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sparser. Further, another row. of similar but very 

 minute spots runs the tength of the dorsal, caudal 

 and anal fins at the base of the same. Finally a 

 row of pigm-entary spots, minute .and closely packed, 

 is to be found in every myocomma below the lateral 

 line. This species, that seems to be very close in 

 characters to L. affinis Facciola, is represented in - 

 the museum by five specimens, one of which, that figu- 

 red, comes from the Malayan Archipelago; it was 

 obtained by the late Captain G. von Soheele; the 

 others come from the Atlantic Ocean, collected by 

 Captain von Soheele, the late Captain Foesstrom and 

 Captain Eckman. In the specimens from the Atlantic 

 Ocean the height of the body is relatively less than 

 in the one specimen from the Malayan Archipelago; 

 in other respects the latter agrees perfectly with the 

 others. 



a), Lat. 9° 5' S. Long. 127° 40' E. G. v. Soheele. 

 1 specimen. S#pt. 9. 1887. 



Length of body . . . , 140 mm. 



Greatest height of body 15 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to vent 133 „ 



Length of head 5 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to eye's 



anterior margin 1,5 „ 



Eye's diameter 1 » 



6) Lat. 27° N. Long. 41° 45' W. G. v. Soheele. 

 -1. specimen. 1885. 



Length of body 75 mm. 



Greatest height of body 7 ,; 



Distance from extremity of snout to vent 70 „ 



