BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 103 



contains Ghobban, Collana, and a few other sorts from the Indian 

 Archipelago. The height is contained four times and a-half in 

 the total length ; the head three times and two-thirds in the same ; 

 the diameter of the eye is four times in the length of the head ; 

 upper lip broad ; no tooth at the angle ; the edge of the pra> 

 operculum is finely denticulated ; the lateral line is strongly curved 

 over the pectoral, and runs over thirty-six transverse series of 

 scales ; the scales over the base of the caudal are pointed ; the 

 dorsal has twenty-one rays, the two last rather prolongated ; the 

 caudal is pointed, of twelve long rays, the central ones being the 

 longest ; the anal is rather large, of twelve rays, the two last 

 rather prolongated. The general colour is of a pinkish-brown, 

 with the back purple ; the lower parts pink ; the sides appear to 

 have been marbled with brown ; fins light vellow. One single 

 specimen, four and a-half inches long. Adelaide." 



746. Pseudoscartis Eichardsoxii, Casteln. 



Researches on the Eishes of Australia, p. 42. 



" General form rather short ; upper profile convex ; height less 

 than twice and two-thirds in the length without the caudal ; two 

 series of scales on the cheeks ; the lower row composed of six ; 

 lateral line marked by a series of nearly simple tubes. General 

 colour of an olive-green ; on the cheeks a large lilac blotch, 

 extending over the throat ; this and the lower part of the opercles 

 covered with oblong, narrow, irregular pink spots, bordered with 

 dark brown ; these form two irregular, transverse lines on the 

 chin ; • teeth yellow ; a transverse blotch, light colour, on the sides, 

 behind the end of the pectorals ; posterior part of the tail flesh 

 colour ; dorsal, caudal, ventrals, and anal flesh colour ; the dorsal 

 has a dark violet longitudinal line on its upper part, another near 

 its base, and between these there is a series of circles, the centre 

 of which is yellow ; the outer third of the anal is yellow ; pectorals 

 large, dark, almost black, with the two anterior fins yellow ; a 

 very large and pointed free scale at the base of the pectoral ; 



