24 LOPHOBRAXCHII. 



posed of eight shields, and on its dorsal aspect it is furnished 

 with a denticulated crest. The colour is greyish -brown, with 

 two pahs of black specks on the under piece of the snout. The 

 eves, and lower part of the gill-cover, and sometimes the whole 

 operculum, are silvery. 



A male 10 inches long has an egg-pouch 3'35 inches in length ; 

 and a very long female measures 3"86 inches along the body, 

 and CroS inches along the tail. 



Specimens brought from China and Japan by Dr. Siebold are 

 preserved in the Museums of Leyden and London. A female 

 specimen in the Paris Museum was obtained at Macao by M. 

 Evdoux {Voy. de la Bonite). 

 "Rad.—Y. 18; D.20; A. 3; C. 9. 



2. Trachyrhamphus longirostris, Kp. 



Diagn. — The space intervening between the fore angle of the 

 orbits and the furthest edge of the gill-cover is shorter than 

 the length of the recurved snout. 



Descr. — This species resembles the preceding one, but has a 

 longer snout and tail. There are 27 body-rings and 53 tail-rings, 

 and the breast is conspicuous by its prominence between the 

 5th and 9th rings. 



Rad,— P. 18; D. 27 ; A. 3; C. 9. 



Colour like that of the first species. An old male 12'5 inches 

 long measures on the body 44 inches ; along the tail 8*0 inches ; 

 and has an egg-pouch 2'8 inches long. The British Museum 

 possesses two specimens that were captured by Captain Sir 

 Edward Belcher. 



3. Trachyrhamphus intermedius, Kp. 



Diagn. — The straight, thin snout equal in length to the di- 

 stance between the fore angle of the eye and the extreme 

 edge of the gill-cover. 



Descr. — Snout longer than that of serratus, but shorter than 

 that of longirostris. Two hnes proceeding from the proximal 

 part of the orbit form a spinous projection over the nostril ; the 

 remainder of the crest is merely acutely ridged. Nineteen rings 

 precede the dorsal fin, and there are 21 before the anus. The 

 dorsal stands upon six rings. The Paris Museum contains a 

 damaged specimen. Its country is China? or Japan. 



