. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 156 OPUS CCC SOLENICHTHYS RACEKI, sp. nov. (Figure 4.) Head (38 mm.) , depth of body (18) , of caudal peduncle (6) in standard length (94), or 3, 6, and 20 in total length respectively. Eye (4) , interorbital (4) , snout (27) in head. Depth of snout (9) 3 in its length. Length of caudal peduncle less than one-third of base of soft dorsal. Predorsal length 54 mm.; length of pectoral, ; of ventral, 26; longest anal ray, 4; anal base, 9. Head and body strongly compressed, widest at interorbital. Belly cultrate behind a
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 156 OPUS CCC SOLENICHTHYS RACEKI, sp. nov. (Figure 4.) Head (38 mm.) , depth of body (18) , of caudal peduncle (6) in standard length (94), or 3, 6, and 20 in total length respectively. Eye (4) , interorbital (4) , snout (27) in head. Depth of snout (9) 3 in its length. Length of caudal peduncle less than one-third of base of soft dorsal. Predorsal length 54 mm.; length of pectoral, ; of ventral, 26; longest anal ray, 4; anal base, 9. Head and body strongly compressed, widest at interorbital. Belly cultrate behind anal fin. Jaws toothless, premaxillaries ending in two spines superiorly. Maxillary (5 mm.) greater than interorbital, with concave posterior margin. Upper part of snout (especially mesethmoid) and lower sides of head elevated into papery crests; most of head-bones sculptured and with serrated ridges. Nostrils large, with about 15 exposed radiating laminae. Three main opercular keels radiate from behind eye. Gill-openings wide; isthmus very narrow. A median scute behind isthmus and two keeled rings just before ventral fins; a bony pre-dorsal ridge. Rings on body 2"9 between head and tail fin; of these, 5 are before first dorsal, 5 in a mediolateral row between first dorsal and level of vent (with 11 or 12 scutes above and below them), and about 14 from vent to beginning of caudal fin. First dorsal over 1* scutes, second dorsal over about 8; anal under 5 plates. D. v/?; A. 20; P. 27; V. 10; C. 16. Dorsal base elevated. Fifth dorsal spine longest: however, the dorsal fins appear to be abnormal (probably injured and healed), the ends of the spines being curled and much of the second dorsal missing. Second dorsal and anal about as high as eye-diameter. Ventrals not united to one another or to abdomen, only their upper and lower rays simple. Ventrals, caudal and snout subequal in GPW Figure 4.—Ghost Pipefish, Solenichthys raceki. Holotype from New South Wales. Dorsal
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