NEW SPECIES OF RANZANIA. 781 



bands are branched above and in some cases below. 

 Along their middle courses they are not bordered by the 

 black bands, but possess numerous distinct black spots, 

 the black bands being retained as margins to their lower 

 portions and in some places along their upper portions. 

 Fourth lies behind the eye. It begins near dorsal line, 

 runs slightly forward, just reaching the posterior margin 

 of the eye, then downwards and backwards, branching 

 below into two bands; fifth band forms two branches on 

 one side, three on other side of body between eye and 

 opercular opening; sixth extends from base of pectoral; 

 seventh indistinct, arising from just behind base of pec- 

 toral. All these bands just described pursuing nearly 

 parallel courses downwards, curving backwards and be- 

 coming indistinct near ventral margin of body. The 

 remaining silver bands are irregular, forming an indistinct 

 network, and system of silver spots, with but few black 

 dots. 



This species is in general form much like Ranzania 

 h'uncata Retzius, but differs from it: (i) in having a 

 smaller eye; (2) in having the eye well above the level of 

 the mouth; (3) in having both eye and pectoral fins placed 

 above the axis of the body; (4) in possessing higher ver- 

 tical fins, and (5) in the coloration. The following is a 

 table of measurements taken from the fresh specimen : 



c. m. 



Total length • 51. 



Length of body to base of caudal fin 47.5 



Head 18.7 



Depth 25. 



Breadth of body just above pectoral fin 7. 



Snout '. 7. 



Eye 3. 



Vertical diameter of opercular opening 3. 



Vertical diameter of moiith opening 3.5 



Posterior margin of eye to origin of pectoral 9.5 



