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of the tail, which is pointed ; the anal and dorsal united ; the 

 posterior nostril is in front of the upper edge of the eye, the 

 anterior smaller, and placed in front over the lip. On each side 

 of the snout a small tentacle ; .the snout is projecting. Of a 

 dark olive green on the back, with the belly and the fins of a 

 bright yellow, with the exception of the ends of the dorsal and 

 anal, which are black. 



About twenty inches long. 



SyNGNATHUS TIGRIS. 



The length of the snout is shorter than the distance from the 

 front margin of the orbit to the end of the opercle ; no ridge on 

 the side of the head ; tail very long, more than once and a half 

 the length of the head and body ; base of the dorsal slightly 

 raised above the back ; no spines on the shields ; upper edge of 

 the caudal and lateral line continuous ; vent placed below the 

 middle of the dorsal fin ; caudal fin well developed, two-thirds 

 as long as the snout. 



Seventeen body scutes ; thirty-six caudal ; dorsal high, with 

 twenty-five rays, extending over five rings. 



General colour a dark olive-green, variegated with brown on 

 the sides ; white below ; on the sides of the head a few very 

 narrow, oblique stripes of a dark reddish brown ; twelve broad 

 dark reddish bands on the body ; each body scate with a white 

 half oval spot on its lower edge. 



Length twelve inches. 



MONACANTHUS ATRAUDI. 



Batistes ayraudi, Quoy 8f Gaim. JJran. Zool.,^. 216, pi. 47, fig. 2. 



Body very elongate ; snout very long ; dorsal spine with only 

 two series of barbs, which are pointed backwards and downwards ; 

 ventral spine fixed, very small ; skin velvety, rather rough. 



Colour, grey, with generally three longitudinal brown bands ; 

 fins yellow ; in very old specimens, fifteen to eighteen inches 

 long, the colour is uniform without bands. 



The small specimens of this species are very common at Port 

 Jackson, particularly near the heads. 



