IKJ "TEKRA N(JVA' EXPEDITION. 



tlie muiiher of veile'lirac (28), pectoral (10) and caudal (14) rays. At this stage the 

 pectoral rays are simple and elongate, the ])elvic tins are rudimentary, and the dorsal 

 and anal are rayless. The liead is arnieil witli jiaircil iicripiral. otii- and supranrliital 

 spines ; the praeopeivuiuni lias two strong spines alternating with two .smaller one.s. 



Station IGl. ilelhourne JIarbour. 12 metres. Young tish trawl. (Jctoher. TJ 10. 



rLA'rVl'KrilAI.IKAK. 



Platycqihnlu.t ^l\ (I'l. .\. tig. 4). 



Numerous specimens, 5 to 7 mm. hmg. cxidcnily pcitain to this genus. 1 i-ount 

 27 vertehrae and 18 pectoral rays. In all ihc dorsal and anal are rayless: in the 

 larger (mes the end <if' the notochord is uplurncil and the hypunds and caudal rays are 

 evident : at 7 nun. nidinientarv jiclvii' fins ai'c present. The snout is depressed ami 

 rounded and tlie mouth is wide Tlicic is a doulile spine on each side of the occiput, 

 and there are two strong praccjpciiidar sjiincs and a snudler one Itelow. 



Station Kil. .Mclliournc 1 larhoui-. 12 metres. Young tish trawl. (>rtol)cr. 1".)1(). 



IIETEKUSU.MATA. 

 Both I DAE. 



J^aral ichthniiii-. 



Auri/luji-scffa quadrdccllntd, Gill (IM. l.\. tig. :■>). 



A .specimen of 5 mm. has the general characters of the postdarval li.sh descrilied 

 and figured 1)V Kvie as Aiic//l(ip-'<etfa sp. (Danish Oceanographical Exped. Flat-fishes, 

 p. 143.) The head is similarlv armed, the anterior dor.sal rays are ])r(Mlu(HM|. etc. 

 Notalilc ditferences fi'ou: Kvle's specimen are that the hody is deeper and the tin-rays 

 are fewer. 1 count 7-'l dorsal i'a\s. the anti'rior \'-'< somewhat s])ared and at least the 

 first 8 of these ]iroduce<l ; ihe anal laxs nuudier (io. and the vcrtelirae o4 or :io 

 (9-10 + 25). 



A second e.\ain[ile oC |e>s ihau :! mm. shows the charaeteristir pigmentation and 

 the prominent ahdomcii. IjuI the Hns ai'c rayless and the cud of the notochord is not 

 turned upwards. 



Station ;3y. Six miles otf the mouth of Kin de .ianeiio ITarhour. 2 metres. 

 April 27th. 1!)13. 



Aiici/luji.'idtK sp. (I'l. I.\. tig. 4). 



Two lar\ae. caeli 4 mm. long. ma\' lie pro\ isiniially i-eleriHMl to this genus. They 

 agree with the preceding in the armature nf llie head and the nundicr of vertebrae, but 

 are not so deep, and lack the spots on the body. Tlu' tins are membranous except an 

 anterioi' dorsal of 7 pinldULii'd i-ays. 



Station .".'.). Six miles oil' ihe luoiilh of Kio i|e .laiieim Harbour. 2 metres. 

 April 27tli. 1i)l:;. 



