242 DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW AUSTRALIAN FISHES, 



locality very far south of the usual tropical habitat of the genus. 

 We have taken this opportunity of naming the species after the 

 Hon. William Macleay, a gentleman who has done so much 

 towards the elucidation of our Australian Fish Fauna, and the 

 promotion of natural science in general ; and in whose collection 

 the type specimen is contained. 



Labrichthys cyanogenys, sp. nov. 



B. vi. : D. 9/11: A. 3/10: V. 1/5: P. 13: C. 14: L. 

 lat. 25 : L. trans. 3/9. 



Length of head 3f , of caudal fin 5^, height of body 3^ in the 

 total length. Ui/e — Diameter 5^ in the length of the head, 2 

 diameters from the end of the snout, and Ig apart. Interorbital 

 space convex : upper profile of head abruptly convex before the 

 eyes : jaws equal ; maxilla extends to beneath middle of orbit. 

 Teeth — Lower jaw with a row of strong conical teeth, the anterior 

 pair very large, the others growing smaller posteriorly, 13 on each 

 ramus ; a row of similar, but much smaller, teeth behind these : 

 upper jaw with a similar dentition, except that the two posterior 

 teeth in each ramus are rather larger than those immediately 

 preceding them, and the hinder row is irregularly duplicated : 

 posterior canine strong. Fins — Dorsal spines rather weak, the 

 last the longest, ^ of the length of the head, and much shorter than 

 the rays. Anal commences beneath the second dorsal ray, the 

 third spine is the longest, about g of the length of the head, and 

 half that of the longest ray. Pectorals sinuous posteriorly, reaching 

 to opposite the 8th scale of the lateral line, and f of the length of 

 the head. Ventrals about equal in length to the pectorals, and 

 reaching to the vent. Caudal rounded. Scales — Large, thin, 

 cycloid, and adherent. Cheeks with two vertical rows of small 

 scales behind the eyes. None at the base of the vertical 

 fins. Gill-rakers — Short, broad, and divided at the tip ; their 

 length fi of the diameter of the eye. Air-bladder — Large 

 Colors — Reddish-brown with two broad transverse lilac bands, 

 the first between the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal 



