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as the eye. Interorbital sjDace concave, its width being equal to the diameter of the eye. 

 Anterior abdominal scutes not much longer than broad, and nearly equal in size to the 

 posterior, which are as broad as long. Hed, dorsal fins ^ndth a blackish margin. Sea of 

 Banda. Length of specimen, 8 inches ; 200 fathoms. 



It seems that the sojourn at a moderate depth (200 fathoms) has not sufficed to efiect 

 a visible modification of the difi"erent organs of the fishes of this genus. However, it 

 seems to me that also the other species of the genus, and especially the Mediterranean 

 form, of the habits of which more is known than of any other, descend to greater depths 

 than is generally supposed. 



Gohius echinocephalus, Elipp., Zebu. 



Callionymus curvicornis, C. V., Philippines. Station 201 ; 82 fathoms. 



CalUonymus calauropomus, Eich. Station 204. Philippines; 115 fathoms. (This 



specimen, which is a male, has the first dorsal spine prolonged into a filament, 



and a black ocellus between the third and fourth spines.) 

 Lophius naresi, n. sp. (see p. 60, and PI. XXV.) Station 204 ; 115 fathoms. 

 Trypauchen vagina, BL, Amboyna; 15 fathoms. 

 Ampihisile scutata, L., Philippines. Station 203 ; 10 to 20 fathoms. 

 Ophiocephalus vagus, Ptrs. (scarcely distinct from Ophiocepthalus striatus, BL), 



Manilla. 

 DuymceriaJlageUifera, C. V. { = DaymcBria filamentosa, Ptrs.), Samboangan. 

 Bregmaceros macclellandi, Thomps., Amboyna; 15 fathoms. 

 Pseudorliomhus russelli. Gray. Station 203. Philippines. 

 Rhomhoidichthys pavo, Blkr., Island of Malanipa, near Samboangan. 

 Rhomhoidichthys sp>il%i,rus, n. sp. (see p. 47, and PI. XXI. fig. A.), Straits of Zebu ; 



fathoms, 18. 

 Solea ovata, Pach. Station 203. Philippines. 

 Cynoglossus puncticeps, Rich. Station 203. Philippines. 



Barhus macidatus, C. V., var. 



D. 11, A. 8, L. lat. 26, L. transv. 4-^/4^. Tlie osseous dorsal ray is rather feeble, its 

 stitf portion being about as long as the head ^vithout snout ; its serrature is fine and 

 rather inconspicuous. There are two and a half longitudinal series of scales between the 

 lateral line and the root of the ventral fin. The depth of the body is one-third of the 

 total length (without caudal). The length of the head one-fourth. Snout of moderate 

 length, a little longer than the diameter of the eye, which is one-fourth, or a little less 

 than one-fourth of the length of the head. Barbels well developed, longer than the eye. 

 The origin of the dorsal fin is slightly in advance of the vertical from tliat of the 

 ventrals, and scai'cely nearer to the end of the snout than to the root of the caudal. A 



