BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 423 



D. 17/26. A. 3/14. L. lat. 55. L. transv. 6/17. 



Six simple pectoral rays, the uppermost very elongate, reaching 

 to the fourth soft ray of the anal ; dorsal fin notched, the seventh 

 spine longest, higher than the soft dorsal, and one half the length 

 of the head ; the second anal spine strong, and longer than the 

 third. A blackish band from the origin of the dorsal to the 

 shoulder and the base of the pectoral. 



Port Jackson, Tasmania, Port Phillip. 



268. Chilodactyltjs aspersits, Eichards. 



Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1851, Vol. VII, p. 230.— Gunth. Cat. 

 Fishes II., p. 79. 



D. 18/27. A. 3/11. L. lat. 55-57. L. transv. 6/15. 



Six simple pectoral rays, the uppermost very elongate, reaching 

 beyond the origin of the soft anal. The spines of the fins are 

 strong, the fifth of the dorsal longest, higher than the soft dorsal 

 and twice and four-fifths in the length of the head. Brownish 

 with scattered black specks. 



Tasmania. 



269. Chilodactyltjs nigricans, Eichards. 



Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1851, Vol. VII., p. 279.— Gunth. Cat. 

 Fishes II., p. 79. 



D. 15/26. A. 3/10. L. lat. 48. 



Five simple pectoral rays ; the uppermost longest, projecting 

 only about one-sixth of its length beyond the membrane ; the 

 sixth dorsal spine is the longest, equals one-third of the height 

 of the body, and is higher than the soft rays, which rise consider- 

 ably above the posterior spines. Uniform blackish-grey. 



King George's Sound. 

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