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be either broad or narrow like that of the anal. The accom- 

 panying figure represents one extreme of variation, while 

 the other is illustrated by Jordan and Scale. 



Locs. Hew Hebrides, collected by Dr. A. D. C. Cummins 

 and Staff Paymaster P. B. Stevens, R.N. 



Suva, Fiji. 



AMIA NIGRIPES, Ogilby. 

 (Plate xv., fig. 2.) 



Amia nigripes, Ogilby, Ann. Qld. Mus., x., 1911, p. 49, 

 pi. v., fig. 2. 



The accompanying figure represents a specimen 69 mm. 

 long, in which the ventral fins are somewhat larger than those 

 of ten others 61-92 mm. long. 



Locs. Three to seven miles off Hervey Bay, Queensland, 

 9-11 fathoms; 27th July, 1910. 



Twenty-five miles south-east of Double Island Point, 

 Queensland, 33 fathoms ; 28th June, 1910. 



Two small specimens are in the Australian Museum from 

 the mouth of the Tweed River, northern New South 



AMIA SEPTEMSTRIATA, Gunther. 



Apogon septemstriatus, Gunther, " Challenger ' ; Kept., 

 Zool, i., 1880, p. 38, pi. xvi., fig. A. 



A single specimen, 85 mm. long, agrees perfectly with the 

 original description and figure of this species. It was trawled 

 near Bowen, Queensland, but the exact locality and depth 

 was not recorded. 



AMIA ELLIOTT, Day. 



Apogon ellioti, Day, Fish. India, pt. 1, 1875, p. 63, pi. xvii., 

 fig. 1. 



Apogon arafurce, Gunther, " Challenger ' Kept., Zool., i., 

 1880, p. 38, pi. xvi., fig. c. 



Four specimens, 89-99 mm. long, do not differ from one of 

 the types of .4. ellioti from Madras, which is in the Australian 

 Museum. They also agree very well with the description and 

 figure of A. arafurce.. 



Loc. Twenty miles N. 62 E. of Gloucester Head, Queens- 

 land, 35 fathoms ; August 2nd, 1910. 



