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of head, extending to above tlie vent. Ventral |-§ of the 

 length of head or of the distance from its base to origin of 

 anah Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle 1^ as long as deep. 

 Brownish, marbled with darker; a dark stripe from eye to 

 upper part of opercle ; fins dark greyish ; first ray of each 

 dorsal light, with 8 or 4 blackish spots ; anal with a blackish 

 intramarginal stripe ; pectoral blackish at the base and with 

 a white cross-bar. 



Two specimens, &'2 and 74 mm. in total length. 



19. Tridentiger genimaculatus, sp. n. (PI. II. fig. 1.) 



Depth of body 4^ in the length, length of head 3^-. Snout 

 shorter than eye, the diameter of which is 4| in the length 

 of head. Width of osseous interorbital space f the diamt-ter 

 of eye. Maxillary extending nearly to below middle of eye. 

 ^5 scales in a longitudinal series, 16 between soft dorsal and 

 origin of anal. Dorsal VI, 12, the third and fourth spines 

 the longest, ^ the length of head and about as long as the 

 longest soft rays. Anal 11. Pectoral nearly as long as the 

 head, extending to above the vent. Ventral |- the lengtli of 

 head, extending nearly ^ of the distance from its base to the 

 origin of anal. Caudal subtruncate. Caudal peduncle In as 

 long as deep. Olivaceous, with obscure darker cross-bars ; 

 sides of head with ligiit spots; fins pale greyish; dorsals 

 with alternate light and daik longitudinal stripes in their 

 bat^al halves ; caudal obscuiely spotted ; anal with a dark 

 intramarginal stripe ; pectoral blackish at the base, and with 

 an indistinct pale cross-bar. 



A single specimen, 53 mm. in total length. 



20. Luciogohius elongatus^ sp. n. 



Depth of body 10-12 in the length, length of head 7-8. 

 Eyes small, rather widely separated ; cheeks swollen ; cleft 

 of mouth oblique, extending to below middle of eye. Dorsal 

 and anal tins short and low, the former with about 7 rays, the 

 latter with about 9. Pectoral about § the length of head. 

 Ventrals represented by a very small scale-like fiap, without 

 distinct rays. Caudal rounded. Olivaceous, with numerous 

 small dark spots. 



Seveial specimens, measuring up to 40 mm. in total length. 



21. Cullionymus oi-natipinms, sp. n. (PI. III.) 



Depth of body 7-8 in the length, length of head (measured 

 to the gill-opening) nearly 4. Snout longer than eye, the 



