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and is just entirely ia advance of the anal, tlie two tins being 

 of nearly equal extent and height. A thin, narrow, adipose 

 dorsal in the posterior half of the tail. Caudal large and 

 deeply forked ; its lowermost ray rigid, prolonged, curved, 

 with a spatulate tip, the total length of the ray from base to 

 tip being nearly two thirds of the total (caudal excluded). 

 The pectoral consists of three distinct portions: — (1) an upper, 

 of two detached, produced, rigid rays, the first of which, 

 though broken, reaches to the tip of the upper lobe of the 

 caudal and is simple throughout, while the second is about 

 half the length of the first ; (2) a middle portion of six com- 

 paratively short branched rays, diminishing from above 

 downwards, connected together by a stout interradial mem- 

 brane ; and (3) a lower portion of five free, simple, elongated 

 rays, which reach halfway along the tail. The ventrals arise 

 just in front of the dorsal ; the two outermost rays of each fin 

 are inseparably united throughout their extent to form a long, 

 curved, rigid, spatulate appendage, between one fifth and one 

 sixth longer than the elongated lower caudal ray, which 

 reaches to the vertical from the tip of the upper caudal lobe. 



Colours in spirit : — Head nearly black ; body dark brown, 

 with two broad, transverse, white bands, one just in front of 

 the dorsal fin, the other near the middle of the tail ; caudal 

 white ; the other fins black, except their prolonged rays, 

 which are translucent white, with black tips. A large, opaque- 

 white, digitate body shows through the bones of the crown of 

 the head and snout, and there is a similar linear body along 

 the mucous canal of the mandible. 



One specimen, a female with gravid ovaries, 10 inches 

 long (prolonged caudal ray excluded). 



Hab. Andaman Sea, 7^ miles east of North Cinque Island, 

 490 fathoms. 



I beg to name this species after Dr. Albert Gilnther, F.ll.So, 

 to whose monumental works all students of ichthyology must 

 ever remain grateful debtors. 



Family Stomiatidse. 



Stomias, Cuv. 



Stomias nebulosus^ sp. nov. 



D. 17. A. 21. P. 6. V. 5. 



Near Stomias affinis. 



Head-length one ninth of the total. Body compressed, its 

 height one twelfth of the total. Snout shorter than the large 



