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lower spinous and rather prominent. Back greenisli, shining 

 silvery, passing- into pure white below : five black cross-bands 

 descend from the back towards the belly — the first from before 

 the dorsal fin, the second from the fifth or sixth dorsal spine, the 

 third from the last dorsal spine, the fourth from the posterior 

 half of the soft dorsal, and the fifth across the tail. Vertical fins 

 marbled with black. Infraorbital bones with a silvery band. 



Rivers of Northern Queensland. 



134. Therapon fasciatus, Casteln. 



Researches Fishes of Australia, p. 11. 



D. 13/10. A. 3/7. 



Height one-third of the total length, head one-fourth ; snout 

 less than the diameter of eye ; a strong spine on the operculum ; 

 XDraeoperculum with very strong spines directed upwards on its 

 posterior edge. Colour slaty grey above, whitish below with 

 transverse brown bands as in T. 2ycrcoUles, some faint transverse 

 bands on the tail. 



Swan River ; ? Norman River. 



135. Therapon TEIIR.E-REGIN/E, Oastelu. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. II., p. 227. 

 Rivers of Northern Queensland. 



136. Therapon Hillii, Casteln. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. IL, p. 226. 

 Upper Dawson River. 



137. Therapon ellipticus. Rich. 



Gunth. Cat. Fishes I., p. 27G. 



Datnia elliptica, Rich. Fish. Ereb. and Ter., p. 118, pi. 52. f. 4 — 8. 



D. 12/13-14. A. 3/8. L. hit. 85. L. tr. 17/31. 



