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D. 7/£. A. 378. L. lat. 25-26. L. tr. 13-14. 

 Port Darwin (Klunzinger.) 



Dr. Klunzinger thinks this species resembles A. agrammus 

 Gunth. It is very probably the same. 



1140. Ambassis marianus. Gunth. 



Zool. Voy. H.M.S. Challenger. Part VI., Shore Fishes. 



D. 7 1/10-11. A. 3/11. L. lat. 28. 



The height of the body is two-fifths, or in young specimens less 

 than two-fifths of the total length (without caudal), the length of 

 the head one-third. The diameter of the eye is two-sevenths of 

 the length of the head, and two-thirds of that of the postorbital 

 portion. Pra3orbital strongly serrated. Scales on the middle of 

 the trunk much larger, and those on the nape much smaller than 

 the remainder. Lateral line interrupted below the end of the 

 spinous dorsal, the pores of the posterior portion being x'ather 

 indistinct. The second dorsal spine is as long as and sometimes a 

 little longer than the third, and one-fourth of the total length 

 (without caudal.) The third anal spine is longer than the second 

 but considerably shorter than the second of the dorsal. A narrow 

 silvery longitudinal streak along the middle of the tail ; the 

 membrane between the second and third dorsal spine blackish. 

 Caudal fin not coloured. Queensland. 



Length of specimens 1J to 3^ inches. River Mary, near the 

 Village of Tiaro. 



Species 100. Apogonichthys polystigma. 

 Dr. Klunzinger regards this species as identical with Apogon 

 auritus C. & V., which it may be, and also as identical with 

 Apogoniclithys marmoratus All. and Macleay, which it certainly 

 is not. 



1141. Apogon conspersus. Klunz. 



Archiv. fur Naturg. XXXVIIL, 1872. Sitzb. der K. Akad. der 

 Wissensch., 1879, 



D. 7. 1/9. A. 3/9. L. lat. 27. L. tr. 3£/7. 



Body oval, rather high, chin not or scai-cely prominent, Teeth 

 in moderately broad bands in both jaws, short and conical. Eyes 



