60 LOPHOBRANCHII. 



There is a female specimen in the Leyden Museum, sent from 

 Macassar by M. Piller. 



This species resembles Dor. Dumerili, but is distinguished by 

 its longer tail and fewer body -rings. 



7. Doryichthys Dumerili, Kp. 



Diayn. — Edges of the body distinctly toothed, with a long 

 spine on the end of each ring. There are 16 rings before 

 the dorsal fin and 18 up to the anal. The dorsal fin stands 

 on 8 rings, of which two belong to the body. Under the 

 principal prominent opercular streak, there are three lines 

 in relief. Tail reaching to half the length of the snout. 



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Descr. — Length of the snout equal to the distance between 

 the fore border of the orbit and the root of the pectoral fin. A 

 toothed crest on the forehead and snout. A line rising in relief 

 over the nostril up to the mouth, and from the orbits to the 

 occiput. The edge of the back reaches to the last ring of the 

 dorsal fin, and the upper edge of the tail ends at the foremost 

 pair of rings of the dorsal. There are 24 rings in the tail. 



Rad.— P. 18 to 20 ; D. 34 ; A. 3; C. 9. 



Colour yellowish-brown with numerous dark points. Eyes 

 and gill-covers silvery and speckled. Caudal fin black. On a 

 dried example there are two silvery stripes along the lateral 

 line and rim of the belly. On the tail there are five distinct yel- 

 lowish silvery longitudinal streaks. Length of head - 63 inch, 

 of body 1'81 inch, of dorsal fin 04/ inch, of tail 1'62 inch. 



A specimen in the Paris collection, of unknown origin. 



8. Doryichthys millepunctatus, Kp. 



Diagn.— Edges of the body serrated; 18 rings before the 

 dorsal fin and 21 before the anus. Dorsal standing on 9 

 rings, 7 of them caudal ones. The entire body whitish, 

 dotted with black on the belly. An interrupted longitudinal 

 stripe passing over the side through the eye. 



Descr. — Snout equal in length to the distance between the 

 fore part of the orbit and the further extremity of the ring that 

 supports the pectoral fin. From three to seven prominent lines 

 under the chief keel in the midst of the gill-cover. 



Dimensions of $ : — Head - 83 inch, snout - 51 inch, body 

 2'52 inches, dorsal 059 inch, tail 1'58 inch. 



Dimensions of $ : — Head 1*14 inch, snout 0*68 inch, body 

 355 inches, dorsal 069 inch, tail 205 inches. 



