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bularies the anterior J /4> and the inner mandibularies the base 

 of the pectoral fin 1 ). 12 or 13 gillrakers on the lower part 

 of anterior arch. Dorsal I 5, the spine nearly 3 / 5 the length 

 of head, with a few weak denticulations anteriorly, nearly 

 smooth or very finely denticulated posteriorly ; procurrent 

 part of caudal commencing above the middle of anal, anteriorly 

 very low and without distinct rays. Anal 85 90. A + C + D 

 = circa 135 '). Pectoral not extending to the base of ventrals, 

 its spine similar to but a little longer than that of the dorsal; 

 ventrals extending a little beyond the origin of anal. Uniformly 

 greyish. Total length 122 mm. [After Regan. Not seen by us]. 

 Habitat: Sogeri, British New Guinea. 



7. Copidoglanis perugiae (Ogilby). 



Eumeda elongata? Perugia, Ann. Mus. Civ. Geneva, (2) XIV. 1894, p. 552. 



(nee Castelnau). 



Anypcristius pertigiae Ogilby, Ann. Queensland Mus. N. 9. 1908, p. II. 

 Copidoglanis perugiae Max Weber, Nova Guinea IX. livr. IV, 1913, p. 531. 



D. i. 5; A. circa 65; A. -|- C. + Caudodorsal circa 90 IOO; 

 P. I. 8; V. II 12. 



Height 8, head nearly 5 3 / 4 . Dorsal profile slightly convex 

 between dorsal and interorbital space, from there to blunt 

 snout straight. Eye 5 1 / 4 , in second ! / 3 of the head, i 3 / 4 in 

 snout, which is equal to interorbital space. Jaws equal or the 

 upper jaw slightly prominent. Nasal barbels reaching beyond 

 operculum or not so far. Maxillary barbels slightly farther, 

 mandibulary barbels to end of pectoral spine, mental barbels 

 to first ! / 4 of pectoral. Height of dorsal equal to head without 

 snout, its spine weakly serrated on both borders, somewhat 

 longer than postorbital part of head, its origin far in advance 

 of ventrals. Anal about as high as dorsal spine, caudodorsal 

 rays conspicuous to opposite the 4. fifth of the anal, ante- 

 riorly disappearing in a short procurrent fat pad. Ventrals 

 acutely rounded, reaching on anal, more than twice in head. 

 Pectorals somewhat longer than head without snout, not 

 reaching the ventrals. Their spine, somewhat longer than 

 dorsal spine, with weak teeth on the hindborder and on the 

 top of the frontborder. A band of conical teeth in the jaws, 



i) After information kindly given to us by C. Tate Regan. 



