LOPHIUS UPSICEPHALUS. 



it is armed ; they are separated from each other superiorly by a broad and 

 deep furrow, widest in front. The teeth of both jaws are numerous, and those 

 of the lower jaw, generally, larger than those of the upper. Towards the an- 

 terior extremity of each intermaxillary bone they are arranged in two or three 

 rows ; those of the hinder row, which are much the largest, are cylindrical, 

 slightly curved, and directed backwards ; the others, which are of the same 

 form, and have the same kind of curve, are much weaker and shorter ; the 

 anterior margin of the lower two-thirds of each bone is armed with a series of 

 short, delicate, cylindrical teeth, each slightly incurvated, and placed at regular 

 distances the one from the other. Besides the teeth on the intermaxillaries, 

 there are a few others situated on the outer edges of the palatal bones, and 

 also two or three in a cluster at each angle of the vomer anteriorly. The 

 palatal teeth are disposed in a row, and the two or three, near the anterior 

 extremity of each row are longest. The teeth of the lower jaw are moderately 

 slender, cylindrical, closely set, nearly straight, and very unequal in regard 

 to length, some measuring an inch, others not more than a quarter of an 

 inch. The eyes are large, directed outwards, and situated about half an inch 

 below the outline of the upper surface of the head, nearly directly over the 

 angle of the mouth ; the pupils are almost circular. The branchial openings 

 are rather narrow, and situated in the axillce of the pectoral fins ; the latter are 

 rather broader at the extremity than the base, and the former is somewhat 

 truncated. The body is subcylindrical. The dorsal and anal fins are small ; 

 the hinder edge of each is square, and the former is situated rather in 

 advance of the latter. The caudal fin is somewhat fawn-shaped, and its pos- 

 terior edge is truncated •, all the fins are soft and fleshy. The sides of the body, 

 close to the belly, and the edges of the lower jaw, are fringed with flat and 

 short dentated filaments, varying from a quarter of an inch to an inch in 

 length ; they are irregularly scattered on the side but disposed in a single row 

 on the jaw. On the anterior and upper surface of the head, in the course of 

 the mesial line, there are two long, slender, spinous tentacula ; the hinder 

 one, which is a little in front of the eyes, the longest ; two others, of a like 

 description on the beginning of the back, immediately over the pectoral 

 fins, the anterior one the longest. Length of the head 1 1 inches, of the 

 body, exclusive of the caudal fin 13 inches ; greatest width of head about 

 3 inches behind the eyes 8j inches ; height at hind head 6 inches. Length 

 of the pectoral fins 3| inches ; of the dorsal 4 inches ; of the anal 3 inches ; 

 of the caudal 4 J inches. Rays of the pectoral fins 16 ; of the dorsal 7 or 8 ; 

 of the anal 7 ; of the caudal 12s. 



Inhabits the seas of the Cape of Good Hope. 



