BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S., &C. 29 



Height of body and length of head 4^ in the total length. In 

 front ot both jaws two strong canine teeth, and strong canine- 

 teeth also on the sides ; there are besides narrow bands of small 

 canine teeth on jaws, vomer and palatine bones ; 3 to 4 rows of 

 scales on the cheeks ; 3 spines on the operculum. Prseorbital and 

 prseopercuhim without serration. All the fins with long rays, 

 particularly the dorsal, 'the middle rays of which are as high as 

 the body. The caudal fin is rounded ; the ventrals extend to the 

 anal fin ; the pectorals are a little shorter. The lateral line 

 reaches to the 17th dorsal ray. Colour (in spirits) blackish 

 brown ; head with many small blue spots. 6| Ctm. 

 Port Darwin. (Klunzinger.) 



This fish seems to resemble very closely mv Cichlopsjilamentosus 

 species 423 of catalogue. 



Family. BATRACHLD^E. 

 1194. Batrachus punctatulus. Ramsay. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc, N. S. Wales, Vol. VIII., p. 177. 

 Torres' Straits. 



1195. Batrachus Mulleri. Klunz. 



Sitzb. dar K. Akad. der Wissensch., 1879. Tab. IX., fig 1. 



D. 3/20-21. A. 17. Height 5, and head 3* in total length. 



Like B. diemensis. No scales, body near the pectoral fins with 

 reticulate folds of skin, 2 spines on the operculum and two on the 

 suboperculum, the lowest small but distinct. Teeth villiform in 

 bands on jaws, vomer and palatines. The maxillary extends to 

 below the middle of the eye. Snout short, transversely vaulted. 

 Forehead between the eyes broad, flat, much smaller than the 

 orbit. The orbital cirrhus very minute, as also those of the head 

 and back. Colour brownish with brown spots and a few larger 

 dark specks, particularly one under the middle of the second dorsal 

 fin. Head and forepart of back with thickly set alternately brown 

 and lighter longitudinal stripes, 14 Ctm. 



Port Darwin, (Klunzinger.) 



