OP NEW SOUTH WALES. 387 



eyelid covering one-third of the orbit ; anal fin with eight soft 

 rays ; forty-two scales on the lateral line ; pectorals a little above 

 the middle of the body ; the height of the body is contained 

 three times and one-third in the total length without the caudal 

 or four times with it ; the head is about five times in the last 

 measurement; the space at the chin between the mandibles and 

 interopercles is broad and oval ; the head is very broad ; the 

 pectorals extend to the sixth scale of the lateral line ; there are 

 some scales on the vertical fins, and a remarkable series in front 

 of the third spine of the first dorsal ; caudal emarginate ; the 

 first dorsal spine is considerably longer than the others. 



All the specimens I have seen of this species were of large size, 

 up to two feet in length ; they are found in the open sea, and 

 appear in great numbers at the beginning of the winter ; it is in 

 high esteem for the table. 



N.B. — This species seems to come near M. cephahcs of the 

 Mediterranean, and has also the appearance of dobula, but the 

 head is much broader, as is also the space on the chin between 

 the mandibles. 



I believe this is the "sand mullet " of Melbourne, that I bad 

 taken for Mugil waigiensis of Quoy and Gaimard, but which 

 cannot be this sort on account of its adipose eyelid. 



Mugil dobula.. 



Mugil dobula, Ountli. Gat. Vol. IIL, p. 421. 



Adipose eyelid well developed ; forty scales on the lateral 

 line ; anal with eight soft rays ; head broad ; the angle made by 

 the anterior margins of the mandibulary bones very acute ; 

 caudal deeply forked. 



' Colour silvery white ; the back of a dark brown ; head slightly 

 gilt ; fins grey and transparent ; caudal bordered with black ; 

 anal white. 



Generally from ten to fifteen inches long ; frequenting bays 

 and marshes ; it also ascends rivers to a great distance, and is to 

 be found in almost all those of New South Wales and Queensland. 



Mugil Peronii. 



Mugil Peronii, Cuv. Sf Vol., XL, p. 138. 



