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  Transactions.— 
  -Zoology 
  , 
  

  

  Trypterigium 
  decemdigilatus. 
  PI. 
  XV. 
  

   B.6, 
  D.3-19-14, 
  P.3-6-9, 
  V.2, 
  A.29, 
  C.13, 
  

  

  Scales 
  : 
  liii. 
  lat., 
  43 
  ; 
  lin. 
  trans. 
  -|. 
  

  

  Lateral 
  line, 
  convex, 
  very 
  prominent 
  and 
  plainly 
  marked 
  to 
  near 
  caudal 
  

   (over 
  34 
  scales), 
  when 
  it 
  ends 
  abruptly, 
  it 
  follows 
  general 
  slope 
  of 
  dorsal 
  

   aspect, 
  high 
  up 
  on 
  body 
  ; 
  head 
  is 
  to 
  total 
  length 
  as 
  1 
  is 
  to 
  5 
  ; 
  depth 
  is 
  to 
  

   body 
  and 
  tail 
  as 
  5 
  is 
  to 
  27. 
  

  

  Teeth 
  recurved, 
  small, 
  with 
  row 
  of 
  larger 
  (cardiform) 
  outside 
  on 
  upper 
  

   and 
  lower 
  jaws 
  ; 
  teeth 
  ou 
  vomer 
  ; 
  tongue 
  thin, 
  sharp-pointed 
  ; 
  caudal 
  fin 
  

   large, 
  rounded; 
  scales 
  large, 
  ctenoid, 
  continuous 
  to 
  base 
  of 
  dorsal 
  fina 
  ; 
  

   none 
  on 
  head, 
  cheeks, 
  gill-covers, 
  bases 
  of 
  pectorals 
  or 
  throat 
  ; 
  eyes 
  large 
  

   and 
  round 
  ; 
  orbicular 
  ridges 
  hidden 
  in 
  substance 
  ; 
  a 
  supra-orbital 
  fringed 
  

   palmiform, 
  tentaele^decemfid 
  — 
  -on 
  simple 
  base 
  stalk 
  ; 
  trifid 
  tentacle 
  at 
  

   nostril; 
  upper 
  jaw 
  protrudes 
  slightly 
  beyond 
  lower 
  when 
  mouth 
  is 
  closed 
  — 
  - 
  

   when 
  open, 
  lower 
  jaw 
  is 
  longest 
  ; 
  head 
  small, 
  profile 
  sharp 
  and 
  sloping, 
  

   top 
  of 
  head 
  and 
  snout 
  very 
  much 
  rounded, 
  muzzle 
  pointed 
  ; 
  commencement 
  

   of 
  first 
  portion 
  of 
  dorsal 
  fin 
  in 
  vertical 
  with 
  margin 
  of 
  pre-operculum 
  and 
  

   base 
  of 
  ventrals, 
  terminating 
  membrane 
  of 
  same 
  joins 
  with 
  second 
  portion 
  

   at 
  base 
  of 
  first 
  ray 
  ; 
  commencement 
  of 
  second 
  portion 
  in 
  vertical 
  with 
  base 
  

   of 
  pectoral 
  fins, 
  terminating 
  membrane 
  of 
  same 
  joins 
  first 
  ray 
  of 
  third 
  

   portion 
  a 
  little 
  distance 
  up 
  ray 
  ; 
  ventral 
  fin 
  rays 
  slight 
  but 
  long 
  ; 
  a 
  strong 
  

   papilla 
  at 
  anus 
  ; 
  bases 
  of 
  rays 
  of 
  first 
  portion 
  of 
  dorsal 
  fin 
  very 
  close 
  

   together, 
  and 
  far 
  separate 
  from 
  the 
  commencement 
  of 
  second 
  portion 
  of 
  

   dorsal 
  ; 
  termination 
  of 
  third 
  portion 
  of 
  dorsal 
  in 
  vertical 
  with 
  termination 
  of 
  

   anal 
  fin 
  ; 
  head 
  and 
  gill-covers 
  with 
  numerous 
  pores 
  ; 
  nostrils 
  double, 
  one 
  

   close 
  to 
  edge 
  of 
  orbit, 
  the 
  second 
  lower 
  and 
  with 
  tentacle 
  ; 
  back 
  and 
  belly 
  

   rounded, 
  sides 
  and 
  tail 
  flattened. 
  

  

  Total 
  length, 
  3-2 
  inches 
  ; 
  depth, 
  -42 
  inches 
  ; 
  length 
  of 
  head, 
  -65 
  inches 
  ; 
  diameter 
  

  

  of 
  eye, 
  "15 
  inches. 
  

  

  •35 
  inch 
  — 
  extreme 
  height 
  of 
  3rd 
  ray 
  .46 
  inch 
  

  

  7th 
  „ 
  •SS 
  

  

  4th 
  „ 
  -4 
  

  

  24th 
  „ 
  •SS 
  

  

  distance 
  from 
  snout 
  to 
  ventral 
  fins 
  -5 
  

  

  ditto 
  from 
  ventrals 
  to 
  anal 
  •? 
  

  

  I 
  ditto 
  from 
  end 
  of 
  anal 
  and 
  dorsal 
  ) 
  

  

  •j 
  fins 
  to 
  the 
  commencement 
  oil 
  '2 
  „ 
  

  

  ( 
  caudal 
  j 
  

  

  Colour 
  (preserved 
  in 
  carbolic 
  solution), 
  sooty 
  black; 
  tips 
  of 
  anal 
  fin 
  rays 
  

  

  and 
  membranes 
  between 
  (central) 
  caudal 
  fin 
  rays, 
  almost 
  immaculate. 
  

  

  Collected 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Wm. 
  Docherty, 
  Dusky 
  Sound, 
  March 
  1877. 
  

  

  Tryj)terigium 
  robustvm. 
  PI. 
  XV. 
  

   B.6, 
  D.6-20-14, 
  P.1-9-7, 
  V.2, 
  A. 
  28, 
  C. 
  16. 
  

   Head 
  is 
  to 
  total 
  length 
  as 
  1 
  is 
  to 
  4, 
  

  

  igth 
  of 
  1st 
  portion 
  of 
  dorsal 
  ^35 
  

  

  2nd 
  „ 
  

  

  

  I'l 
  

  

  3rd 
  „ 
  

  

  

  •63 
  

  

  ,, 
  anal 
  

  

  

  1-35 
  

  

  ,, 
  caudal 
  

  

  

  •45 
  

  

  ,, 
  pectorals 
  (12th 
  

  

  ray) 
  -65 
  

  

  ,, 
  ventrals 
  

  

  (2nd 
  

  

  do.) 
  -5 
  

  

  