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or sixth dorsal ray. Scales small, rounded and concave. The 

 dorsal fin is highest in the middle, and the rays are all longer than 

 the memhranes, the first is bifid and free or only connected with 

 the others by a very low membrane. Colour olive-green, with 

 large marbled blotches of a darker and brownish colour, blind 

 side white. Eye black, with an orange circle. 



Port Phillip. " The Melbourne Flounder:' 



This is clearly a Rlwmhosolea, a genus apparently abundant on 

 the South Coast of Australia, but never as yet taken so far north 

 as Sydney. Count Castelnau proposed separating the present 

 species from Rhomb osolea, because the dorsal fin does not commence 

 so near the snout as in the other species. 



Genus Neorhombus, Casteln. 



Jaws and dentition equally developed on both sides ; dorsal 

 fin commencing above the eye ; eyes on the left side. Teeth 

 strong, in form of canines, apart one from the other, in a single 

 series ; eyes large, about on the same line ; the space between 

 them forming a narrow curved ridge ; mouth wide ; the maxillary 

 large, being contained a little more than twice in the length of 

 the head ; caudal well separated from the other fins ; ventrals 

 and pectorals well developed ; lateral line very strongly curved 

 over the pectoral fin, and extending on to the caudal ; the scales 

 bordered and very finely ciliated." 



Australia. 



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791. Neopjiojibus uxicolor, Castel. 



Eesearches on the Pishes of Australia, p. 45. 

 D. 55. A. ?. P. 13. C. 17. 



Height of body contained twice and a-half in the total length, 

 the length of the head three times and two-thirds, and less than its 

 height. Snout convex in front of the eyes ; dorsal fin rounded ; 



