PAPERS READ. 



NEW FISHES IN THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



By Chas. W. De Vis, M.A. 



No. 5. 



Atherinichthys punctatus. 

 D. 6, 1/9. A. 1/10. Lat. 35. 



The height of the body is 6£, the length of the head 4J in the 

 total length. Orbit 3, snout nearly the same, interorbit 2^ in the 

 length of the head. Habit much that of a young mullet. The 

 origin of the first dorsal is in the middle of the length, s.c. The 

 space between the dorsals equals that between the second and the 

 caudal. The origin of the anal is in advance of that of the second 

 dorsal. The ventral rises between the pectoral and the first dorsal. 

 The cleft of the mouth extends to below the anterior nostril. Teeth 

 minute. Upper jaw the longer. Pinky yellow. The lateral band 

 blue edged above. Scales of the upper parts edged with dots. 

 Tip of the snout nearly black with a group of close spots behind it. 

 A black dot on the lower edge of the base of the pectoral. 



Locality, Cape York. Collected by Mr. K. Broadbent. 



MUGIL CONVEXUS. 



D. 4, 1/8. A. 3/10. Lat. 34. Tr. 11-12. 

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

 total length. Orbit 4|, snout 4, interorbit 2£, pectoral 1^ in the 

 length of the head. No adipose eyelid. Upper profile convex, 

 lower nearly straight. Head narrow. Snout rather pointed. No 

 pectoral axillary scale. Maxillary exposed throughout its length. 

 Preorbital strongly serrated behind and in front. Jaws with fine 

 close set teeth. About 27 scales between the dorsal and the 



