Lhi nexo Fishes from Neio Britain and JajMn. 217 



of the fact now established for the iiKnnmalian charactei of 

 Trifi/lodon, the transverse root-division of its niohirs excluding 

 coni|detely any possibility of it beiii^ a reptile. 



Finally, I desire to express my thanks to Dr. Woodward, 

 of the British Museum, for permissioTi to describe the new 

 })reparation (executed by F. 0. Barlow) ; also to Dr. An- 

 drews, of the British Museum, for some valuable help. 



XXIII. — Two new Fishes from New Britain and Japan. 

 By J. K. Norman. 



(Published by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum.) 



Trachypterus pentastiyma, sp. n. 



Body decreasing in depth from head to tail, greatest 

 depth (at occiput) 5^ in length. Smooth ; belly with a 

 narrow prickly area extending from behind insertion of pelvics 

 nearly to root of caudal. Lateral line complete, armed with 

 small spines in the caudal region. Head higher than long, 

 its length 6^ in length of body ; anterior profile nearly 

 vertical. Snout shorter than eye, which is placed above 

 middle of iiead, and is ^ of its length; interorbital ^idth § 

 diameter of eye. Mouth small, nearly vertical ; maxillary 

 broad and rounded behind, reaching vertical from anterior 

 third of eye; jaws equal ; angle of lower jaw below pupil ; 

 both jaws without teeth. Dorsal VI 164; commencing 

 above anterior third of eye and extending almost to base o£ 

 caudal. Pelvics 6-rayed, inserted just behind base of 

 pectorals. Caudal with 8 elongate rays inserted at right 

 angles to axis of body, longest more than \ length of body ; 

 six short rays below these. Coloration pinkish ; five large, 

 round, brown spots on sides of body, two above lateral line, 

 two above anterior part of belly, and one below anterior part 

 of second dorsal ; a narrow dark streak along base of entire 

 dorsal fin ; all fins pale. 



A singla specimen, J 35 mm. in total length, from Misaki, 

 Japan, collected and presented to the British Museum by 

 Mr. A. V. Insole. 



Brachycoxgek, gen. nov. 



Closely related to Xeaoconyer, Regan *, from which it 



* Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Zool. xv. pt. 2, 1912, p. 301 ; Ann. & Mag. 

 Nat. Hist. ser. 8, x. 1012, p. 381. 



