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The general form is very much like Lesson's figure of 

 Diacopus Tiea (Voyage Duperrey, pi. 23), but the form of the 

 caudal and of the spines of the anal and other characters do not 

 allow me to unite the two sorts. 



Centropogon robustus. 

 Centropogon robustus (Gunther Cat., vol. 2, p. 128.) 



This sort is very nearly allied to G. australis, but is easily 

 distinguished by the pectorals which do not extend to the vent 

 and the dorsal spines of which the 4th and 5th are the longest. 

 Dr. Gunther is quite right in supposing that there is no cleft 

 behind the fourth gill. I have little to add to his excellent 

 description ; the colours are very similar to those of australis. 



The specimen, preserved in liquor, is eight inches long, and 

 is from the Brisbane River. 



Beridia. 



This new genus belongs to the Triglidce, and its spinous dorsal 

 being rather less developed in length than the soft, ought 

 probably to be placed in the group Gottina, but the general form 

 is very different from all the other fishes of Triglidw, and is 

 more like some sorts of Gobiida. 



Head and body very compressed ; general form oval ; head 

 very large, with its anterior profile strongly concave in front of 

 the eyes, and convex below ; teeth very numerous, very small, 

 granular ; none at the lower jaw nor on the palate ; two dorsals 

 well developed, the first not quite as long as the second, of eight 

 spines, the second with three spines ; caudal very long ; anal 

 large, with one spine ; ventrals behind the pectorals ; pectorals 

 large, with the upper ray branched and all the others simple. 



Beridia flava. 

 Plate II. 



Head contained twice and one-third in the total length 

 without the caudal fin ; lower jaw longer than the upper one ; 

 eyes moderate, being five times and a half in the length of the 



