BY E. P. RAMSAY, F.L.S., ETC. 199 



body, and about fifteen in an oblique line from the vent to the 

 last dorsal spine. Two strong canine teeth in front in each jaw, 

 the lower fitting in between the upper, the other teeth in both 

 jaws well developed conical — no posterior canine tooth visible. 



Colour greenish opaline, almost translucent when alive, tinged 

 with orange along the anal fin, and with an oblong, indistinct, 

 orange patch behind the eye, commencing on the forehead above 

 and anterior to that organ ; tail with alternate pale blue and dull 

 orange bars, five in number ; indistinct pale lines of the same 

 tints on the membranes of the dorsal and anal fins, faint indications 

 of blue spots on the scales on the abdominal and caudal regions. 

 Eye bright orange. 



This specimen is a young individual, with the coloration 

 indistinct and but imperfectly developed ; the adult will probably 

 be of a bright orange tint, with blue spots on each of the body- 

 scales and blue and orange bars on the tail and fins. 



Caught at Manly Beach, Port Jackson. I believe that it is 

 the first species of this genus recorded from Port Jackson. 



Note on the occurrence on the Coast of New South Wales 

 of the Genus Mesenteripora, Bl., (Polyzoa CyclostomataJ . 



By William A. Haswell, M.A., B.Sc. 



Among an interesting series of Polyzoa obtained with the 

 dredge off Broughton Islands to the north of Port Stephens 

 during the recent dredging excursion organised by the Australian 

 Museum, were a number of specimens of the remarkable 

 cyclostomatous genus Mesenteripora. Most of them were attached 

 to the laminee of a species of Biflustra, or the thick cylindrical 

 branches of a species of Cellepora, which was obtained in large 

 quantity. 



