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the head. Ouly the rays of the caudal fin are scaly. The dorsal fin commences above the 

 middle of the eye, and is continued to within a short distance of the caudal. None of its 

 rays are elongate. Pectoral equally developed on both sides, more than half as long as the 

 head. Ventrals separate, opposite to each other. Light brownish ; head and body with 

 numerous black dots ; dorsal and anal blackish ; caudal with a large black spot near its 

 upper and lower margins ; pectoral mth a large black spot occupying nearly the whole 

 fin. Ki Islands. Length of specimens, 6 inches. Station 192; 129 fathoms. 



Lceops parvicejys, Gthr. Station 190. ArafuraSea; 35 to 49 fathoms. 

 Brachypleu)-a novce-zealandice, Gthr., Arafura Sea; 35 to 49 fathoms. Coast of New 

 Guinea ; 30 fathoms. 



Solea htiana, n. sp. (PL XXL fig. C). 



D. 70, A. 50, L. lat. ca. 70. The height of the body is two-fifths of the total length 

 (without caudal), the length of the head rather more than one-fourth ; the width of the 

 interorbital space ec][ual to the diameter of the eye. No pectoral whatever. Light 

 brownish : head, body, and fins reticulated with brown, the network being more distinct 

 towards the margins of the fish. Ki Islands. Length of specimen, 4^ inches. Station 

 192 ; 129 fathoms. 



Synaptura zebra, BL, Arafura Sea ; 35 to 49 fathoms. 



Synaptura arafurensis, n. sp. 



D. 65, A. 52, P. 6, L. lat. 100. The height of the body is two-fifths of the total 

 length, with the caudal; the length of the head one-fifth. Scales ciliated on both sides 

 of the body, those of the neck not larger. There are several patches of black filaments 

 on difierent parts of the body ; the largest is in the middle of the length of the lateral 

 line, two or three smaller ones along the base of the dorsal, and of the anal, and one on 

 the base of the caudal. Upper jaw slightly overlapping the lower. The eyes are very 

 small ; they occupy jointly a single protuberance, which can partially be received in 

 a hollow. Pectorals rudimentary, about one-sixth of the length of the head ; the right 

 is black between the rays, and its axil is black also. The last dorsal and anal ray 

 extends beyond the middle of the length of the caudal. Nasal tubes short. LTniform 

 brownish-grey. ArafuraSea. Length of specimen, 4^ inches. Station 190; 35 fathoms. 



CynocjJossus koj^st, Blkr., Arafura Sea. Station 190. 



Cnidoglanis nudiceps, n. sp. 



Closely allied to Cnidoglanis lep>turus and Cnidoglanis inicrocep>lialus, but with 

 the occipital region osseous, and not covered with loose skin. Head depressed, small, its 



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