BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 433 



three times in the same ; the groove between the eyes deep with 

 three longitudinal ridges, spines of the head strong and compressed; 

 the third dorsal spine longest ; the second anal spine the longest, 

 shorter than the rays. Coloration red, with conspicuous black 

 spots, the fins, excepting the ventrals, more densely spotted. 



Western Australia, perhaps a variety of S. cardinalis. 



289. ScoRP-ffiNA BELLicosA, Casteln. 



Eesearches on the Fishes of Australia, p. 17. 



D, 11. 1/10. A. 3/5. 



Height of the body less than the length of the head, and three 

 times and a-quarter in the total length ; head moderately scaled ; 

 the length of the snout is three times and two-thirds in the length 

 of the head, and is a little more than the diameter of the eye ; 

 orbital tentacles very small ; space between the eyes very deep, 

 with two very prominent longitudinal ridges. Sj)ines on the 

 vertex and all the opercular bones. The spinous dorsal is rounded 

 above, highest in the middle and is formed of strong arched 

 spines of which the first is the shortest, and the fourth, fifth, 

 and sixth the longest. Light brown, covered with large irregular 

 marbled spots ; the lower parts of an orange-red. Fins spotted 

 with dark brown, but no black blotch on the spinous dorsal. 



Nicol Bay. Queensland. 



290. Scorp^:n-a diabolus, Cuv. & Val. 



Gunth. Cat. Fishes II., p. 117. 



D. 11. 1/10. A. 3/5. L. lat. 44. Vert. 24. 



Height of body three times and two-thirds in the total length, 

 the length of the head twice and three-fourths. The upper portion 

 of the operculum scaly. The length of the snout is one-third of 

 that of the body ; the width of the interorbital space is much more 

 than the diameter of the eye, and four-times and three-quarters 

 in the length of the head, the space is concave witliout ridges ; 



