BY CHARLES \V. DE VIS, M.A. 695 



Salarias PAUPER. 

 D. 32. A. 20. 

 The height is \, the length of the head ^ of the total length. 

 Anterior profile of the head oblique. On the nape a pair of fringed 

 transverse crests, over the otbit a bi-or-tripartite tentacle. At the 

 nostril a short trifid tentacle. A lower canine. Dorsal slightly 

 emarginate and continuous with the caudal . 



Colour uniform brown. A few small dark spots on the soft 

 dorsal and caudal. 



Length, 3-| inches. Locality, Queensland Coast, Cardwell. 



Salarias sublineatus. 

 D. 12/19. A. 20. 



The height is 4J, the length of the head 6, in the total length. 

 Anterior profile of the head vertical. Nape with a short transverse 

 fringe. Orbital and nasal tentacles very small. A short lower 

 canine. Dorsal scarcely emarginate, nearly equal in height, extend- 

 ing on the base of the caudal. 



Colour light brown. Throat and chest crossed by 4 or 5 dark 

 bars, the posterior ones descending from the opercles. First dorsal 

 with two rows of pale oval spots. Pectoral spotted and ventral 

 barred with dark brown. Anal with a black edge. 



Length, 4 inches. Locality, Queensland Coast, Cardwell. 



Salarias belemnites. 

 D. 12/21. A. 23. V. 4. 

 The height of the body is 10, the length of the head is 8^- in the 

 total length. A sharp ridge but no crest on the head. Orbital 

 tentacles very small, simple. Dorsal deeply notched, the first 

 spine of the second dorsal short. A lower canine. Profile of head 

 rectangular. The first dorsal rises in advance of the pectoral and 

 in half the height of the body. The second does not quite extend 

 to the caudal and is i of the height. Caudal truncate. 



