568 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF AUSTRALIAN FISHES, 



Genus Neosillago, Casteln. 



Cleft of mouth horizontal, with the lower jaw rather prominent. 

 Two dorsal fins, the first with five spines ; teeth on the palate, 

 long canine teeth ; pr^eoperculum entire, pectoral fins formed of 

 simple TELjs ; body and snout elongate, scales rather small. 



418. Neosillago marmorata, Casteln. 

 Eesearches on the Fishes of Australia, p. IC. 



D. 5/21. A. 17. L. lat. 75. 



Height of bod}^ six times in the length (without caudal) head a 

 little over four times ; eye oblong, three times and three-fourths 

 in the length of the head, and once and a-quarter in the snout. 

 Teeth numerous, with strong curved canines in front ; spines of 

 first dorsal fin strong but low, the second dorsal high ; caudal 

 bilobed. Head and anterior part of body red, posterior white ; 

 six largo rounded obscure blotches on each side of tlie lateral line, 

 the membranes of the first dorsal fin black, the other fins 

 immaculate and white. Length 5 inches. 



Port Walcott. 



Genus Boviciithys, Cuv. & Yal. 



Aspect cottoid, posterior portion of body compressed ; cleft of 

 mouth horizontal with the upper jaw rather longer; eye lateral, 

 more or less directed upwards. Scales none. Two separate 

 dorsal fins, the first with eight spines ; ventrals jugular ; the 

 lower pectoral rays simple. Yilliform teeth in jaws and on vomer 

 and palatines, no canines. Opercidum with a strong spine ; 

 prteoperculum and prteorbital not armed. Seven branchiostegals. 



South Pacific. 



419. BoviCHTHYS VARiEGATUS, Eichards. 



Yoy, Erebus and Terror, p. 56, pi. 34, f. 1-4.— Gunth., Cat. 

 Fishes IL, p. 250. 



