460 new australian fishes in the queensland museum, 



Tetraroge Bellona. 

 D. 15/8. A. 3/4. 



Height of body and length of head, each 3£ in the total 

 length. Orbit and snout, each 3£, interorbit 6, in the length of 

 the head. Third to sixth dorsal spines (the longest) 21 in the 

 same. Scales minute, but distinct. The dorsal rises on the nape, 

 has no notch and is widely separated from the caudal. Third 

 anal spine the longest. Pre-orbital with two strong denticula- 

 tions, interorbit with two strong ridges diverging backward ; 

 nape, with a ridge-like spine, on each side. 



Colour, light yellowish brown, blotched with darker brown, 

 which extends as a patch on the spinous dorsal and forms a cross- 

 band near the root of the caudal. 



Length, 1*4 inch. Locality, Queensland Coast. 



Tetraroge Hamiltoni. 

 D. 16/9. A. 3/5. Lat. 50. 



The height of the body and the length of the head are each 3^ 

 in the total length. Orbit 3£, interorbit 6, snout 4, in the 

 length of the head. Third dorsal spine, 2/3 of the height of the 

 body. Scales small and harsh, well defined, not extending on the 

 anterior part of the dorsum. The third dorsal spine the longest, 

 the 4th and 8th equal. The spinous dorsal higher than the soft 

 or the anal ; second anal spine longer and stronger than the third. 

 Spine terminating the pre-opercular ridge long ; the pre-orbital 

 spine longer ; no opercular ridge. Interorbital furrow shallow, 

 traversed by two ridges diverging backwards. 



Colour, pinky brown, deepening to a rufous brown broad band 

 descending over the anterior part of the soft dorsal to and over 

 the corresponding part of the anal ; behind it on the soft dorsal a 

 narrow fainter band. Spinous dorsal with two groups of brown 

 specks. Caudal with two bands, one across the root, the other 

 defining the posterior third. Muzzle and top of head dark brown. 

 A dark band across the cheeks. 



