296 On a new Stomiatid Fish. 



uniserial ; a non-clepvessible tooth about as long as eye at 

 each side of symphysis, this is followed by a much longer 

 depressible tooth and one or two smaller depressible teeth on 

 each side, all of which are in a line slightly internal to two 

 smaller non-depressible teeth which lie in the intervals be- 

 tween the depressible teeth ; the posterior end of the maxilla 

 is rough with minute teeth in a single series. On the man- 

 dibles there are anteriorly and corresponding to the anterior 

 teeth in the upper jaw a pair of long non-depressible teeth ; 

 behind these there are six depressible teeth diminishing some- 

 what in size backwards, and two non-depressible teeth lying 

 in a line slightly external to the depressible teeth and situated 

 behind the fiist and third teeth of the depressible series ; the 

 points of the non-depressible teeth are somewhat outwardly 

 directed. 



Hyoid barbel stout basally, produced into a slender filament 

 many times longer than the body. Pectorals placed close 

 together near the ventral margin, apparently devoid of any 

 large detached ray, two of the rays short and fleshy, the 

 remainder, of which one is anterior to the fleshy rays, slender*. 

 Ventrals with about 7 slender rays, set a little nearer to the 

 snout than to the caudal fin, their length about equal to the 

 height of the body at their point of insertion. Dorsal with 

 about 20 ray?, its base a little shorter than the greatest height 

 of the body. Anal with about 22 rays, its base a little longer 

 than the greatest height of the body ; both fins with compa- 

 ratively short rays set in rather conspicuous fleshy bases. 



Height of caudal peduncle less than the length of the 

 snout. Skin black, rather thick, with barely perceptible 

 granulations t- A group of grey specks (looking like fungoid 

 growths) at the hind angle of the gill-cover, and another 

 group below the origin of the band mentioned below. Other 

 and smaller grey specks sporadically scattered over the lower 

 parts of the cheeks and the fore part of the body. A thin 

 band (of matter similar in appearance to the specks above 

 mentioned and raised above the skin after the manner of a 

 scar or cicatrix), forming a long loop with acute posterior 

 angle J, extending beyond the vertical from the insertion of 



* The fleshy rays are at present colourless, but may have lost their 

 integument. The original coudition and number of the slender rays is 

 beyond conjecture. They are now represented by a few hair-like pro- 

 cesses, which may be either the true rays or portions thereof divided by 

 fission. 



f The faint vertical markings present in allied Stomiatids did not 

 become apparent until the fish had been preserved in alcohol and formalin 

 for some weeks. 



J On one side there is a very short process posterior to the angle. 



