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with 9 to 11 simple rays, length about twice in head. 

 Anterior ray of left pelvic inserted below or just behind 

 level of posterior edge of lower eye; first ray of right 

 pelvic opposite space between third and fourth of left. 

 Caudal with 2-3/12-13/2-3 rays, middle rays longest, f to 

 length of head. Caudal peduncle very short, depth 

 about 2f in length of head. Light brownish; a number 

 of dark brown blotches and annular markings on body, of 

 which a series near the upper and lower edges of the 

 body, a pair situated above and below commencement of 

 straight part of lateral line, and another pair on the 

 straight part, are generally most conspicuous; all the 

 fins with numerous dark brown spots; a row of larger 

 blotches on basal parts of dorsal and anal. 



Hab. Seychelle Islands, through the Indian Ocean 

 and Archipelago to Australia; Australia, coast of 

 southern Queensland. Not recorded previously from 

 Australia. 



Described from eight specimens, 57-108 mm. in total 

 length. 



E.6691-3. (6) Off Hervey Bay, Queensland. 

 E.2855. (2) Off Hervey Bay, Queensland. 



3. LOPHONECTES. 



Lophonectes, Giinther, Shore Fishes "Challenger," p. 29 



(1880). 



Two species from Australia and New Zealand; one 

 known from Australia. 



1. Lophonectes gallus. 

 [Crested Flounder.] 



Lophonectes gallus, Giinther, Shore Fishes "Challenger," 

 p. 29, pi. XV, fig. B (1880) ; Ogilby, Cat. Fish. N. S. 

 Wales, p. 32 (1887) ; Waite, Rep. Fish. "Thetis," 

 p. 46 (1898) ; Mem. Austral. Mus., IV, 1899, p. 124; 

 Ogilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., I, 1912, p. 49; 

 McCulloch, Biol. Kes. "Endeavour," II, p. 128 

 (1914); Austral. Zool., II, 1921, p. 45, pi. XIII; 

 Waite, Rec. S. Austral. Mus., II, 1921, p. 156, fig. 

 256; Lord, Papers Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania, 1922, 

 p. 65. 



