BY J. DOUGLAS OGILBY. 299 



Etymology : — Named for my friend, the Hon. John Mildred 

 Creed, M.L.C., to whose unfailing kindness and support my present 

 position in Australian science is mainly due. 



Distribution : — Coast of New South Wales. 



Crbedia clathrisquamis, sp.nov. 



D. 12. A. 26. Sc. 4/42/1. L. lat. 40. 



Depth of body 1 2, length of head 4| in the total length. Eyes 

 prominent, directed upwards and forwards, close together, y of 

 the length of the snout, which is acutely pointed, and t of the 

 head. Maxillary reaching slightly beyond the anterior border of 

 the eye. Space between the origin of the dorsal and the base of 

 the caudal I of its distance from the tip of the snout, that between 

 the origin of the anal and the tip of the snout ^ of its distance 

 from the base of the caudal, to which it almost extends : second 

 ventral ray the longest, about ^ of the head : pectoral ^ of the 

 head : caudal \ of the total length. Tips of lateral line scales 

 smooth and rounded, their outer edges also smooth, except about 

 the middle of the length, where they are strongly pectinated; the 

 lower opening between the scale and the body is somewhat 

 triangular, the upper slit-like. Colourless; a few minute black 

 spots along the base of the anal fin; irides black. 



Etymology : — ckothri, lattice- work; squavia, scale. 



Type: — In the Australian Museum, Sydney. 



Distribut io n :— Maroubra Beach, near Sydney. Known 

 from a single specimen obtained by Mr. Thomas Whitelegge in 

 June last, measuring 37 millimeters. 



