BY J. DOLGLAS OGILBY. 



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extremity of the clavicle, which is equal to the space between the 

 anal fin and the commencement of the straight portion of the 

 lateral line. Upper eye inappreciably in advance of the lower, 

 the latter with an interior protecting ridge, its diameter 4| to 5 

 in the length of the head and as long as or a little longer than 

 the snout. Upper jaw slightly longer than the lower, the max- 

 illary extending to the vertical from the posterior border of the 

 eye or not quite so far, its length from the tip of the snout 24 to 

 2J in that of the head. Upper jaw with thi'ee to five pairs of 

 slightly enlarged teeth anteriorly; lower with 15 to 20 unequal 

 teeth on each side. Gill-rakers 3 -f- 8, very short and stout, the 

 longest about ^ of the diameter of the eye. Dorsal fin originating 

 in front of the upper eye; the anterior rays well developed with 

 the membrane deeply cleft : anal spine inconspicuous : ventrals 

 subequal, with six rays, the second the longest, 1|- to 24 in the 

 length of the head and reaching to the third or fourth anal ray: 

 pectoral with 11 or 12 rays, the left considerably the longer, 

 extending beyond the curve of the lateral line, and 5| to 5 J in 

 the total length : caudal cuneiform, 4i-to 4i in the total length; 

 least depth of peduncle 34 to 4 in the depth of the body. Snout 

 and interorbital ridge naked; one or two series of small scales 

 posteriorly on the left maxillary and mandible. Curved portion 

 of the lateral line about three times as long as deep, its length 

 24 to 3 in the straight portion. Rich olive or umber-brown, with 

 the margin of the scales rusty, and with numerous small, milk- 

 white or saS'ron, dark-edged spots, intermixed with larger blotches, 

 in which the lighter centre is generally broken up into spots; 

 dorsal and anal rays dotted with chestnut-brown and with a con- 

 spicuous black spot about every tenth ray; ventrals edged with 

 saffron; caudal clouded with brown : iris brown, with a narrow 

 golden band round the pupil ; {novce-cambrice, belonging to New 

 South Wales). 



Length, to 400 millimeters. 



Type : — In the Australian Museum, Sydney. 



Distribution : — Coast of New South Wales, chiefly 

 frequenting mud and sand banks near the mouths of rivers, and 



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