346 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF AUSTRALIAN FISHES, 



1064. DicoTYLicirrnYs punctulatus, Kaup. 



Gunth., Cat. Fishes VIII., p. 315. 



Dorsal spines much shorter than those on the sides and 

 abdomen, those in front of the pectorals erectile, those behind 

 three-rooted. Back of the tail without ossifications ; but a root 

 of the last dorsal spine reaches across behind the dorsal fin. About 

 thirteen transverse series of spines between the snout and the 

 dorsal fin. Body with small, round scattered black spots. A 

 black vertical bar below the eye, a second in front of, and a third 

 behind the root of the pectoral fin. 



Port Jackson. Length ten or twelve inches. 



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Genus Atopomyeterus, Kaup. 



Characters the same as DicotylicMhys, but the dermal ossifica- 

 tions each provided with two rooted erectile spine. 



Australia. 



1065. Atopomycterus nyciithemerus, Cuv. 

 Gunth., Cat. Fishes VIIL, p. 315. 



All the spines slender, rounded, without ridge. Upper part 

 of the tail without spine. The roots of the spines are very short 

 and feeble. About thirteen transverse series of spines between 

 the snout and the dorsal fin. Upper parts blackish-brown ; in 

 young individuals the dark colour descends on the sides in four 

 bands, viz., below the eye, in front of and behind the pectoral 

 fin, and above the vent. 



Tasmania, South Australia. Length ten or twelve inches. 



Genus Ortiiagoriscus, Bl. 

 Jaws without median suture. Tail extremely short, truncate ; 

 vertical fins more or less confluent. Body compressed, short, 

 covered with a rough or tesselated skin not capable of being 



