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of pectorals. Base of ventrals twice nearer to caudal than to 

 hindborder of eye. Caudal rounded. Colour of preserved specimen 

 yellowish with a lateral dark stripe, which broadens on the 

 tail and ends in a dark dot at base of caudal. Base of anal 

 with a row of dark points. Length of single specimen known 

 with broken lower jaw 99 mm. [Type seen by us]. 



Habitat: Rana on island Muna! 



Brackish water. 



4. Zenarchopterus novae-guineae (M. Web.) 



Hemiramphus (Zenarchopterus) novae-guhieae Max Weber, Nova Guineae IX. 

 Livr. 4, 1913, p. 553. 



D. 14; A. 2.8— 9; p. 1.7— 8; V. 1.5; L.l. 50— 53. 



Compressed, the breadth of the body going about 1.5 in 

 its height. Height 9.6 — 1 1.3, 11 — 12.6 in length with caudal. 

 Head from tip of upper jaw to branchial opening 3 — 3.3 in 

 trunk. Entire head 2.3 — 2.4, 2.5 — 2.8 in length with caudal. 

 Length of lower jaw beyond extremity of upper jaw 3.9 — 4.8 

 in length, 4.3 — 5.5 in length with caudal. Eye 1.5 to nearly 

 twice in postorbital part of head, equal to or somewhat smaller 

 than interorbital space. Triangular part of upper jaw scarcely 

 longer than broad at its base, scaly. Praeorbital rounded in 

 front, one half or two thirds of diameter of eye. Teeth very 

 small, pointed, forming bands. The band in the upper jaw is 

 of constant breadth, that of the lower jaw tapers forward. 

 Origin of anal below third or fourth dorsal ray. Dorsal about 

 thrice as long as anal, convex, the third, fourth and fifth rays 

 being the longest. None of the rays thickened. Anal convex, 

 the 6th ray swollen in males, posterior rays smaller than the 

 others. Pectorals as long as postorbital part of head or some- 

 what longer. Ventrals short, less than half length of pectorals. 

 Origin of ventrals about twice nearer to base of caudal than 

 to eye. Caudal more or less truncate. Colour of preserved 

 specimens yellowish, with a silvery lateral band, bordered above 

 by a black stripe and broadest in the postanal part of the 

 body. Fins hyaline, caudal and dorsal dusky. Length 240 mm. 



Habitat: New Guinea (Lorentz river!. Kloof bivak !). 



5. Zenarchopterus kampeni (M. Web.) 



Hemiramphus (Zenarchopterus) Kampeni Max Weber, Nova Guinea IX. Livr. 

 4, »913, P- 554- 



