BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 621 



the pr^eoperculum. The lower jaw is longer than the upper ; 

 the teeth are small and disposed in numerous rows ; the throat 

 is much inflated ; the cleft of the mouth is rather oblique ; the 

 scales are striated and ciliated. The second dorsal and anal fins 

 are rather high, the caudal is elongate, rounded, and five times 

 in the total length. Colour dark brown (in spirits). Length 

 three inches. 



Swan Eiver (Castelnau). 



523. Eleotris pallida, Casteln. 

 Eesearches on the Fishes of Australia, p. 24. 



D. 7/ . A. L. lat. 32. 



Height of body three times and three-fourths in the total length 

 (without caudal) ; length of head three times. Lower jaw much 

 longer than upper ; eyes small ; scales large. Colour olive-yeUow, 

 a very faint blotch at the root of the tail ; head with three faint, 

 obscure, oblique bands from the eye to the opercle ; fins trans- 

 parent, caudal with transverse lines of black dots. 



Cape York (Castelnau). Length three and a-half inches. 



524. Eleoteis simplex, Casteln. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, Vol. III., p. 49. 



Norman Eiver. 



525. Eleotris planiceps, Casteln. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Yol. III., p. 49. 

 Norman Eiver. 



526. Eleotris sulcaticollis, Casteln. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, Yol. III., p. 142. 

 Brisbane Eiver. 



