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“ I n th e m a le th e e x te rn a l ap p e n d a g e s a re th e tw o c y lin d ric a l c a rtila g e s b e tw e e n th e tw o v e n tr a l f in s ;
w ith a c o n s id e ra b le n e a r ly lo n g itu d in a l o p e n in g o r slit a n te r io r to th e ro o ts o f th e v e n tra ls tow a rd s th e
o u te r s id e . I n a c a v ity im m e d ia te ly u n d e r th e s k in , to w h ic h th e s e s lits d ir e c tly le a d , lie s a c a r tila g
in o u s a p p e n d a g e a s long a s lh e f i r s t -m e n t io n e d ,b u t jo in te d in th e m id d le , a n d h a v in g a n e x p a n d e d a n d
ro u n d e d e x tr em ity . T h e j o in t is in th e m id d le , a n d b e n d s fo rw a rd s , a llow in g tb e a p p e n d a g e to fold
so a s to b e r e c e iv e d th ro u g h th e lo n g itu d in a l s lit, a n d lo d g e d in th e s u b c u ta n e o u s c a v i ty : th e m e ch an ism
o f th is j o in t is so a r r a n g e d , t h a t w h en th e a p p e n d a g e is e x te n d e d , i t is a t th e same tim e ra is e d o u t o f
th e c a v ity a n d p o in te d fo rw a rd s ; a n d w h e n i t is b e n t, i t s lip s a t o n c e w ith in th e c a v ity . T h e e x tr em ity
o f tlie a p p e n d a g e i s com p o sed , firs t, o f a n op en tn b e n e a r its c e n t r e ; s e co n d ly , o f n a r row folds o f
sm o o th c a r t i l a g e ; a n d la s tly o f a su b s em io rb ic u la r k n o b , co v e red w ith sm a ll em in e n c e s , a n d to o th e d
ro u n d th e e d g e s , th e te e th b e in g d ir e c t e d b a c kw a rd s w h e n th e j o in t i s e x te n d e d .
“ N e ith e r o f th e s e a p p e n d a g e s is to b e s e e n in th e f em a le , th e r e b e in g o n ly a v e ry sm a ll h ollow
lin e in tlie p la c e o f th e lo n g itu d in a l s l i t th a t re c e iv e s th em in th e ma le .
“ T h e testes a r e tw o sm o o th ob lo n g a n d ro u n d e d b o d ie s , (tw o in c h e s a n d a q u a r te r in le n g th , and
o n e - e ig h th in b r e a d th ,) ly in g in th e a n te r io r p a r t o f th e a b d om e n . T h e ir g r a n u la r g la n d u la r t e x tu r e is
ev e ryw h e re c lo s e ly in v e s te d b y a fine sm o o th m em b ra n e o f a d u ll r e d d ish c o lo u r. O n e s id e ( th a t
tow a rd s th e sp in e ? ) is som ew h a t c o n c a v e , a n d is m a rk e d in th e m id d le w ith a c ic a t r ix - l ik e sp o t.
V e ry d e lic a te fib re s (v e s s e ls ?) loose ly c o n n e c t th e b o d y o f th e te stis w ith th e ep ididym is, wh ich com m
e n c e s a t th e u p p e r a n d n e a r tb e a n te r io r p a r t o f th e b o d y , b e tw e e n i t a n d th e v e rteb ra , a n d is c o n t
in u e d b a c kw a rd s a lo n g th e s id e o f th e s p in e to th e a n te r io r p a r t o f th e k id n e y s , a little in fro n t o f
th e anus ; its fo rem o s t p o rtio n b e in g c o v e red h y th e te stis, a n d its h in d e r by th e vesícula seminalis, as i t
is se e n in s itu , th e fish b e in g la id o n its b a c k . I t is a soft su b s ta n c e , m a rk e d w ith tra n sv e rs e sulci
fo rm e d by p ro c e s s e s o f fh a pe ritoneum, w h ich fills th em u p a n d c o n n e c ts th e ir s id e s . F rom th e an te rio r
p a r t o f th e epididymis, th e tia« efferens is c o n tin u e d b a c kw a rd s in n um e ro u s co n v o lu tio n s , a lo n g its
in n e r s id e b e h in d tlie a n te r io r e x tr em ity o f th e vesícula s em im lis , t o m e e t w h ich th e vas deferens t h a t is
now fo rm ed tu r n s fo rw a rd s , a n d b e com in g s tra ig h t a n d e n la rg e d a t th e s am e tim e , g r a d u a lly e x p a n d s ,
in to th e vesícula seminalis. T h e vesicula s em in a lis is in th e form o f a hollow tu b e , o f n n ifo rm d iam e te r
from th e o n e e n d to th e o th e r, t a p e r in g s lig h tly a t e a c h e x tr em ity ; i t te rm in a te s p o s te rio rly in a n
orific e th a t o p e n s in to th e c a v ity su rro u n d in g th e v e n t, a n d im m e d ia te ly b e h in d it . T h is orific e , th e
vesicula seminales, a n d th e u ltim a te p o rtio n o f th e vas deferens, co n ta in e d a g e la tin o u s su b s ta n c e o f a
gre e n ish co lo u r, th ic k ly in te rm ix e d witli g lo b u la r b o d ie s o f g r e a te r c o n s is te n c e , a b o u t th e size o f
in u s ta rd - s e e d s (s em en ? ).
