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2. Granunatobothus pennatus. 

 (Fig. 7.) 



Platoplirys pennata, Ogilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., II, 

 1913, p. 83. 



Closely related to the preceding species, but depth 

 of body If to twice in the length; dorsal profile of head 

 less convex, the notch in front of the eyes less marked; 

 gill-rakers rather more slender, 8 to 10 on lower part of 

 anterior arch ; 79 to 83 scales in a longitudinal series ; 

 dorsal 88-91 ; the third ray prolonged, more or less 

 expanded and pinuiform ; the fourth ray is also pro- 

 longed in one or two examples; anal 72-76; upper ray of 

 left pectoral sometimes moderately prolonged; the black 

 blotch on straight portion of lateral line darker and more 

 prominent. 



Hah. Eastern Queensland. 



Described from seven specimens, 140-195 mm. in total 

 length. 



E.1488. 25 miles S.E. of Double Island Point, 

 Queensland ; 33 fathoms. 



E.1586. Locality unknown. 



E.2707. 12 miles N.E. of Bowen, Queensland ; 19-25 

 fathoms. 



E.6682-4. 12 miles N.E. of Bowen, Queensland ; 19-25 

 fathoms. 



1.11004. 22 miles S.W. of Double Island Point, 

 Queensland ; 29 fathoms. 



Family III. PLEUBONECTID^E. 



Subfamily SAMAKIN.E. 



1. Samaris. 



Samaris, Gray, Zool. Miscell., p. 4 (1831). 

 1. Samaris cacatuce. 



Arnoglossus cacatuce, Ogilby, New Fish Queensland 

 Coast, p. 130 (1910). 



Samaris cacatuce, McCulloch and Whitley, Rec. Austral. 

 Mus., XIV, 1925, p. 348, pi. XLIX. 



Known only from a single example (171 mm.), which 

 was trawled by the ''Endeavour" 20 miles N.E. of 

 Gloucester Head, Queensland ; 35 fathoms. It is perhaps 



