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Height of body one-tenth of the total length ; head large and 

 nearly vertical in front ; teeth in front of lower jaw longer than 

 the others ; eyes close together with a deep groove between exten- 

 ding to the snout ; the first dorsal fin commences over the praeo- 

 perculum ; the pectorals extend to the sixth anal ray, lateral line 

 not continued to the tail ; caudal a little rounded ; colour yellowish, 

 much mottled with black, particularly on and above the lateral 

 line ; dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins with small brown spots 

 disposed in rows. Length 4 inches. 



Three specimens, King George's Sound. 



Family LABRID^. 



6. — Labrichthys nigromarginatus. pi. Ill, fig. 3. 



D. 9/11, A. 3/9, L. lat. 27. 



A posterior canine tooth ; height of body one-third of the total 

 length ; head rounded between the eyes, slightly concave on the 

 snout, and covered with granules, with a very narrow line of scales 

 a little behind the eye, and a few large ones on the extremity of 

 the operculum. 



The color in spirits is a greenish yellow, with, the fins yellow, 

 the dorsal and anal narrowly edged with black, the pectorals 

 broadly tipped with black, and the three first rays of the ventrals 

 of the same hue. Length of specimen 11 inches. 



Taken in Port Jackson. 



6. — Trochocopus rufus. pi. V, fig. 3. 



D. 12/10, A. 3/11, L. lat. 45. 



Height of body one-third of the total length without caudal fin ; 

 all the teeth conical and strong ; head convex above and below ; 

 the eyes more than their diameter distant from one another, 

 and from the snout ; prasoperculum finely serrated behind 

 and clothed with small scales excepting a narrow posterior 

 margin, and a broad inferior one ; dorsal spines short, strong, 

 and equal, shorter than the rays ; caudal fin truncate ; colour 

 greenish brown on the head, and bright red on the body and tail ; 

 the other fins reddish yellow ; the first three spines of the dorsal 

 fin with their membranes, and the tips of the other spines black. 

 Length 14 inches. 



Two specimens from King George's Sound. 



