BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 341 



with two spines, scales large and rather adherent ; lateral line 

 interrupted. 



82. Edelia vittata, Casteln. 



Proc. Zool. Soc, Victoria, Vol. II., p. 124. 

 D. 7. 1/9. A. 3/7. L. lat. 32. 



Height of body one-third of the length (without caudal), back 

 convex, upper profile of head straight, mouth oblique, preeorbital 

 strongly serrated, prseoperculum rounded. Second spine of the 

 dorsal fin longest and more than twice the length of the first. 

 Lateral line interrupted below the soft dorsal ; tail long and 

 rather rounded. The colour in the spirit specimen is olive-green, 

 with a broad, straight, longitudinal band of a fine red colour, 

 extending from the posterior part of the operculum, at the height 

 of the eye, to the base of the caudal ; below this the body is 

 silvery, each scale being bordered with olive ; the belly is pink ; 

 the fins like the body olive-green. Length over two inches. 



Fresh-waters, interior of Western Australia. 



83. Edelia viridis, CasteLu. 



Proc. Zool. Soc, Victoria, Vol. II., p. 125. 

 D. 7. 1/9. A. 3/8. L. lat. 28. 

 Differs from the last species in being of a higher form, in 

 having the upper profile slightly convex, in having the first dorsal 

 placed more forward, and in having the tail pointed. The colour 

 is dark olive-green with the lower parts lighter. There is in 

 some specimens a black blotch behind the operculum, over the 

 insertion of the pectorals, and in others a somewhat ocellated 

 spot on the base of the caudal fin. The fins are of an obscure 

 yellow. Largest size one inch and a-haK long. 



Fresh-waters inland from King Q-eorge's Sound. 



Genus Acanthoperca, Casteln. 

 This genus is fully described by Count Castelnau in the Proc. 

 Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. III., p. 44. Except in having the 



