BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 325 



M. granulosus, Gunth., Cat. Fishes, VIII., p. 243. 



D. 30. A. 28-29. Yert. 7/11. 



Body covered with papillae, each with a round expansion at 

 the top, like a mushroom ; in dried examples they shrink, 

 assuming the appearance of a short spine. Body rather oblong, 

 its depth being nearly one-half of the total length (without 

 caudal). Snout moderately produced, with the upper profile 

 slightly concave. Dorsal spine strong, barbed behind, but not 

 in front, rather shorter than the head and situated above the 

 posterior part of the orbit. Caudal fin rounded, of moderate 

 length ; dorsal and anal fins low. Ventral spine very short, not 

 moveable. Brownish grey, marbled with dark brown, with the 

 papilla3 white ; fins olive yellow sprinkled with brown ; generally 

 two large dark spots on the belly at the base of the anal fin. 



Port Jackson. Length nine inches. 



1020. Monacanthus eudis, Kichards. 



Voy. Erebus and Terror, p. 65, pi. 40, f. 7-8. — Gunth., Cat. Fishes 



VIII., p. 244. 



D. 34-35. A. 34. 



Body covered with minute, rough, but distinct scales. Body 

 oblong, its depth being two-fifths of the length without the 

 caudal fin. Pectoral fin situated behind the vertical from the 

 orbit. Snout long, with the upper profile convex. Dorsal spine 

 inserted above the posterior half of the orbit, of moderate strength, 

 two-thirds as long as the head, armed with a double series of 

 small barbs behind, rough in front. Caudal fin rounded ; dorsal 

 and anal fins low. Ventral spine very small, fixed. Brown, 

 uniform or with four indistinct, broad, whitish longitudinal bands. 

 Caudal fin with a broad blackish margin. 



Tasmania, Port Jackson. Length nine inches. 



