though only median pair join basal strise; lateral line com- 
plete, mostly concurrent with dorsal profile, until below 
last dorsal rays, when dropping suddenly midway along caudal 
peduncle side; tubes slender, well exposed to branch as vere 
tical midrib, which usually forms @ to 4 horizontal backward 
branches, First dorsal spine 3 3/4 in head; last spine @ 1/2; 
first dorsal ray 2 1/3; third anal spine 3; first anal ray © 1/2; 
caudal slightly emarginate behind, 1 1/5; pectoral 1 1/53; ven- 
tral 1 4/5. 
Color in alcohol faded dull brown, paler below, Each scale 
along back and upper surface with obscure median pale streak, 
Fins all dull trown, inner ventral edge whitish, Length 172 mm. 
New Zealand, 
This example differs from Waite's figure~?? in the absence 
of the dark basal caudal band and the dark upper and lower edges 
PP) 
of the same ffin, Labrichthys resipunctata duttonc ts evident- 
ly the young, as suspected by Waite, and more nearly arrees 
with our example, 
PRP a SRE CARMI ARR nine taal oe 
209 a ae 
Record, Cantebury Mus.,vol.1,No.3,1911, p. 224,P1.46, 
ee ye Oy eae 
Trans,New Zeal.,Inst.,vol.,12,13880, p. 455, 
