CAEANGIDJ?, 435 
The hinder neural spines in the abdominal region curve 
forwards in their upper portion, d'he slender postclavicle 
does not reach the ventral border. The very small scales 
are well shown. Egerton Coll. 
P. 3940. Impression of slightly more elongated fish, 0T75 in length; 
Montmartre. Enniskillen Coll. 
The so-called Amphistium hozzianum (Massalongo, MS.) from 
Monte Bolca, is considered to be identical with A. paradoxiim by 
Eellotti (see Massalongo, Spec. Photogr. Anim. Poss. Agr. Veron. 
1859, p. 37, pi. xiii. fig. 2), but regarded as a distinct species by 
A. de Zigno (Mem. E,. Istit. Yeneto, vol. xxiii. 1887, p. 14). 
The following species are not represented in the Collection, and 
do not belong to this genus, the first probably not to the family 
Carangidae:— 
Amphistium cluhium^ F. Bassani, Atti E. Accad. Sci. Yapoli [2] 
vol. iii. (1889), no. 6, p. 85, pi. xiii. fig. 1.—Lower 
Miocene ; Chiavon, Yicentin, jST. Italy. [Imperfect small 
fish ; Town Museum, Yerona.] 
Amphistium longipenne, A. de Zigno, Mem. E. Istit. Yeneto, 
vol. xxiii. (1887), p. 12, fig. 1.—Upper Eocene; Monte 
Bolca, near Yerona. [Immature fish, probably Platax ; 
Gazola Collection, Yerona.] 
Genus VOMEROPSI3, Heckel. ^ " 
[Sitzungsb. k. Akad. Wiss., math.-naturw. Cl. vol. xi. 1854, p. 135.] 
Trunk irregularly fusiform, somewhat deepened ; head relatively 
large and distorted, the small mouth being directed upwards ; a 
very large supraoccipital crest, continued forwards beyond the orbit. 
Teeth minute. Pectoral fins well developed ; pelvic fins with two 
or three rays much elongated, inserted in advance of the pectorals ; 
dorsal fin extending along the greater part of the back, with very 
feeble anterior spines, the foremost few articulated rays much 
elongated, the others low and fringe-like ; anal fin about as much 
extended as the dorsal, with very feeble anterior spines, low and 
fringe-like; caudal fin slightly rounded or truncated. Foremost 
anal fin-support much expanded at its lower end. Scales cycloid, of 
moderate size, none enlarged or thickened. 
The pelvic fin-rays in this genus are very finely divided, as 
shown by a specimen described below (no. P. 1990). Kner and 
Steindachner were thus probably misled in their determination of 
8 or 9 rays in the pelvic fins of V. elon^atus. 
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