Pisces. 



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6. Teematomus bernacchii, sp. n. 



(Plate XIY.) 



Depth of body 3^ to 4 times in total length, length of head 

 3^ to 4 times. Diameter of eye 3^ to 4 times in length of head, 

 interorbital width 5 to 5^ times ; maxillary extending to below- 

 anterior third or centre of eye ; lower jaw not projecting beyond the 

 upper; cheek, opercle, and occiput densely scaled; interorbital 

 region naked or with a few scales ; openings of sensory canals on 

 head large. Gill-rakers short, 13 to 15 on lower part of anterior 

 arch. Dorsal IV-A^I,^ 35- 38 ; longest rays about \ length of head. 

 Anal 32-35 ; longest rays about \ length of head. Pectoral rounded, 

 f length of head, reaching origin of anal or a little beyond. Ven- 

 tral I to I length of head. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle 

 deeper than long. Scales 66-80 g^ ; upper lateral line 31—10, 

 lower usually formed of a series of pits or reduced to a few tubular 

 scales. Brownish, lighter beneath, with large dark spots, usually 

 forming two or three alternating series on the side ; fins grey, upper 

 half of anterior dorsal black or blackish. 



Total length, 250 mm. 



Thirty-nine specimens from Cape Adare, 5 to 8 fathoms, and 5 

 from Duke of York Island, 3 to 4 fathoms. 



Measurements and numbers of fin-rays and scales in some of the 

 specimens : — 



10 11 



Cape Adare 



Duke of York Island 



250 

 230 

 230 

 220 

 220 

 220 

 220 

 215 

 200 

 200 

 185 

 180 

 180 

 170 

 165 

 230 

 185 

 180 

 170 

 120 



V 

 V 

 V 

 V 

 V 

 V 



IV 

 V 

 V 



VI 

 V 



IV 

 V 

 V 

 V 

 V 

 V 

 V 

 V 

 V 



36 

 38 

 35 

 37 

 35 

 36 

 37 

 35 

 38 

 36 

 35 

 37 

 36 

 36 

 38 

 37 

 35 

 38 

 38 

 35 



33 

 33 

 35 

 34 

 33 

 33 

 35 

 33 

 33 

 33 

 35 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 32 

 32 

 33 

 32 

 35 

 32 



3| 



n 



3f 



^^ 



4 

 4 

 4 



4 



3| 

 3| 



3i 

 34 



3J 

 3* 



31 



3| 

 3J 



4 



4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 



3f 



4 



4 



3| 

 3| 



n 



31 

 3| 

 3S 



3| 1 3J 



5i 



5^ 

 5 



5i 



5 



5 



f 



5 



5i 



5 



5i 

 5i 

 5* 



5 



5i 

 5^ 

 5| 

 5^ 



72 

 68 

 75 

 77 

 75 

 68 

 80 

 72 

 73 

 74 

 77 

 70 

 76 

 67 

 77 

 70 

 68 

 75 

 66 

 79 



A 



6 



55 

 6 



6 



A 



6 

 55 



6 

 5T 



5% 



6 

 2TT 



6 

 53 



6 

 57J 



5% 



36 



36 



40 



37 



32 



35 



37 



35 



35 



36 



31 



35 



35 



35 



35 



34 



31 



35 



33 



35 



1 Usually V. 



