15 

 a) b) c) 



mm. mm. mm. 



Length of body 122 114 106 



Greatest height of body 12 10 9 



Distance ftom extremity of snout 



to dorsal fin 57 42 48 



Distance from extremity of snout 



to vent 85. 71 70 



Length of head 8 8 7,5 



Distance from extremity of snout 



to eye's anterior margin .... 2 2 2 



Eye's diameter 2 2 2 



d) Messina; straits, surface, daytime. C. Boval- 

 lius. 1 specimen. Feb. 12. 1891. 



Length of body 96 mm. 



Greatest height of body 9 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to dor- 

 sal fin <- 36 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to vent 56 „ 



Length of head 7 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to eye's 



anterior margin 2 „ 



Eye's diameter 2 „ 



13. L. Kefersteinii. Kaup. 



Ann. a. Mag. nat. hist. 1860. 3. Ser. VI. p. 270. pi. 3. f. A. 



Dr. Facciola states concerning this species in an 

 essay, printed in II Naturalista Siciliano 1883 and 

 entitled "Note sui pesci dello stretto di Messina. I. ■ Su 

 di alcune specie nuove o poco note 1 ', that it lacks teeth 

 and pectoral fins ("Non esistono denti". — "Manca 



