598 DESCRIPTIYE CATALOGUE OF AUSTRALIAN FISHES, 



narrow brown band ; the caudal lias several transverse series of 

 spots on its upper half ; tb.e anal and ventrals are wbite, without 

 spots ; pectorals yellowish. A series of large spots forming a 

 longitudinal line on the sides of the belly. 

 Melbourne. Port Jackson. 



477. GoBius Castelnaui, n. sp. 



Gohius fre7iatus, Casteln., Proc. Zool. Soc, Victoria, I., p. 123. 



D. 6. 1/10. A. 1/10. L. lat. 36. 



Height of body six times and one-third in the total length; 

 dorsal spines all soft ; one canine tooth on each side of the lower 

 jaw. Caudal fin rather rounded and subelongate. Of a light 

 green colour, with two irregular longitudinal black bands on the 

 operculum which curve downwards below the eye. There are 

 some light blue spots on the operculum, and a double longitudinal 

 series of similar spots on the body. The dorsal fins are green, 

 finely edged with black ; the caudal has the base reddish ; the 

 anal is of the general ground colour, but covered with very minute 

 black dots ; the ventrals are green with a large black blotch, the 

 pectorals are olive-green with the opercular bands marked on 

 their base. 



Hobson's Bay (Castelnau). 



Count Castelnau has given the foregoing description of a 

 Melbourne species, under the impression that it was the G.frenatus 

 of Gunther. It is evidently quite distinct and I have therefore 

 given it the name of its original describer. 



478, G-OBius semifrenatus, n. sp 



D. 6/11. A. 11. L. lat. 31. 



Eight series of scales between the second dorsal and anal fins ; 

 height of body one-seventh of the total length ; space between 

 the eyes less than half their diameter ; length of snout more than 

 their diameter ; caudal fin pointed ; no canine teeth. Eeddish- 



