690 NEW FISHES IN THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM, 



Eleotris MIMUS. 



D. 7-8, 1/12. A. 1/9. Lat. 34. Tr. 11. 

 Height of the body 5-5^, length of the 3£ 4^ in the total length. 

 Orbit 41 snout 3|-4|, interorbit 3-2J in the length of the head. 

 Head scaly to the front of the eyes. The maxillary reaches beyond 

 the fore edge of the orbit. Teeth cardiform with minute ones 

 intermediate. Scales equal. 



Colour pale to dark brown. A line of dai-k brown blotches on 

 the posterior part of the sides, the interspaces including sometimes 

 dai'ker brown spots, similar spots continue the line of blotches 

 forwards and are scattered on the caudal and dorsals. They also 

 form a regular line below the lateral blotches. A line of small 

 spots on the anal near the base. Two oblique lines from the orbit 

 to the edge of the opercle, another above them across the opercle, 

 and a fourth above all across the base of the pectoral where it forms 

 a blotch. 1st. dorsal immaculate with a broad yellow edge. 2nd. 

 dorsal with a naiTow yellow edge. Anal immaculate, except the 

 basal line of spots, or with a diaphonous white band below them, 

 and the rest yellow. Least height of caudal peduncle = post- 

 orbit. In spirits becomes dingy pale to dark brown. 



Length to 3 inches. Locality, Brisbane. Creeks and pools. In 

 life a very handsome fish. E. mogumda, Rich, approaches it 

 somewhat nearly but the differences between the two are readily 

 appreciable. 



Eleotris humilis. 



D. 5-6, 1/9-10. A. 1/9-10. Lat. 28. Tr. 8. 

 The height of the body is 4^-5, the length of the head 4^-5 in 

 the total length. Orbit and snout each \ of the length of the 

 hc.ul. Interorbit 3^-4. Head scaly to the interorbit, rather 

 compressed, attenuated, lower jaw prominent. Teeth viliform. 

 M axillary not reaching beyond the fore edge of the orbit, except 

 in the young. Profile concave over the eye. Fins pointed, 

 ventrals reaching the vent. 



