OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 367 



perclc finely and equally serrated, but no spines on the lower 

 limbs ; scales large; no denticulations on the praeorbital; some of 

 the pectoral rays elongate. 



Neoanthias Guntheri. 



Body oval, compressed ; its height contained about twice and 

 three-quarters in the total length, without the caudal fin, or 

 nearly three times including this ; head, three times and one- 

 third in the same length ; eye large, contained about four times 

 and-a-half in the length of the head ; this is entirely covered 

 with scales much smaller than those of the body ; the lower jaw 

 rather longer than the upper ; when the mouth is closed, the 

 maxillary reaches the centre of the orbit ; the scales of the 

 anterior part of the back similar ; lateral line continuous, but not 

 extending on the caudal fin ; about seventy-five scales on the 

 lateral line ; dorsal with ten very strong spines, of which the 

 first is the shortest and the fifth the longest ; the soft part is 

 equal in height to the other, and formed of twenty-one rays ; the 

 caudal is large, strongly emarginated with two rather elongated 

 and pointed lobes, which are eqaal to about one-half the length 

 of the fin ; anal with three strong spines, of which the first is 

 rather short and the two others nearly equal and more than twice 

 as long ; and only twice and two-thirds in the total length without 

 the caudal; the soft part has eight rays; ventrals, large; pectorals 

 very large, scaly at the base, of nineteen rays, of which the 8th, 

 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th are nearly simple, being only divided 

 over their extremity ; these are much longer than the others, and 

 the eleventh is remarkably so, and extends considerably further 

 than its membranes ; this pectoral fin reaches to the vertical from 

 the origin of the anal ; its length is equal to the height of the 

 body ; the teeth are very numerous, particularly disposed in two 

 bunches in front ; there is an external line of rather larger ones, 

 but no true canines ; on the lower jaw, there are on each side, in 

 front, three or four larger ones, conical and directed forwards ; 

 the palatine teeth form three large patches ; the opercle has 

 a very strong upper spine, and a much weaker lower one ; this is 

 flat and is denticulated on its edge. 



The colour is of the most magnificent pink, with numerous 



