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being three-fifths of its length; the diameter of the eye is contained 

 five times and a-half in the length of the head, twice and a-half 

 in that of the snout, and twice in the width of the interorbital 

 space. The nasal barbels are a little shorter than those of the 

 maxillary, and extend to the middle of the eye. The band of 

 teeth of each intermaxillary bone is twice as broad as long ; the 

 vomerine teeth are arranged in a semicircular disk, those of the 

 mandibularies form a band which is broadest in the middle ; all 

 the teeth of conical form have a brown tip. The first dorsal fin 

 is nearly as high as the body, and its spine more than half as 

 long as the head. Pectoral spine as strong as, but much shorter 

 than that of the dorsal fin. Uniform blackish-brown above. 



Rivers of New South Wales. Length from two to three feet. 



807. Copidoglanis obscurus, Gunth. 



Gunth., Cat. Fishes V., p. 26. 



First D. 1/6. Second D.+C.+ A. 226. P. 1/14. V. 15-16. 



Head not much compressed, but nearly as high as broad, its 

 width being two-thirds of its length. The height of the body is 

 contained eight times and a-half in the total length, the length 

 of the head six times and a-third ; the diameter of the eye is one- 

 sixth of the height, two-fifths of that of the snout, and three- 

 fifths of the width of the interorbital space. The nasal barbels 

 extend to behind the eye, those of the maxillary to the gill-opening. 

 Each intermaxillary with a triangular band of teeth, which is 

 rather broader than long ; vomerine band crescent-shaped. All 

 the teeth are white. The first dorsal fin is placed immediately 

 behind the nape and is as high as the body, its spine is more 

 than half the length of the head. Pectoral spine as strong as, 

 but much shorter than that of the dorsal fin. Brown : fins with 

 black margin. 



Australia ? (Gunther). 



