"ENDEAVOUR'' SCIENTIFIC RESULTS. 



much stronger and wider apart than those of upper 

 jaw, 4 to 8 teeth on blind side of jaw; one or two pairs 

 of strong canines anteriorly. Gill-rakers "palmate" 

 (short, broad, the distal margins spinulate) ; 8 to 10 on 

 lower part of anterior arch. Scales of ocular side mostly 

 ctenoid, some of those on posterior part of body with- 

 out marginal spinules ; those of blind side cycloid ; 92 to 

 98 scales in a longitudinal series, 29 to 33 between lateral 

 line and highest point of dorsal profile. Height of arch 

 of lateral line 2 to 3 in length of same; accessory 

 branch reaching base of ninth or tenth ray of dorsal fin. 

 Dorsal 7579; commencing just behind level of posterior 

 nostril of blind side, and at a distance in front of eye 

 equal to $ or ^ its diameter. Anal 61-64; no visible spine. 

 Left pectoral Avith 12 rays (6 to 8 branched), base almost 

 horizontal, length about twice in head. Caudal with 

 2/13/2 rays, middle rays longest, 1^ to 1^ in length of 

 head. Length of caudal peduncle 2| to 2f in its depth, 

 which is 2 to 2| in length of head. Brownish, with some 

 faint darker spots and markings, and with 4 large con- 

 spicuous double ocelli arranged thus ; ; ; fins with small 

 brown spots; a series of annular markings on dorsal 

 and anal. 



Hal). East coast of Queensland. 



Described from 7 specimens, 122-265 mm. in total 

 length. 



E.6677-9. (3) 3-7 miles X.W. of Hervey Bay, Queens- 

 laud ; 9-11 fathoms. 



E.2698. 12 miles X.E. of Bowen, Queensland; 19- 

 25 fathoms. 



E.2785. 4-20 miles X.E. of Gloucester Head, Queens- 

 land ; 19-35 fathoms. 



E.2852. (2) 11-14 miles X.W. of Pine Peak, Queens- 

 land ; 24-26 fathoms. 



Xo. E.6678 is selected as the holotype. 



Allied to P. dupliciocellatus, Regan, differing chiefly 

 in the larger mouth, stronger teeth, and smaller scales. 



4. Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatux. 

 (Fig. 2.) 



Pseudorhombu* duplicioccllatuft, Regan, Ann. Mag. Xat. 

 Hist, Ser. 7, XV, 1905, p. 25. 



