Zoology.-] NATIJEAL HISTORY OF VICTORIA. \_Fishes. 



anterior dorsal spines is not a marked sexual distinction in this 

 species, and I feel sure that Dr. Giinther's suggestion that this 

 species may be the female of C. altevelis (Schlegel), of Japan, is 

 not correct. Our two figures are of immature males, intermediate 

 in elongation of the middle caudal rays between the adult male 

 described and the female. Not very imcommon in Hobson's Bay. 

 Not figured of the colours of Ufe before. 



Explanation of Figuees. 



Plate 192. — Fig. 1, young male, two-thirds natural size. Fig. la, lower jaw and teeth, 

 twice the natural size. Fig. 16, upper jaw and teeth, twice the natural size. Fig. \c, section of 

 body in front of ventrals. Fig. Id, section of body behind dorsal. Fig. le, section of end of 

 pedicle of tail. Fig. 2, younger male. 



Frederick McCoy. 



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