of the Bay of Bengal ce. 451 
and is just entirely in advance of the anal, the two fins being 
of nearly equal extent and height. A thin, narrow, adipose 
dorsal in the posterior half of the tail. Caudal large and 
deeply forked ; its lowermost ray rigid, prolonged, curved, 
with a spatulate tip, the total length of the ray from base to 
tip being nearly two thirds of the total (caudal excluded). 
The pectoral consists of three distinct portions:—(1) an upper, 
of two detached, produced, rigid rays, the first of which, 
though broken, reaches to the tip of the upper lobe of the 
eaudal and is simple throughout, while the second is about 
half the length of the first ; (2) a middle portion of six com- 
paratively short branched rays, diminishing from above 
downwards, connected together by a stout interradial mem- 
brane ; and (3) a lower portion of. five free, simple, elongated 
rays, which reach halfway along the tail. The ventrals arise 
just in front of the dorsal; the two outermost rays of each fin 
are inseparably united throughout their extent to form a long, 
curved, rigid, spatulate appendage, between one fifth and one 
sixth longer than the elongated lower caudal ray, which 
reaches to the vertical from the tip of the upper caudal lobe. 
Colours in spirit :—Head nearly black; body dark brown, 
with two broad, transverse, white bands, one just in front of 
the dorsal fin, the other near the middle of the tail; caudal 
white; the other fins black, except their prolonged rays, 
which are translucent white, with black tips. A large, opaque- 
white, digitate body shows through the bones of the crown of 
the head and snout, and there is a similar linear body along 
the mucous canal of the mandible. 
One specimen, a female with gravid ovaries, 10 inches 
long (prolonged caudal ray excluded). 
Hab, Andaman Sea, 74 miles east of North Cinque Island, 
490 fathoms. 
I beg to name this species after Dr. Albert Giinther, F.R.S., 
to whose monumental works all students of ichthyology must 
ever remain grateful debtors. 
Family Stomiatide. 
SToMIAS, Cuv. 
Stomias nebulosus, sp. nov. 
Wage enesks eG. Veo. 
Near Stomias affinis. 
Head-length one ninth of the total. Body compressed, its 
height one twelfth of the total. Snout shorter than the large 
