REGAN—MARINE FISHES. 
Mugilide. 
24. Mugil ceruleomaculatus, Lacep. 
Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia. 
Fistulariide. 
25. Pistularia depressa, Gthy. 
eychelles Group, Amirante. 
iN 
Solenostomida. 
26. Solenostoma cyanopterum, Blky. 
Cargados Carajos, 20 to 30 fathoms. 
27. Solenostoma paradoxum, Pall. 
Maldives, Mulaku, 27 fathoms. 
Syngnathide. 
28. Ichthyocampus belcheri, Kaup. 
Maldives, Suvadiva, 44 fathoms. 
29. Syngnathus zanzibarensis, Gthyr. 
Cargados Carajos, 20 to 30 fathoms. 
Pegaside. 
30. Pegasus draconis, L. 
Maldives. 
Macruride. 
31. Macrurus microstomus, sp.n. (Plate 23. fig. 2.) 
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Depth of body 3in the length of head. Snout longer than eye, the diameter of which 
is 34 in the length of head; interorbital width 5 in the length of head. 
Infraorbital 
ridges distinct ; mouth small, inferior, commencing below the nostrils and ending below 
the middle of eye, its width 2 the width of head; teeth in bands; barbel less than 3 the 
diameter of eye; 6 branchiostegals. 
Anterior dorsal with II 7 rays, the spine serrated ; 
ventrals 8-rayed. Scales imbricate, each with from 5 to 9 equal and parallel keels ; 
8 scales between anterior dorsal and lateral line. 
Saya de Malha Bank, 300 to 500 fathoms. 
A single specimen, 180 mm. in total length. 
Allied to WZ. bairdii, Goode & Bean, and to WZ. equalis, Gthr. 
