BY W. MAOLEAY, F.L.S. 415 



and the maxillary does not reach to the vertical from the anterior 

 margin of the eye. The x^osterior teeth are molars ; canines 

 moderate. The fifth dorsal spine longest, one-third shorter than 

 the height of the body and shorter than the rays. Caudal fin 

 forked with pointed lobes. Olive, with reddish or orange coloured 

 longitudinal bands and with four or five five brown transverse 

 ones. Fins immaculate, reddish-yellow, the spinous dorsal 

 brown- edged 



New Holland (Kner. Fish. Novara). 



252. Lethrixus glypiiodox, Gunth. 



Gunth. Cat. Fishes I., p. 462. — Castelnau, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. 

 Wales, Vol. III., p. 372. 

 Port Jackson. 



Genus Neolethrinus, Casteln. 



Like Letlirinus, but with the palate and all the inside of the 

 mouth, covered with small molar teeth. 



253. Neoletheixus similis, Casteln. 



Castelnau, Eesearches on the Fishes of Australia, p. 12. 

 D. 10/9. A. 3/8. L. lat. 52. 



The height of the body is ecj^ual to the length of the head, and 

 is contained twice and two-thirds in the length (caudal excluded). 

 The ejQ is about three times and a-third in the length of the 

 head, the mouth is rather extensible and pointed, with the cleft 

 oblique. The caudal fin is bilobed. The general colour is grej'", 

 the head rather purple with ocellated round white spots on the 

 cheeks ; there is a large square, obscure spot on most of the 

 scales at the back ; on the lower part of the body there are traces 

 of two or three slight longitudinal stripes of a yellow tinge ; 

 throat white, fins transparent, rather yellow ; membranes of the 

 dorsal rather nebulous. Length four inches. 



Cape York. 

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