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is ^ the length of the head and i^ the interocular width ; 

 maxillary extending to below centre of eye ; mental barbel } the 

 diameter of the eye. Gill-rakers long and slender, ii on lower 

 part of anterior arch. First dorsal with five feeble simple rays, 

 the first the longest and measuring ^ the length of the head. 

 Second dorsal much more developed than and narrowly 

 separated from the first, with 12 rays, all branched except the 

 first ; second and third longest, as long as the head. Third 

 dorsal with 38 short feeble rays, its base shorter than its distance 

 from the second dorsal. Anal originating a little in advance of 

 the second dorsal, composed of 103 subequal rays, which mea- 

 sure about ^ the length of the head. Pectoral rather high up 

 the side, with 15 rays, about f the length of the head. Longest 

 ventral ray i^ the length of the head. Caudal fin obtusely 

 pointed, half the length of the head. 140 scales in a longitu- 

 dinal series, 17 between the origin of the second dorsal fin and 

 the lateral line, which is perfectly distinct. Yellowish brown, 

 finely speckled with dark brown ; abdominal region bluish 

 black. 



Total length 210 millim. 



I am indebted to Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist for the favour of 

 describing this most interesting fish, with which it gives me 

 great pleasure to connect the name of its discoverer. The 

 single specimen sent to me was obtained some 40 miles off 

 Table Mountain, at a depth of 250 fathoms. 



Published, 28th February, 1903. 



