74 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF AUSTRALIAN FISHES, 



686. Cilerops crassus, Casteln. 



Researches on the Fishes of Australia, p. 39. 



D. 13/12. A. 3/13. 



No posterior canine tooth. Praeoperculum not serrated. Scales 

 on the cheeks imbricate, in five series ; body short and thick ; 

 the extremities of the dorsal and anal fins rather prolonged ; 

 caudal fin truncate. Coloration (in a preserved state) dark bluish 

 purple on the upper parts, white or yellow beneath, sometimes a 

 dark narrow submarginal line on the dorsal fin. 



Dampier's Archipelago. Length one foot. 



Salted and used as food by the pearl fishers. 



687. Chterops cephalotes, Casteln. 



Eesearches on the Fishes of Australia, p. 39. 



D. 14/7. A. 3/10. L. lat. 30. 



Head one-third of the length of the fish, (exclusive of caudal 

 fin), and nearly as high as long ; forehead prominent and very 

 convex ; snout very obtuse and convex ; head covered with small 

 tubercles formed by scales buried in the skin ; operculum with 

 large scales ; canine teeth very large ; no posterior canine. Eye 

 one-sixth of the length of the head. Dorsal and anal fins pointed 

 behind ; caudal rounded. Coloration above purple, beneath 

 yellow or white ; the cheeks and operculum covered with small 

 white spots ; the spinous dorsal has an obscure band on its base ; 

 the anal and caudal are dotted with white, the other fins greyish. 

 Preeoperculum without serrature. 



Cape York. Cape Grenville. Length thirteen inches. 



Grenus XymocniLus, Bleek. 



Body oblong, covered with large scales. Head scaly, nearly as 

 high as long ; snout obtuse ; both limbs of the praeoperculum 

 naked. Lateral line continuous. Fins not scaly at the base ; 



