696 NEW FISHES IN THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM, 



Colour blackish brown. The soft dorsal edged with white. 

 Spinous dorsal obscurely spotted. Pectoral rays regularly spotted 

 with a few spots on the web. 



Length, 6^ inches. Locality, Queensland Coast. 



In proportions similar to S. tridactt/lus,J$\. Schn. 



Salahias furvus. 

 D. 12/20. A. 21. 



The height of the body and the length of the head are 7 in the 

 total length. Nape with a transverse fringe. Orbital and nasal 

 tentacles long, simple. Dorsal not notched, No canines. The 

 web of the soft dorsal extends on the caudal. The spinous dorsal 

 rises over the opercle and ecpials the anal in height. The soft 

 dorsal is much higher. Anterior profile rather oblique. Caudal 

 rather rounded. 



Colour dark brown Dorsal with oblique bands of elongated 

 black spots. Pectoral with elongated spots on the rays. 



Length, 5^ inches. Locality, Queensland Coast. 



Salarias furcatus. 

 D. 32. A. 23. 



The height of the body is 6, the length of the head 5 in the total 

 length. Canines. No crest nor orbital filament. A minute nasal 

 tentacle. Caudal deeply forked with the lower lobe largest. 

 Dorsal not notched, the anterior (spinous) portion the lower. 

 Yellowish. Head above; spotted. A dark band from the orbit 

 through the mouth and over the chin, two strongly curved narrow 

 peaidy lines on the opercles, the anterior behind the eye enclosing 

 a dark space which becomes a black spot posteriorly, the hinder 

 from the orbit above the former to the operculum where it furcates 

 and encloses likewise a dark space. Lower part of head with dark 

 streaks and spots. Body with short oblique bars anteriorly break- 

 ing up into spots posteriorly. Dorsal with dark spots at the base. 

 Ventrals yellow. 



Locality, St. Helena, Moreton Bay. Collected by Mr. D. 

 Macpherson. 



