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runs along the base of the dorsal and anal ; also the caudal is ornamented Ijy a pair of 

 similar spots, one being close to the upj^er and lower margin. Three large black ocelli, 

 edged with white, and with a black outer ring, are placed in the middle of the body in 

 the form of a triangle. Length of specimens, 5^ inches. Arafura Sea ; 30 fathoms. 



Rhomhoidichthys spilurus, u. sp. (PI. XXL fig. A). 



D. 90, A. 66, L. lat. 47. The height of the body is contained once and three-fourths 

 in the total length (without caudal). Scales deciduous. Interorbital space scaly, con- 

 cave ; its width being equal to the diameter of the orbit, which is one-fourth of the 

 length of the head ; mouth narrow, the length of the maxillary being equal to the 

 diameter of the eye. The dorsal fin terminates immediately before the root of the caudal, 

 the left pectoral longer and more developed than the right. Greyish, finely marbled with 

 brown ; caudal ^\^.th a pair of black spots on the middle of its length, each spot being 

 close to the upper and lower margins. 



This species is closely allied to Rhomhoidichthys grandisquama, but distinguished by 

 the much narrower interorbital space and smaller scales. South of New Guinea, Zebu. 

 Length of specimen, 4 inches. Station 188 ; 28 fathoms. 



Samaris mamdatns, n. sp. (PL XXL fig. A). 



D. 73, A. 57. Scales very small. The height of the body is contained thrice and 

 one-fourth in the total length without caudal, the length of the head thrice and three- 

 fourths. None of the dorsal rays are prolonged, but the anterior are much more distant 

 from each other than the succeeding. Right pectoral with narrow base, five-rayed, 

 elongate, but shorter than the head. No pectoral fin on the blind side. Eyes very close 

 together, the lower somewhat in advance of the upper. Light coloured, with a series of 

 five distant black spots along the dorsal profile ; a similar series along the anal profile, 

 and a third composed of three spots along the lateral line. Vertical fins, with irregular 

 blackish dots and blackish margins. Pectoral variegated with black. Ki Islands. 

 Length of specimen, 4 inches. Station 192 ; 129 fathoms. 



Arnoglossus aspilus, Blkr., Arafura Sea ; 30 fathoms. 



A'uticitharus, n. gen. 



Mouth wide, or rather wide ; the length of the maxillary being more than one-third of 

 that of the head. Teeth conical, of unequal size, in a single series in both jaws ; vomerine 

 and palatine teeth none. The dorsal fin commences on the snout. Scales of moderate 

 size, smooth, deciduous. Lateral line, with a strong curve above the pectoral. Eyes on 



