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the dermal and hemal apophyses or with the flakes of the flesh. All the 
fins are clear, but are distinguished by a bright red margin. The sides of 
head silvery and body generally light in colour. Scales small, adherent and 
soft. 
It does not look like a very edible fish, but I do not know anyone who 
has tried it. 
The stomach is siphonal ; intestine long and folded a number of times in 
short turns. Liver large; no ceca discernible. From the stomach of a 
larger specimen about the time I got this described one, a sprat was taken, 
showing the presence of these delicious fish on the coast at the time. In- 
deed Mr. Smith informs me he has taken them from the stomachs of cod 
and other fish at all seasons of the year. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Inches 
Total length es saa s oo a 
ength without —— i es os v. BO 
Depth A ke vis e Ri 
Least depth of tail ii ME $5 i UU 
Head è 5 e su PAM AE 
Diameter of eye x oe T ici o04dB 
Eye from snout 1: 3 ips ks JIOPOD 
Dorsal | 5, st Ks R v .. 98:10; length 4:5 
Pectoral ,. > d EN ia ye. 280 5» ET 
Tal au. e E n Se aM a N 
Anal » .. es ee ee .. 2:80 ” 50 
I have drawn this fish life size and had it reduced. 
References.—Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. v., p. 275; vol. vi., p. 104; vol. 
vii., p. 248; and vol ix., p. 469, where closely allied species are described. 
Specimens of L. angusticeps in Otago Museum. 
ACANTHOPTERGYII COTTOSCOMBRIFORMES. 
Family PsvcmmonurIDE, Günther. 
Neophrynichthys latus, Günther. The Toad Fish. Pl. xiv., figs. 5 and 5a. 
D. 10/18; P. 20; V. 1; A. 9; 0.105; Br. 4; gills4. 
. À specimen of this fish, said by Dr. Günther to be very rare, was got in 
the trawl of the cutter ** Dauntless," off Otago Heads, in October, 1884. 
Head broader than long, and being rather less than one-third of the length 
without the caudal. Depth of head five-eighths of its length; depth of 
body one-third of length. Head broad and flat, interorbital space one-half 
of breadth of head ; mouth wide, lower jaw slightly projecting. The trunk 
tapers rapidly towards the extremity of the tail, while the whole fish includ- 
ing the fins is covered by a loose flabby naked skin. I made an incision in 
this skin but found no fluid beneath, and inflated it to a great extent by 
blowing through a quill. The teeth are very fine and in villiform bands on 
