82 NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN FISHES, 



Scales cycloid, except those of the cheeks, preorbitals, and 

 central surface, which are finely ciliated; snout naked; preorbital 

 scales moderate; four series of scales below the eye, one being on 

 the interopercle ; axillary scale of the pectoral rudimentary; 

 exobasal scale of the ventral smaller than that of the spinous 

 dorsal, which extends about half-way along the membrane of the 

 last spine; dorsal fin without, anal with a basal scaly sheath; 

 both with a series of small scales between each pair of rays 

 anteriorly. 



Blue above, silvery below, the head and sides washed with 

 bronze; some of the scales of the upper surface with a golden 

 spot : a small black spot in the axil of the pectoral ; dorsal, 

 pectoral, and caudal fins dusky, the latter tinged with yellow; 

 anal and ventrals yellowish: irides golden. 



Two specimens of this very distinct mullet were brought back 

 from Norfolk Island in April, 1896, by the Hon. J. H. Carruthers, 

 on the occasion of his A'isit to that island for the purpose of 

 proclaiming it a dependency of New South Wales. The largest 

 example measures 255 millimeters, and they are now in my 

 possession. 



PSEUDOMUGIL SIGNIFER. 



In my paper entitled "A new family of Australian Fishes" 

 (Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, xxi. 1896, jjp. 118-135) the follow- 

 ing passage occurs (p. 123) : — " In the Voyage No vara it is 

 alleged that the fishes, from which Prof. Kner's description was 

 drawn up, were collected at Sydne}', but this is manifestly 

 erroneous, &c., &c." For this statement I must apologise to Prof. 

 "Kner and at the same time confess that the error was on my 

 part, as I have myself assisted in obtaining several specimens of 

 this beautiful little fish from Cook's River, where it is common, 

 frequenting the dense masses of weed {Ceratopliylhim demersum, 

 Sfc), which fringe the banks, a single sweep of a small hand net 

 sometimes resulting in the capture of these fishes and the fry of 

 our four common Gudgeons, Carassiops longi, Krcfftius aitstralis, 

 Mulgoa coxii, and Opliiorrhinus grandieeps. 



