BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 371 



151. DiAGRAMMA POLYT^xiA, Bleek. 



Gunth. Cat. Fishes I., p. 332. 



B. 6. D. 12/22. A. 3/7. L. lat. 100. 



Height of bocty three and a-half times in the total length, the 

 length of the head four and one-fifth times. The diameter of 

 the eye is three and two-third times in the length of the head ; 

 the third, fourth, and fifth dorsal spines longest — one-third the 

 height of the body. Caudal truncate ; the second anal spine 

 longer than the third. Yellow with nine bluish- white longitudinal 

 bands, edged with black ; the four upper ones terminating at the 

 base of the dorsal, the four next at the caudal ; the ninth near 

 the anus. 



Port Essington. 



152. DiAGRAMMA MULTIVITTATUM, Macl. 



Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. II., p. 349, pi. 7, fig. 2. 

 Port Darwin. 



153, DiAGRAMMA RETICULATUM, Gunth. 



Cat. Fishes I., p. 334. 

 D. 13/21-22. A. 3/7. L. lat. 85. L. transv. 13/25. 



The height of the body is three and a-haK times in the total 

 length, the length of the head four times. Caudal fin truncate ; 

 second anal spine stronger but scarcely longer than the third. 

 Brownish-grey (in a dried state), reticulated with darker waved 

 lines ; three longitudinal bands on the opercles. 



Cape York. 



154. DiAGRAMMA NITIDUM, Guuth. 



Cat. Pishes I., p. 335, pi. 19, fig. b. 



D. 12/20. A. 3/7. L. lat. 95. L. trans. 20/25. 



Height of body three and a-half times in total length, length 

 of head four times. Caudal fin truncate ; the second anal spine^ 



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