riorly tetragonal. Head forming an obtuse 

 angle, about 6'/ 4 in total length. Eye somewhat 

 more than 7 times in head. Occiput posteriorly 

 and orbits provided with some rough tubercles. 

 Snout somewhat more than twice longer than 

 postorbital part of head, with a conical tuber- 

 cle in front of the eyes. Operculum radially 

 roughly rugose. Shields with radial rugosities, 

 their edges slightly elevated, rough and partly 

 provided with a conical tubercle. Length of 

 tail equal to that of trunk. Dorsal somewhat 

 longer than snout. Pectorals about as long as 

 eye. Yellowish brown ; shields dorsally with a 

 single brown spot ; tail with 7 8 broad diffuse 

 bands. Length of the single specimen known 

 312 mm. [Type of BLEEKER, in the Leiden 

 Museum seen by us]. 



Habitat: Island Letti, one of the "south- 

 western" islands of the Banda Sea ! ! ). 



2. Solegnathus giintheri Duncker 2 ). 

 [Fig. 29, p. 67]. 



Solenognathus Hardwickei Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 

 1870, p. 195 (p.p.). 



Solenognathus Guntheri Duncker, Mitt. Naturh. Mus. Ham- 

 burg XXXII. 1915, p. 65. 



D. (42) 46; A. 4; P. 2226; Rings (24 + 53) 

 23 + 55 56; subdorsal rings (o+n) o-f-12. 



Much elongate ; head nearly in the conti- 

 nuation of the axis of the trunk; 1.9 to 2.17 

 (2.5) in trunk and 5.6 (5.8) in total length. 

 Snout about 2 / 3 of length of head and nearly 

 thrice (less than thrice) longer than its post- 

 orbital part. Orbital ring with spines, especially 

 below and above, those above forming a series 

 of strong, prominent spines, anteriorly conti- 



1) By DUMERIL and DUNCKER Amboina is erroneously 



stated as habitat of this fish. ^. ~ , 



Fig. 29. Solegnathus 



2) Description made after the two fresh alcohol-specimens ; v&ntheri X ' ' Left 

 the figures in brackets are taken from DUNCKER'S descrip- figure outline of dor- 

 tion of the dried specimen in the British Museum. salscutes(magnified), 



