BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S., &C. 31 



1198. Platycephalus Mulleri. Klunz. 

 Sitzb. der K. Akart. der Wissensch, 1879, tab. IV., fig. 2. 



D. 1/8/12. A. 12. L. lat. 100. L. tr. 35. Head 4, height 

 9^ in the length. 



Most like P. inops. Head broad and flat, particularly in front. 

 Teeth villiform in a broad band in the upper jaw, narrower in 

 the lower, vomerine teeth in two longitudinal stripes separated bv 

 a groove. Eye rather small. Ridges on head distinct but not 

 prominent, with a few recumbent spines. A larger spine in front 

 of the inner and upper angle of the eye. No spine on the 

 preeorbital. Only one of the spines of the preeoperculum properly 

 developed (the upper), and that is short, the inferior one is merely 

 a small obtuse tubercle. Lateral line not conspicuous. Colour 

 grey, the scales mostly with darker specks. Head above darker, 

 brown marbled. Belly white or yellowish. Rays of doi'sal fin 

 with darker rings ; the membrane light ; pectoral fins light ; 

 ventrals above dirty brownish-grey ; caudal with white and dark 

 speckled rays, the lower margin and the upper extremity black. 



Dr. Klunzinger gives no locality for this species. 



1199. Platycephalus Mortoni. Macleay. 



Proc. Linn. Soc, N. S. Wales, Vol. VIII., p. 206. 

 Lower Burdekin. Salt water. 



1200. Platycephalus semermis. De Vis. 



Proc. Linn. Soc, N. S. Wales, Vol. VIII., p. 285. 

 South Australia. 



1201. Lepidotrigla Mulhalli. Macleay. 



Proc. Linn. Soc, N. 8. Wales, Vol. VIII. 

 Outside Heads of Port Jackson. 



Family. GOBIID.E. 

 1202. Gobius nebulopunctatus. Cuv. and Val. 



Gunth. Cat. III., p. 20. 



D. 6/i. A. 1/8. L. lat. 85. 



