Vertebrata. 



Family Cirrhitidae. 



Psilocranium n. Distinguished from Chilodactylus by its elongate, almost cylindrical ., 

 form of body, and naked head. For coxii n. Port Jackson; Macleay ( l ) p 440 

 pi. 22. 



Family Scorpaenidae. 



Pterois volitans L. is figured by Klunzinger (*) pi. 5 fig. 5. 



Centropogon nitens n. Queensland; De Vis ( 1 ) p 459. 



Tetraroge vestitus n. South Seas; id. ; 2 ) p 466 bellona n. and hamiltcni n. 



Queensland; id. (*) p 460. 

 Aploactis lichen n. Queensland; id. ( ! ) p 461. 

 Pelor barbatus n. Queensland; id. f 1 ) p 547. 



Family Teuthididae. 



Gill (*) gives a synopsis of the genera of the super-family Teuthidoidea, which 

 includes the families Teuthididae and Siganidae, in which he proposed 

 certain changes in nomenclature , and 2 new generic names (Ctenochaetus and 

 Colocopus] for sections of the genus Acanthurus. 



Meek & Hoffman have published a review of the American species of Teuthis* 

 3 species are recognized as valid; of these, notes and the synonymy are given, 

 with an analysis of their most important specific characters. gibbosus n. p 461, 

 teuthopsis n. and^aro n. p 462, Queensland; De Vis ^j. 



Family Berycidae. 

 Beryx borealis Diib. & Kor. is distinguished from decadactylus C. & V. by Col- 



lettp). 



Myripristis murdjan Forsk. is figured by Klunzinger ( ! ) pi. 3 fig. 8 juv. 



Holocentrum sammara Forsk. ; figured; id. pi. 3 fig. 7 juv. 



Rhynchichthys novae-britanniae n. New Britain; De Vis ( 2 ) p 447. 



Harpage n. With 2 dorsals; jaws equal, villiform teeth on the jaws, vomer, pala- 

 tines, and tongue ; 5 branchiostegals ; praeoperculum scarcely spiuiferous ; cau- 

 dal forked; anal with 3 spines, etc. Appears to be most nearly allied to Myri- 

 pristis. For rosea n. ; id. p 448. 



Family Kurtidae. 



Parapriacanthus Steind. = Pempherichthys Klz. guentheri Klz. is described by 



Klunzinger (') p 81 pi. 5 fig. 4. 



Family Polynemidae. 

 Polynemus sheridani n. Queensland; Macleay ( 3 ) p 21. 



Family Sciaenidae. 



Bean & Dresel p 156 distinguish Bairdiella armata Gill from argyroleuca , and 

 give a comparative table of measurements. 



Micropogon fournien Desm. is noted by Jordan ( l ] p 36. 



Sciaena sciera n. Mazatlan and Panama; Jordan & Gilbert ( 5 ) p 180. 



Corvina canina n., comes n. ; and axittaris n. Brisbane River; De Vis (^ p 538. 



