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Suborder— S Y X E N T G N A T H I. * 

 Suborder— P E R C E S C E S. 



Family — M u G i l i d ^. 



„ A T H E R I N I D iE. 



„ S P H Y R ^ N I D ^. 



„ M E L A X O T JE N I I D ^. 



Suborder— A C A N T H P T E R Y G 1 1. 



Appended is a list of the Melanotfqniids described up to the 

 present time : — 



1. Neoatherina attstralis, Castelnau, Res. Fish. Austr. p. 32, 

 ' 1.875. Swan River, West Australia. 



2. Pseudomiif/il signrfer, Kner, Voy. Novara, Fische, p. 275, 



1865. Sydney, New South Wales. 



3. F. signata; = Atheriua signata, Giinther, Ann. & Mag. Nat. 



Hist. (3) XX. 1867, p. 64. Cape York, Queensland. 



4. Rhomhahxicfii.s fitzroyensis; = Aristeus fitzroyerisis,C&?,te\ndi\x, 



Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, iii. 1878, p. 141. Fitzroy 

 River, Queensland. 



5. R. Jlnviatilix: = Aristens ^uviatilis, Castelnau, \.c. Murrum- 



bidgee River, New South Wales. 



6. E. ruf'tisceax; = Aristeus rufeawns, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. 



N.S. Wales, v. 1880, p. 625 [1881]. Rivers of Northern 

 Queensland. 



7. R. linentus. = Aristeus lineaius, Macleay, I.e. p, 626. Rich- 



mond River, New South Wales. 



8. R. cavifrons: = Aristeus cavifrons, Macleay, I.e. vii. 1882, 



p. 70. Palmer River, Queensland. 



* Possiblj' the Lopliobrane-hiate fishes shouhl intervene between the 

 Hemirrhamphids and the Percesocids. 



