BY J. DOUGLAS OGILBY. 229 



downwards, of a lighter shade, across the base of the rays, and 

 along the lower margin of the fin in a darker band, and finally 

 passes up the terminal margin in a narrow band ; remainder of 

 caudal and pectorals yellowish. First dorsal with a black blotch 

 covering the greater part of the fin ; second with narrow oblique 

 alternate light and dark bai\s ; anal tipped with blackish, and with 

 vermiculations of the same color on the hyaline basal half. 

 Ventrals dusky. 



The above description is taken from two Port Jackson examples, 

 which have long been in the Australian Museum collection, labelled 

 as Percis nebulosa, but which difier essentially from that species. 

 They are now in our tyj)e collection ; registered numbers B. 

 6,696-97. 



I am also constrained to describe as new a species of Latris, 

 which was sent up from the markets a few days since, and which 

 difiers in several material points from any of those catalogued by 

 Mr. Macleay. I may mention here that in Castelnau's descriptions 

 of the three forms differentiated by him, he omits all mention of 

 two points which are of great importance in this genus, namely, 

 the number of simple pectoral rays and the presence or absence of 

 vomerine teeth. The following is a description of the specimen, 

 which measures 21^ inches and is in the Museum collection, its 

 registered nmuber being B. 7024. 



Latris Ramsayi. sp. nov. 



B. VI. D. 18/38. A. 3/33. V. 1/5. P. 10/8. L. lat. 103. 

 L. trans, about 10/24. 



Length of head 4|, of caudal fin 4^, height of body Sj^ in the 

 total length. Diameter of eye % of length of head, * of snout, and 

 ^ of interorbital space, which is convex. Upper part of snout 

 much swollen. Maxilla reaches to the vertical from the posterior 

 nostril. Preoperculum without cilia. A broad simple skinny flap 

 behind the anterior nostril. Lips fleshy. Lower jaw with a 

 single row of short conical teeth, many of which are wanting in 

 our specimen. Upper jaw with an outer band of strong subulate 

 teeth, and indications of smaller teeth just piercing the skin 



