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Nottidge Moseley, f. r. s., naturalist of the Challenger, and later Linacre 

 professor in the University of Oxford. 



GIGLIOLIA MOSELEYI, new species. 



Plate XVIII, fig. 1. 



Notacnnthiis honapartii, GOnthkr, Clialh-iujer Report, xxii, 249, j)!. 1x1, fi<r. c. 

 The following excellent descrii^tion is by Dr. Gilnther: 



Body moderately elougate, its greatest deplh opposite to the ventral fin, and con- 

 tained twice and two-thirds in distance of the vent from the cud of the snout; the 

 length of the compressed oblong head is contained twice and one- third in the same 

 length. The snout is thick, swollen, much produced beyond the narrow transverse 

 mouth, which is opposite to the front margin of the orbit, and quite at the lower 

 sidc'of the head. Twenty teeth on each. side of the upjier jaAV. The eye is close to 

 the upper proiile, two-thirds of the length of the snout, one-fifth of that of the head, 

 .and. less than the width of the interorbital space. Gill openings of moderate width, 

 the gill membranes being conliueut in the vertical from the upju'r end of the gill 

 opening, and not attached to the isthmus. 



The whole body ami head are covered with minute, smooth, imbricate, and adher- 

 ent scales. 



All the dorsal spines are short, the anterior very short, the second opiiosite to the 

 vent. The anal spines commence immediately behind the vent and increase in 

 length posteriorly, passing into the flexible rays, which are of varying. and indefinite 

 number. The pectoral is inserted at the usual distance from the gill opening and 

 has a base of moderate width. Ventrals united and extending to the vent ((iiinther). 



Radial formula: 1). VIII-IX; A. XV-XVIII, 150; C. 3; P. d; V. I, 7; Case. pyl. 5. 



(Jeuus PO], VAC ANTIIONOTUS, Pleeker. 



Polyacunthonotns, IIlkkkkk, Guxthki;, Vhalhiujir Ix'ejjort, xxii, 1S7.^, p. 243 (as 



subgenus. 

 Zanotacanthus, Gill, Johnson's Cyclopiedia, iii, 1S7H, )>. SS3. 

 Farudoj'uhthys, Giglioli, Nature, xxv, p. 53i3, 1882. 

 Teratichtlijis, GniLiOLi, /. c. 



Not((V(()itlii(ls, with very slender, elongate body, and inferior mouth, 

 and the snout proh)nged into a proboscis-like tip, resenil)ling that of 

 Mastaccmhelus, its length at least one-third that of the head. Dorsal 

 fin represented by numerous slender, curved, flexible, disjoined spines, 

 the first of which is placed some distance behind the vertical from the 

 origin of the pectoral. Anal composed of a snudler number of longer, 

 slender, liexible spines, passing at a point some distance behind the 

 last of the dorsal spines into a low, short, anal tin. Pectorals moderate, 

 slender, ]»laced above the median line of the body, and close to the 

 lateral line. Ventrals slender, entirely separate, not reaching to the 

 vent. Scales inconspicuous or jirobably absent. Lateral line con- 

 spicuous, descending from the angle of the operculum in a strong, broad 

 curve, to below the middle region of the body at a point not far from 

 the vent. Teeth very fine, in rows upon each jaw; stronger teeth upon 

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