80 Dr. J. Hector on new Spe Mn 
height, the head being two thirds of the height. Length of 
snout less than the diameter of the orbit, which is half the 
length of the head. Interorbital space equal to the snout, this 
being the greatest thickness of the body. The eyes are very 
high up; and on each orbit is a doubly serrated ridge that 
ends in a spine that projects forwards and covers the nostril ; 
the inner branch of the ridge is continued backwards, bound- 
ing a deep interorbital depression, the outer is continued round 
the margin of the orbit. The lower jaw slightly projects. 
The upper jaw is formed of the intermaxillaries, the maxil- 
laries depending vertically over the angle of the mouth and 
ending in a spinous process. The inferior edge of the lower 
jaw is serrate. Infraorbital space scaled, the opercles naked, 
with all the lower free edges serrate. A strong ridge with 
eighteen rough scales extends from the isthmus to the ventrals. 
The groove for the reception of the dorsal is bounded by 
twenty-six oblique spinous scales, and that for the anal by 
twenty similar scales, each having four minute spines, the first 
being the longest. The first dorsal spine is short, the second 
long, being half the length of the head ; ventral spine the same 
length, the anal spine one third. The second dorsal spine is 
compressed, with a sharp anterior edge. Soft dorsal does not 
begin with a spine. The length of the caudal part of the 
body is equal to the orbital diameter, and has three short pointed 
spines above and below the base of the caudal, which is 
rounded. Scales very narrow and rough. 
Colour silvery, with a black crescent behind the pectoral, 
which is very small and rounded. ‘There is also a black line 
along the base of the dorsal and anal, and a patch on the base 
of the caudal. 
Teeth very minute. 
The depressed interorbital space, shorter form, and different 
number of fin-spines are the chief characters on which this 
fish is separated from the only other species of the genus, 
P. cultratus, of which only two specimens are recorded, from 
Norfolk Island. 
Dredged by H.M.S.-‘Challenger’ Expedition in 400 fathoms 
off Cape Farewell. 
Scorpena barathri, sp. n. 
B)7s! PL18..- Via |hd. Ds == [edo <A. 34/2524 Meaci= 
ferous pores 22. L. scales 65. LL. transv. 7 | 20. 
Length equal to thrice and one fourth the height and twice 
and two thirds the length of head. Teeth on the palatines, 
vomer, and jaws in fine villiform bands. General form com- 
