370 DESCEIPTTO^'^S OF SOME XEW QrEEIfSLA:M) FISHES, 



the hinder half o£ the second dorsal — another, formed of markings 

 on the bases of the scales, along the middle of the posterior half 

 of the body. 



Long 0". Loc. Queensland. Type in Queensland Museum. 



POKICTHTS QUEEXSLAT^DLE. 



D. — /20. A. li. 



Head three and three-fourths in the total. A line of pores on 

 each side of the abdomen from the throat to the tail— a line from 

 the nape along the back — ^pores rather obscure, mostly with short 

 skinny threads. T\yo or three pores under the eye. A curved 

 line of short filiform appendages on the vertex and occiput, both 

 jaws fringed with the same. Orbital tentacles long, broad, 

 fringed. A group of small canines on each side of the vomer. 

 Erown, lighter beneath. Head striated with dark brown. Throat 

 and abdomen with ill-defined brown spots. Postabdomen with 

 distinct, small, dark spots and two brown fascifc — both spots and 

 bands extending on to the anal. 



Katlier than propose a new genus I place this fish in Porictlii/s 

 notwithstanding the multiplication of the vomerine canines. 

 Beneath the skin may be felt a moderately strong dorsal spine, 

 and on examination there are found two rudimentary anterior 

 spines lying side by side. The fish appears to be a coupling link 

 between liairaclins and Poricilnjs. 



Lonl^toG". Loc. Queensland. Type in Queensland Museum. 



Pleieoxectes MoRTO^'TEXs^s. 



Section with teeth conical, and lateral line strongly curved over 

 pectoral. 



D. 70. A. 51. Lat. 75. 



Eyes on right sii'e. Jaws and denii ic^n eiiual. Teeth uni- 

 sorial. Height twice, and head thrice and two-thirds in the length, 

 without caudal. Doptb of the curve of the lateral line e(]uals 



