956 
Lamnostoma picturn KAUP, Archlv Naturg,, 1856, pt. 1, 
p, 50. "Dekan. Keyden" (Museum; on MG CLELLAND); 
6at, Apodal Fish Brit. Mus., 1856, p. 23, pi. 2, 
fig, 11 (head) (Deccan), 
Depth 45; head 15, width 4 2/3. Snout 5 1/2 in head; 
eye 20, 3 1/5 in snout, 2 in interorbital; mouth cleft reach¬ 
es 3 1/2 eye diameters behind eye, length 2 1/2 in head, man¬ 
dible tip falling midway in snout length; teeth pointed, slen¬ 
der, 2 series on premaxillary before closed mandible tip, uni¬ 
serial in Jaws, bisereal on front of vomer and unlserlal be¬ 
hind; Interorbital 1 1/2 in snout, convex, G-ill opening 
equals interorbital, inferior. Interspace 3/5 its length. 
Vertical fins not clearly made out except after middle 
of total length. Tail al least little longer than rest of 
fish. 
Madagascar, India, Ceylon, East Indies, Philippines. 
Owing to the poor preservation of my only example, I am un¬ 
able to give further details. 
