Macrorhamphosus velitaiis Max Weber, Tijdschr. Ned. Dierk. Ver. (2) kt, 



1909, p. 74. 

 Macrorhamphosus velitar'is Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) XIII. 1914, p. 17, 20. 



D. III. 10—12; A. 18; P. 13— IS; V. 5. 



Height 4 to more than 5; head twice to 2 '/a- Snout 3'/.^ 

 to more than 4 in length, 1.7 in length of head. Eye 4^/^ — 6 

 in length of head, 2'/^ — 3'/^ in length of snout; its diameter 

 less than the length of the postorbital part of the head. First 

 dorsal spine short, originating behind vent and far behind 

 middle of length. Second spine somewhat shorter than half 



Fig. 7. Macrorhamphosus vclitaris (Pall.) 2'/^ n. s. (After Gilbert). 



length of head, provided with small spinelets along its posterior 

 edge. Third spine somewhat shorter than half length of second 

 spine. Colour silvery, darkish on back and top of head. 

 Length 85 mm. 



Habitat: Ambon. — Samoa, Hawaii and according to 

 Regan East Africa, Indian Ocean, China and the Mediterranean. 



Note: GOnther doubted very much that this fish came from 

 the East Indian Archipelago as a.sserted by Pallas, as it had not 

 been recognized again after his description. But Pallas says 

 that he received the fish from J. A. SCHLOSSER, who commu- 

 nicated it to him together with Callionymiis sagitta Pall, and 

 Fistularia paradoxa Pall. {Solenostomus paradoxus Pall.). 

 SCHLOSSER got these fishes from Ambon and it is quite well 

 known, that the two last-named species really occur near that 

 island. So it may be allowed to conclude, that also the Cen- 

 triscKS velitaris of Pallas came from that locality. This con- 

 clusion is strengthened by the fact that MacrorhampJiosus 

 velitaris is now also known from China, Samoa and Hawaii. 



Inuo-austkalian fishes IV. 



