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caudal fin is strongly bilobed ; the anal is inserted very slightly 

 in advance of the first dorsal ; the pectorals are longer than the 

 height of the dorsal, and are composed of twelve rays. Colour 

 light greyish-green, with the edges of the scales on the back of 

 a dark colour. A broad silvery band on the sides ; dorsal, caudal, 

 and pectoral fins yellow ; anal and yentrals white ; eyo silvery. 



Hobson's Bay and lower Yarra. Length two to three inches. 



621. Atiieiien t ichtiiys edelexsis, Casteln. 



Proc. Zool. Soc, Victoria, Vol. II., p. 134. 



More elongate than A. modesta, the height being about one- 

 seventh in the total length, the length of the head three times 

 and three-quarters. The first dorsal fin is inserted at an equal 

 distance from the snout and the base of the caudal. In all else 

 the description of A. modesta applies to this species. 



Western Australia. 



C22. Atiierixiciitiiys picta, Casteln. 

 Proc. Zool. Soc, Victoria, Vol. I., p. 137. 



D. 8/10. A. 11. C. 17. L. lat. 44. 



Height of body six and a-half times in the total length, the 

 length of the head four times ; the diameter of the eye three 

 times and one-fifth in the length of the head. Body elongate ; 

 scales large, snout considerably shorter than the diameter of the 

 eye. The two dorsal fins are placed as in A. modesta; the anal 

 a little in front of the dorsal ; the vcntrals under the first dorsal ; 

 caudal long, emarginate. Of a pretty light green, with the lower 

 parts of the body white and silvery, a broad longitudinal red band 

 on each side ; fins diaphanous ; caudal 3-ellow ; oye silvery ; a few 

 very minute black points on the sides of the head. 



Capt. Tinnot's Dock, Lower Yarra. Under two inches. 



