BY CHARLES W. DE VIS, M.A. 873 



Upper rays of pectoral and soft portion of dorsal, lobes and middle 

 rays of caudal and a few rays of spinous part of dorsal with dark 

 brown specks. 



Length, 4 h inches. Locality, Queensland Coast. 



Hepxadecanthus maculosus 

 D. 17/15. A. 2/16. 



The height of the body is 2 or less in the length s.c, 2? c.c. 

 Head 4| in the total. Orbit 3, snout 4 nearly, interorbit 3, in the 

 length of the head. The pectorals and ventrals reach nearly to the 

 anus. Preopercule and preorbital finely serrated. Caudal deeply 

 forked. 



Colour, anterior two thirds of body greenish brown with lines of 

 dark brown (blue) spots on each side. Similar spots on operculum 

 cheeks, and chest. Posterior third of body greenish grey. Spinous 

 part ot dorsal dark brown. 



Length, 4 inches. Locality, Cardwell. 



The profile, especially of the head, is much lower down than in 

 //. longicaudls. Macl. 



Po.UACEXTRUS SUBNIGER. 



D. 12 16. A. 2/13. Lat. 34. Tr. 3 10. 



The height of the body is 2^ in the total length. Infraorbital 

 denticulated. Dorsal spines lengthening to the fifth, the rest equal 

 to it. Second anal spine very long and strong, as long as the 

 breadth of the base of the caudal peduncle. Caudal sublobed. 



Colour murky black. Scales with some obscure pearly markings. 



Length, 4^ inches. Locality, Cardwell. 



POMACENTRUS PROSOPOTCEN'IA. Elk. 



Locality, Cardwell. 



POMACENTRUS PROFUNDUS. 



D. 12 14. A. 2:15. Lat. 28. Tr. 3/9. 

 The height of the body is lj in the length s.c. Preorbital with 

 a notch in front and a hook posteriorly. One or two small teeth 



