46 SUPPLEMENT TO CATALOGUE OF THE FISHES OF AUSTRALIA, 



Family. LABRID^E. 



Genus Platychosrops. Klunz. 

 A genus intermediate between Chceroj>s and Heterochcerops, 

 with the latter it agrees in the number of dorsal spines (only 11) 

 with the former in the great altitude of the prseorbital. Peculiai', 

 are the very flattened spines of the dorsal and anal fins, and the 

 partially incisor like character of the front teeth ; the scaley 

 sheath for the dorsal and anal fins is highly developed. 



1237. Platychcerops Mulleri. Klunz. 



Sitzb. der Akad. der Wissensch., 1879, p. 399. Tab. VIII. fig. 2. 



D. 11/11-12. A. 3/11-12. L. lat. 36-38. L. tr. 8/12. 



Height 3^-3f , and head 4 times in the total length. The front 

 teeth are flat, not conical, the lateral teeth as in Chserops. The 

 upper lip is large and flat, leaf-shaped, the under similar but 

 thicker. The scales of the cheeks are non-imbricate ; the margin 

 of the prreoperculurn, around the eyes, the forehead, the snout, the 

 prseorbital, the lips and the chin are uaked. The scales of the 

 nape are small, those of the operculum of medium size, and those 

 of the body large. Lateral line continuous with slightly branched 

 ramifications. Eyes small ; dorsal spines flat, knife-shaped, 

 except the 4 posterior ones and the two anterior anal rays. 

 Ventrals shorter than the pectorals ; caudal truncate ; dorsal and 

 anal rays higher than the spines. Of very robust form. Colour 

 dirty grey-green, head brown, fins livid. 28 Ctm. 



King George's Sound. (Klunzinger.) 



1238. Trochocopus sanguinolentus. De Vis. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. VIII. , p. 287. 

 Cape Moreton. 



1239. Cossvphus Frenchii. Klunz. 



Sitzb. der K. Akad. der Wissensch., 1879, p. 400. 

 D. 12/10. A. 3/11. L. lat. 35-37. L. tr. 4/12. 

 I give this species a place in my catalogue, but Dr. Klunzinger 

 is very doubtful as to whether it is not identical with my 



