384 THE PEOCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



During life there is no trace of the transverse bands, which 

 appear after death in most cases. 



Pempheris compressus. 



Sparus compressus, Wliite Journ. Voy. N. S. Wales, ajpp., p. 267. 



Pempheris compressus, Gunth. Cat., Vol. TL, p. 508. 



The height of the body is contained twice and a half in the 

 total length, without the caudal fin, the upper lobe of the caudal 

 is much longer than the lower ; of a rosy brown, with the lateral 

 line of a bright golden yellow, the anterior edge of the dorsal, 

 and the greater part of the anal and ventrals black. 



Not very scarce at Sydney, and also found, according to 

 Dr. Gunther, at Swan River. 



Eleotris Australis. 



Eleotris Australis Gunth., F.Z.8. 1.864, p. 183. 



Mr. Duboulay has given me several specimens of an Eleotris, 

 which belongs without doubt to the species I refer it to. 



The colour is of an orange-yellow, with six longitudinal black 

 stripes on the sides ; the two most central are generally united 

 by transverse lines, making the yellow part to appear like 

 rounded spots ; the second dorsal and caudal, pinkish, spotted 

 with brown ; a deep groove on the upper part of the back. 



The longest specimen is about four inches. 



From Ropes' Creek, also from the immediate vicinity of 

 Sydney. 



Blennius unicornis. 



Height of body five times in the total length without the 

 caudal, or six times with it ; body elongate, head obliquely 

 truncated in front, without tentacles ; an arched fleshy horn 

 directed upwards on the forehead ; the dorsal beginning over the 

 end of the opercle ; the last rays extending slightly over the 

 caudal fin which is rounded. 



Of an olive colour with the belly and pectorals yellow, cheeks 

 and upper part of the head black, a series of transverse black 

 spots on the anterior half of the body ; on the posterior part they 

 form five irregular longitudinal lines. 



This little fish, which is about two inches long, enters the 



