BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S., &C. 9 



of moderate size ; the maxillary reaches to the vertical from the 

 hindmargin of the orbit ; the under mai'gin of the prse and 

 suborbital bones not toothed. The rounded angle of the preeoper- 

 culum is toothed, the anterior edge not. No teeth on the 

 suprascapula. The scales of the lateral line are marked with 

 simple fiat triangular figures longer than high. The dorsal spine 

 is strong, particularly the third and fourth ; the second dorsal fin 

 is higher than the first and like the anal, both are rather rounded 

 at the extremity. The ventrals reach to the anal rays ; the 

 pectorals are a little shorter. Tail slightly rounded. Colour (in 

 spirits) brownish with black dots on the anterior part of the body, 

 as well as on the pectoral fins and head. Fins colourless or with 

 indistinct blackish specks, the ventrals blackish on the hinder half. 



Sab. Port Phillip. Length, 11 ctm. 



This description is translated from the German of Dr. Klunzinger. 

 I have never seen the species, which seems to be very different 

 from anything hitherto described. 



Species 91. Apogon Guntheri. Casteln. 



Redescribed by Mr. Ramsay, " Proc. Linn. Soc, N. S. Wales. 

 Vol. VII., p. 110." 



1142. Apogon punctatus. Klunz. 



" Sitzb. der K. Akad. der. Wissensch, 1S79, tab. 3, fig. 3." 



D. 8/10. A. 2/10. L. lat. 25. L. tr. 11/7. 



Height of body and length of head ?>h in the total length. 3rd 

 and 4th dorsal spines l£ in the height of the body. Like A. 

 coaspersus, but distinguished by the remarkable length of the 

 caudal peduncle which is only a little shorter than the head. The 

 number of rays also in the transverse line is smaller, and the 8th 

 dorsal spine is sometime absent ; the suprascapula is toothed, the 

 anal fin has ten rays at least, that of A. conspersus only 9. 



Colour , on the trunk numerous black spots or specks arranged 

 longitudinally along nearly the whole length of the side ; beneath 

 this line each scale has a black spot, but not arranged in lines : the 

 first dorsal has the membrane dark, especially towards the summit 

 Ventral fins the same ; the other fins light. Caudal slightly 

 rounded. 13 ctm. 



