852 ^OTEs from the Australian museum. 



narrower greyish band, the anterior of which partly surrounds an 

 oblong vei-tical gamboge-yellow patch, which lies immediately 

 behind and beneath the posterior margin of the pectoral fin ; the 

 lower limb of the preopercle, the interopercle, and the head above 

 the eye are pale sea-green ; lips, cheeks, hinder limb of pre- 

 opercle, and the opercle pale red, except the opei'cular flap, which 

 is blue : posterior half of the body ornamented with twelve 

 narrow whitish M-shaped vertical streaks, the central part, which 

 occupies the greater portion of the height, being semicircular with 

 the convexity forward. Dorsal blue with a narrow pale basal 

 band ; anal and caudal fins bluish with pale blotches at the base 

 and an irregular reddish median line : pectorals bright red at the 

 base, opalescent in the middle, and broadly tipped and margined 

 with deep blue : ventrals immaculate. 



This magnificent fish was taken on the 13th instant, by Mr. G. 

 Billington off Bondi Heads. It measures 16-50 inches, and is in 

 fine condition, but shows no signs of breeding. Its stomach 

 contained numerous remains of crustaceans and molluscs, all 

 considerably broken up ; among the latter Mr. Brazier has 

 identified Uronalpinx tritoniformis, Mitra hadia, Gibhula strangei, 

 and a species each of Natica and Glancuhis. The specimen has 

 been presented by its captor to the Australian Museum, where its 

 registered number is B. 9902. 



