FLATFISHES. NORMAN. 293 



Jordan (quoted by McCulloch, Mem. Queensland 

 Mus., V, 1916, p. 60) regards the name Brachirus (Swain- 

 son, 1839, p. 303) as antedated by Brachyrus (Swain- 

 son, 1839, p. 264). A reference to the original work, 

 however, shows that Brachirus is previously mentioned 

 on page 187, and is there sufficiently defined to be recog- 

 nised. In accordance with the existing rules of nomen- 

 clature, the name Hifni)tura, which is in general use, 

 must be replaced by Brachirus. 



Brachirus zebra, Bloch, has been recorded from Port 

 Jackson by Casteluau (Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, III, 

 1879, p. 392), and B. (Zebrias) zebrinus, Schlegel, 

 has been included in the fauna of New South Wales by 

 Stead (Edible Fish. X. S. Wales, p. 107, 1908). As 

 suggested by McCulloch (Austral. Zool., II, 1921, p. 46), 

 both these identifications are probably incorrect. 



I have been unable to identify B. fitzroiensis (De 

 Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, VII, 1883, p. 319) from 

 the somewhat inadequate description. It is known only 

 from the type, which was taken at the mouth of the 

 Fitzroy River, Queensland. If this is a Brachirus, it 

 apparently differs from all the remaining Australian 

 species in having no visible nostril; the dorsal fin com- 

 mencing on the occiput, opposite the angle of the upper 

 opercle; and in having 145 scales in the lateral line. 



1. Brachirus oriental is. 

 [Black Sole.] 



Plcuroncctes orientalis, Bloch, Schneider, Syst. Ichth., 



p. 157 (1801). 

 Brachirus oriental-is, Swaiuson, Nat. Hist. Fish., II, p. 



303 (1839). 

 Solea foliacea, Richardson, Kep. Brit. Assoc., 1845 (1846), 



p. 279. 

 Si/naptura foliacea, Gunther, Cat. Fish., IV, p. 481 



(1862). 



Synaptura cinerascens, Gunther, i.e. p. 482. 

 Synaptura orientalis, Day, Fish. India, p. 429, pi. XCIII, 



fig. 4, and pi. XCIV, fig. 2 (1877). 

 Synaptura nigra, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 



V, 1881, p. 49 ; ibid, VI, 1882, p. 137 ; Tenison- Woods, 



Fish. Fisheries N. S. W T ales, p. 77 (1882) ; Ogilby, 



Cat. Fish. N. S. Wales, p. 33 (1887) ; Saville-Kent, 



