234 THE WRASSE FAMILY. 



of the tail. Mr Holt' procured a very similar egg off the west 

 coast of Ireland on the 20th June and 7th July. The larva 

 emerged on the 3rd day and measured 2'44 mm. The flexure 

 of the brain was less marked than usual. It agreed with the 

 foregoing in the structure of the notochord. 



1 Op. cit, p. 467. 



