. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . below the top of the head. Thegill openings are large, and placed in front of the pectoral fin, which is smalland acute. The dorsal commences over the pectorals, and lies in a grooveextending to within half an inch of the tip of the tail; its greatest height beingthiee lines. The anal extends to within three lines of the tip of the tail, andis four lines wide, immediately behind the anus. The total length of the fishis thirty-four inches ; tip of nose to anus, thirteen inches ; to gill openings, twoinches six lines; length of gape,
. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . below the top of the head. Thegill openings are large, and placed in front of the pectoral fin, which is smalland acute. The dorsal commences over the pectorals, and lies in a grooveextending to within half an inch of the tip of the tail; its greatest height beingthiee lines. The anal extends to within three lines of the tip of the tail, andis four lines wide, immediately behind the anus. The total length of the fishis thirty-four inches ; tip of nose to anus, thirteen inches ; to gill openings, twoinches six lines; length of gape, one inch four lines. The nearest speciesdescribed by Richardson is 0. Eostellatus,% from Senegal, but it presents markeddifferences in the dentition, having a different number of teeth, which arebiserial; and in the pectoral fins, which, in 0. Rostellatus, are large and proportions are also slightly different. I therefore propose to distinguishthis fish as a new species, and call it Ophisurus Novce Zelandice. * Richardsons Antarctic Fishes, p. 105.
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