BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 19 



fixed to the tail, hut not to the caudal fin. Uniform yellowish, 

 (in spirits) . 



New South Wales (Gunther). 



578. Ckisticeps koseus, Gunth. 

 Gunth., Cat. Fishes III., p. 274. 



B. 6. D. 3/25-26/4. A. 2/20-21. V. 1/3. P. 12. C. 9. 



Vert. 14/26. 



The height of the body is contained five times in the total 

 length, the length of the head four times and two-fifths. Snout 

 subconical, equal in length to the eye, lower jaw prominent. 

 Teeth on the vomer, none on the palate. The width of the 

 interorbital space is much less than the vertical diameter of the 

 eye. A fringed tentacle at the nostril ; that above the orbic 

 well developed with obtuse fringes. Scales rudimentary. The 

 detached dorsal fin situated above the operculum, somewhat 

 higher than the second dorsal, the last ray connected by a 

 membrane with the base of the caudal ; the anal fin quite free 

 from it ; the inner ventral ray not half the length of the middle 

 one. Yellowish (in spirits), head, body and first dorsal fin marbled 

 with rose-colour ; the second dorsal, anal, and pectoral fins with 

 rose-coloured cross-bars. 



Freycinet Harbour (Herald). 



579. CmsTicErs fasciatus, n. sp. 



D. 3/30/2. A. 21. V. 2. C. 10. 



Height of body about one-fifth of the length. Head rather 

 depressed ; the interorbital space rather convex, its width being 

 about equal to the diameter of the eye ; tentacles at nostril and 

 over orbit moderate ; cleft of mouth wide ; scales small, very 

 distinct ; lateral line continuous. The detached part of the dorsal 

 fin situated over the operculum and connected by a membrane 

 with the second, the three spines equal in length and of same 



