RUTH C. BAMBER—FISHES. A479 
NEENCHELYS, gen. nov. 
Form elongate, subcylindrical. Snout subconical. Nostrils lateral ; 
posterior a long narrow slit in front of eye ; anterior tubular. Giull-openings 
small, widely separated. Teeth few, spaced, slender, and acute. Dorsal 
fin beginning a short distance behind the gill-opening ; origin of anal just 
behind the vent ; pectorals small. 
12. NEENCHELYS MICROTRETUS, n. sp. (Plate 46. fig. 3.) 
Tail 12 as long as rest of fish. Depth of body nearly } length of head 
(to gill-opening), which is nearly } length of fish. Cleft of mouth extends 
behind eye for a distance equal to diameter of eye, which is small, about 
length of snout. Vertical fins low; origin of dorsal as far from gill- 
opening as latter is from angle of mouth. Pectorals narrow, few-rayed, 
shorter than snout. Coloration uniform (in spirit). 
A single specimen, 185 mm. in total length, from Suez. 
ECHELIDA. 
13. Muranicatuys scHuLTzi1, Bleek, 
POKCILIID &. 
14, CYPRINODON DisPaR (Riipp.). 
BELONID. 
15. BELONE SCHISMATORHYNCHUS, Bleek. 
HEMIRAMPHIDA. 
16. HeMIRAMPHUS DUSSUMIERIL, Cuv. & Val. 
FISTULARHD. 
17. FIsTULARIA SERRATA, Cuv. 
SYNGNATHID A. 
18. CoRYYHOICHTHYS FASCIATUS (Gray). 
One specimen, differing from the description given by Kaup ( Lopho- 
branchii,’ p. 25) in having the median crest on the snout undenticulated, and 
in having the dorsal fin on 6 rings instead of 5. 
19. MIcROGNATHUS BREVIROSTRIS (Riipp.). 
