. Pectoral pointed, ^4 length of head, 

 not reacliing vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching <irigin of 

 anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle a little longer than deej). 

 Scales rather strongly denticulate, 3!2-33 ■^^y lateral lines ?|^. 

 Brownish above, whitish beneatli. with 7 to Id i.itlier indistinct 

 dark cross-bars which may be traversed Ijy a dark lateral stripe 

 extending from the o|)ercular spot to the caudal fin; tins brownish. 



Total length Idd niillim. 



Three sjiecimens from IJussu and one from .linja. 



Distinguished from 2'. lacrimosa by tlie larger eyes, the more 

 numerous gill-rakers, the shorter caudal peduncle, etc. 



33. Xilftpia, Iiuiiiiliox-, sp. n. (V\. III. lig. 2). 



Depth (if body 3 '/a to 3 -/'a times in total length, length of 

 head 3 to 3 '/^ times. Head "ù. '/^ to 2 '/„ times as long as broad. 

 up])er profile forming an even curve; snout rounded, as long as broad, 

 as long as eye, which is 3 Va to 3 Va times in lengtii of head , 

 e(|uals interorbital width, and exceeds least depth of praeorbital ; 

 jaws e([ual in front; maxillary cxt(>nding to below anterior Iwrder 

 of eye; teeth small, slender, ck)sely set, in 4 or o rows, outer 

 bicuspid, others tricuspid; l\'\ to 54 teeth in outer i-ow of upper 

 jaw; 3 series of scales on the cheek, the deptli of tlie scaly jiart 

 below the eye less than diameter of latter, (".ill-rakers short. 7 

 or 8 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVl 9-10; spines 

 increasing in lengtii to the last, which measures V2 length of 

 head; hwigest soft rays V- to -j.^ length of head. .\nal III 8-D): 

 third spine longest, as long as or a little shorter than last (kn-sal. 

 Pectoral shorter than head, not reaching vertical of origin of anal. 

 \'enti-al III it reachiii'' origin of anal. Caudal rounded-subtruncate. 



