BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 565 



410. Aphritis Uryillii, Ouv. & Val. 

 Gunth., Cat. Fishes II., p. 242. 



D. 6/19. A. 25. L. lat. 65. Cpec. pylor. 4. 



Palatine teeth. Caudal fin truncated. Eeddish, marbled with 

 brownish ; dorsal and caudal fins with series of red dots. 



Fresh-waters of Tasmania. 



Genus Pseud aphritis, Casteln. 



Characters of Aphritis, but the scales rather large ; the first 

 dorsal fin with seven spines and a short fin of two spines in front 

 of the anal fin. 



Australia. 



411. Pseud APHRITIS Bassii, Casteln. 

 Proc. Zool. Soc, Victoria, Yol. I., p. 92. 



D. 8/20. A. 2/22. Y. 1/5. 

 Body elongate and subcylindrical ; height seven and one-third 

 times in the total length. Head conical, four times in the same ; 

 eye six times and three-quarters in the length of the head. The 

 lateral line is straight ; a groove extends along the summit of the 

 back, from the head to the dorsal fin ; the head is entirely covered 

 with scales ; the teeth are numerous, sharp and cardiform, and 

 the first dorsal is composed of one spine and seven rays. Brown, 

 with a very few faint transverse broad green bands on the back ; 

 side of head purple ; red in front of the eyes ; belly white, dorsal 

 fins hyaline marbled with yellow and brown ; caudal yellow with 

 transverse crimson bands ; anal pink; ventrals yellowish; pectorals 

 yellow, with several narrow crimson lines of spots ; eye yellow. 



Bass's Straits (one specimen, Castelnau). 



Genus (Sillago, Cuy. 



Body somewhat cylindrical, elongate ; cleft of mouth small, the 

 upper jaw longest; eye lateral, somewhat directed upwards. 



