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abnormality — if constant and found to arise from an interneiiral 

 of its own, the dorsal formula will be 13/15. 



StNAPTURA FlTZROIEXStS, n. s. 



D. 53. ? A. 55.? C. 13. P. 7. ? V. ? Lat. 115. 



Height barely 2^ in the total lengtli. Head J- of same. Snout 

 3f in length of head. Interorbit ,V, and cleft of mouth (equal 

 on both sides) 3:} in the same. Dorsal commences on the 

 occiput, opposite the angle of the upper opercle. Dorsal and 

 anal rays branched, scaly to the tip. Yentrals small, equal, 

 jugular. Anal commencing about their length posteriorly. 

 Pectorals distinct, subrudimentary. Eyes small, lower one 

 contiguous to rictus, upper one a little in advance. On the upper 

 lip three or four short thick tentacles. Lateral line extended on 

 caudal, which is pointed. Eyes on right side. Head on right 

 side scaled, on left naked, anteriorly with numerous skinny 

 filaments. Scales of opercle on left side rudimentary. No 

 visible nostril. Scales strongly ciliated. Dark grey on right 

 side with three short dark bands on the back, and dark blotches 

 on the abdomen, suggesting continuity with the dorsal markings. 

 Elesh- white on left side. Lips white. 



For this specimen the Queensland Museum is indebted to 

 Thomas Mcllraith Esq., of Rockhampton. It is one of two 

 recently taken at the mouth of of the Eitzroy, by Mr. Marcrow 

 senr., Eisherman of that town. 



In the year 1878, Count Castelnau described (Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 of N.S.W., vol. iii., p. 51) among other fishes received from the 

 Norman Eiver his Engraulls nasiitiis. Either there are two 

 species of Anchovy in that river, or there is an error in the locality 

 ascribed to E. nasufas. I have before me two species, E. nasutus 

 taken at the ])re,sent time in the Brisbane Biver, and another 

 undescribed. The colours of a recent E. nasutus are a play of 

 iridescent gold-blue and green, gold predominating on the back, 

 blue on the abdomen. The upper part of the dorsal and the caudal 

 V 



