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of Messina by Dr. Gael Bovallius, gives, on the other 

 hajjd, evidence of possessing characters considered to 

 be distinctive of Helm, punctatus Rap. 



a) Nice. T. Thobell. 1 specimen. No date given. 



Length of body 108 ram. 



Greatest height of body 7 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to origin 



of dorsal fin 29 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to vent 45 „ 



Length of head -9 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to eye's 



anterior margin 2 „ 



Eye's diameter 2 „ 



b) Messina. A. Appellof. 1 specimen. 1888. 



Length of body 92 mm. 



Greatest height of body 6 , 



Distance from extremity of snout to dor- 

 sal fin 25 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to vent 39 „ 



Length of head 8 



Distance from extremity of snout to eye's 



anterior margin 2 



Eye's diameter 2 



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n 



c) Calabria, Scilla. C. Bovallius. 1 specimen. 

 Feb. 11. 1891. 



Length of body 104 mm. 



Greatest height of body 7 



Distance from extremity of snout to dor- 

 sal fin 28 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to vent 42 



