BY "W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 37 



Genus Atiierina, Artedi. 



Body subcylindrical or slightly compressed ; snout more or less 

 obtuse, with the cleft of the mouth straight, oblique, extending 

 to or beyond the anterior margin of the eye. Teeth minute, 

 those on the palate sometimes indistinct. Scales cycloid, of 

 moderate size. Ventral fins some distance behind the pectorals. 

 Air-bladder present. No pyloric appendages. A silvery band 

 along the side. 



Nearly all temperate and tropical seas entering rivers. 



609. Atiierixa iiepsetoides, Eicbards. 



Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 1843, XI., p. 187.— Guntli., Cat. 



Fishes III., p. 397. 



D. 9. 1/11. A. 1/14. P. 15. Vert. 48. 



The anterior dorsal fin is between the base of the ventral and 

 the vent. The height of the body is one-eighth of the total 

 length, the length of the head nearly one-sixth ; the diameter of 

 the eye is one-third of the length of the head, and a little more 

 than the length of snout. Cleft of mouth oblique ; teeth minute. 



Port Arthur, Tasmania (Eicharclson). 



610. Atiierina presbyteroides, Eichards. 



Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1843, XI., p. 179.— Guntli., Cat. III., 



p. 397. 



D. 9/10-11. A. 1/12. P. 11. Vert. 46. 



The first dorsal fin stands wholly anterior to the anus, com- 

 mencing just perceptibly behind the ventrals. The height of the 

 body equals the length of the head and is one-fifth of the total. 

 The diameter of the eye is one-third of the length of the head, 

 and more than that of the snout. Teeth distinct. There are 

 two series of scales above the silvery band. 



Port Arthur, Tasmania (Eichardson). 



