the Fishes of the Family Macroiliamphosidse. 19 



2. Macrorhamphosus elevatus, Waite. 



Macrorhamphosiis scohjjax, var. clevatus, "Waite, Mem, Austral. Mus, 



iv. 1899, p. 59, pi. vii. fig. 1. 

 Macrorhamphosus gallinago, Ogilbv, Proc. R. Soc. Queeuslaud, xxi. 



1908, p. 0. 

 ? Macrorhamphosus la7icifer, Ogilbv, Proc. R. Soc. Queensland, xxiii. 



1910, p. 90. 

 ? Macrorhamphosus rohustus, Ogilby, t. c. p. 91. 

 Macrorhamphosus scolopax, ^Vaite, Rec. Canterbury Mus. i. 1911, 



p. 171. 

 Macroj-ha7nphosus eleratus, McCulloch, 'Endeavour' Fishes, p. 23, 



fig. 8 (1911). 



Australia and New Zealand. 



In the British Museum a single specimen from Tasmania, 

 not quite so deep and with the dorsal spine shorter than the 

 example figured by Waite, but evidently of the same species. 



Ogilby has described three species from Queensland^ but 

 these are distinguished from each other and from M, elevaius 

 by differences in the depth of the body and the length of the 

 dorsal spine, which may not be outside the limits of varia- 

 tion for this species. 



3. Macrorhamjyhosus sagifue, Jord. & Starks 

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Japan. 



Macrorhamphosus saf/i'fue, .Tord. & Starks, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxvi. 

 1902, p. 69, fig. 2.' ' 



4. Macrorhamphosus gracilis, Lowe. 



Ceutriscus gracilis, Lowe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1839, p. 8G; Giiuth. Cat. 

 Fish. iii. p. 521 (part.). 



In the British Museum several examples from Madeira ; a 

 very small specimen taken between Montevideo and Magellan 

 may also belong to tliis species, which is very variable. The 

 ventral scutes are much less distinctly keeled than in 

 il/. scolopax and the snout is shorter tlnni in that species, 

 only twice as long as the rest of the head in the adult fish. 



5. Macrorhamjyhosus japonicus, Glint h. 



Centriscus japonicus, Giinth. Cat. Fish. iii. p. 522 (18G1). 

 ? Maci'm-hamphoius gracilis, Waite, Mem. Austral. Mus. iv. 1899, pi. vii. 

 fig. 2. 



In the British Museum two examples, types of the species, 

 said to be from Japan. These measure 110 and 125 mm. in 

 total length and seem to l^e specifically identical with the 

 New South Wales specimen figured by Waite. 



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