364 THE PEOCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



Scomber antarcticus. 

 Zeus faber ? 

 Seriola grandis. 

 Caranx georgianus. 

 TemDodon Salfcator. 

 Mugil grandis. 

 Olistherops cyanomelas. 

 Aulopus purpurissatus. 

 Hemirhamphus melanochir. 

 Auguilla Australis. 

 Hippocampus tristis. 

 Phyllopteryx foliatus. 

 Monacanthus Peronii. 

 prasinus. 

 Tetrodon hispidus. 



Trachichthts Australis. 



Trachichthys Australis, Shaw ; Nat. Miscel., pi. 376. 



Scales, rougb ; those of the lateral line not larger ; the ser- 

 rated ventral keel composed of ten scales ; the height of the 

 body contained once and four-fifths in total length, without 

 the caudal fin ; upper profile, convex ; the fish almost round 

 until the end of the dorsal and anal fins ; a very strong and 

 serrated spine on the scapular bone ; head contained twice and 

 three-fourths in the total length to the base of the caudal ; eye, 

 very large, contained a little over twice in the length of the head ; 

 scales, strongly ciliated ; a strong flat spine at the angle of the 

 opercle ; mouth, rather extensible ; teeth, villiform, none on the 

 palate ; lower jaw longer than the upper one ; the snout is one- 

 third the length of the diameter of the orbit ; two bony ridges 

 ran from the orbit to the edge of the praeopercle ; this is finely 

 denticulated on its lower part ; the lateral line is elevated on its 

 posterior half; the upper dorsal is formed of four spines and 

 twelve rays ; the first of these rays is simple ; the caudal is very 

 strongly forked ; the anal has two spines and ten rays — the first 

 of these equally simple ; the ventrals have one spine and six rays, 

 the first of which is simple and serrated except at its extremity. 



