BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 233 



the eyes are large and nearly three diameters apart, the space 

 between being convex ; the snout is rounded and is distant from 

 the eye more than two diameters of the orbit ; the teeth are strong 

 with one more than usually large canine tooth in the upper jaw, 

 lapping over the lower lip ; the maxillary bone reaches backwards 

 to beneath the middle of the eye ; the praeoperculum is unevenly 

 serrated, and rounded at the angle with a large but shallow 

 emargination receiving a swelling of the interoperculum. The 

 dorsal fin commences in a line with the extremity of the opercular 

 flap and the root of the pectoral fin, the spines are strong, the 

 first small, the fourth and fifth longest, the rays are of uniform 

 length, longer than the tenth spine, and are covered at the base 

 with a scaleless skin ; the caudal fin is broad and emarginate ; the 

 anal is enveloped in a skin like the soft dorsal, the third spine is 

 the longest and strongest ; the Electoral fins are large pointed 

 and a little falcate, the ventrals are shorter, commencing a little 

 behind the pectorals, and terminating before them. The scales 

 on the body are rather large. 



Mr. Goldie's description of the colours of this fish is "Dark- 

 brown on back, vermilion on belly," the specimens, however, show 

 pearly lines along the sides, a few spots on the head below the 

 eyes, and the fins seem all to be more or less of a violet colour, 

 or margined with black. 



I have two specimens, both large and heavy fishes over twenty 

 inches in length. The native name is '' Tchro." 



29. Mesoprion Goldiei, 71. sp. 



D. 10 '13. A. S/8. L.lat. about 48. 



Height of body one-third of thg total length and equal to the 

 length of the heal ; profile straight ; eyes large, rather more 

 than one diameter apart, the space between convex ; lengtli from 

 the eye to the extremity of the snout nearly e^ual to two diameteis 

 of the orbit ; the teeth are small, those on the vomer very minute ; 

 the maxillary bone is broad and triangular, and reaches to below 