“ I n th e f em a le , th e F a llo p ia n tu b e s a r e c o n tin u e d in a n a r c h w ith e a c h o th e r a c ro s s th e s p in e ;
o r more co rre c tly , th e fold which is co n n e c te d w ith th e u te r in e g la n d s , a n d is p ro lo n g e d in to th e ovid
u c ts , is e x te n d e d a n te r io r ly , a n d fo rm s a n a rc h w ith i t s fellow a c ro s s th e sp in e in f ro n t o f th e ovaría.
T h e ova in th e in d iv id u a l e x am in e d w e r e ro u n d e d , y e llow ish , a n d o f v a rio u s s iz e s, from t h a t o f a
sm a ll p e a to tb e s iz e o f a boy’s la rg e m a rb le ; th ey w e re n um e ro u s, a n d h u n g from th e o v id u c ts by
m e a n s o f th e ir m em b ra n e , b e tw e e n th e u te r in e g la n d s a n d tb e m id d le o f th e c o n n e c tin g a rch on e a ch
sid e . T h e u te r in e g lan d s a re fia tte n e d , a n d h av e th e fo rm o f a n isosceles tr ia n g le , th e b a s e b e in g
d ir e c te d fo rw a rd s . A t th is b a s e th e o v id u c t m ay b e s a id to e n t e r a s i t p ro c e e d s b a c kw a rd s , a n d to be
c o n tin u e d th ro u g h th e g la n d , d ila tin g im m e d ia te ly on its e n tr a n c e , a n d c o n tr a c tin g a little on le av in g
i t tow a rd s th e a p e x o r a c u te a n g le p o s te rio rly . I t is th e n c o n tin u e d in a wid e tu b e to th e sp a c e
a ro u n d th e v e n t, w h e re e a c h o p e n s s e p a r a te ly b e h in d a n d a li t t l e to th e o u ts id e o f th e anus. 1 ii th e
m e d ia n lin e b e tw e e n th e orific e s, c o n s e q u e n tly d ir e c tly b e h in d th e v e n t, a n d c o rre sp o n d in g to th e
o p e n in g o f th e v e sícula seminales in th e m a le , is a c o n c av ity w ith a s u rfa c e o f ir r e g u la r r u g a , to which
a su b s ta n c e , in e v e ry r e s p e c t s im ila r to t h a t c o n ta in e d in th e v e sicula seminales, a d h e re d a n d h u n g
d ow n .
“ Tw o o b lo n g c o ria c e o u s b la c k eggs, w ith la rg e th in a n d w oolly b o rd e rs , w e r e d re d g e d u p in th e
B a y ; th e y e v id e n tly b e lo n g to th is fish. T h e fishes th em s e lv e s w e re ta k e n in th e s e in e .”—C.
C a l l o r h y n c h u s S m y t h i i .
Call, pinnis pectoralilnis ventrales haud attinyentilms.
PLATE XXII. FIG. 3.
Hab. ia Oceaao Pacifico, apud L a Concep9ion , Americas Australis.
T h is fish is k n ow n to u s on ly by a d r aw in g o f th e n a tu r a l s iz e m a d e by M r. Sm y th . I t differs
from th e Call, antarcticus (C h im . callorhynchus, G ro n .) b y th e m o re b a c kw a rd p o s itio n o f i t s s e co n d
do rsa l a n d o f i t s v e n tra l fins. T h e b a s e o f th e la t te r is co n s id e ra b ly b e h in d th e e x tr em ity o f th e p e c to
ra ls , w h ile in th e Call, antarcticus, th e e n d o f th e p e c to r a l fins e x te n d s a lm o s t h a lf a c ro s s th e v e n tr
a ls . T h e fo llow in g d is tin c tiv e c h a r a c te r m ay tiie re fo re be p ro p o s e d fo r the
C a l l , a n t a r c t i c u s .
Call, pinnis pecioralibu» u ltra venlralium basin produetis.
O th e r d ifferences w o u ld p ro b a b ly p r e s e n t th em s e lv e s on a com p a riso n o f sp e c im en s, b u t in th e
a b s e n c e o f s u c h m e a n s o f e s ta b lish in g th e sp e c ie s n ow pro p o sed , w e r e s t i t o n a c h a r a c te r so obvious
th a t i t c a n n o t p o ssib ly e s c a p e th e o b s e rv e r. I t is d e d ic a te d to M r . W il l iam Sm y th , M a te o f H . M . S.
Blossom, whose v a lu a b le d raw in g s h a v e p re s e rv e d for u s re c o rd s o f s e v e ra l sp e c ie s o f fishes which
w o u ld o the rwise h a v e rem a in e d u n k n ow n to sc ienc e .
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