BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. &C. 201 



6. Therapon truttaceus. Macl. 



Cat. Fishes Proc. Linn. Soc, N. S. Wales, Yol. 5, p. 366. 

 Mary River, fresh water lagoon. 



7. Therapon percoides. Gunth. 



Macl. Cat. Fishes Proc. Linn. Soc, N. S. Wales, Vol. 5, p. 362. 

 Lillesmere Lagoon and Upper Burdekin. 



8. Therapon longulus. Macl. 

 Cat. Fishes Proc. Linn. Soc, N. S. Wales, Yol. 5, p. 367. 

 Lillesmere Lagoon. 



9. Therapon fuliginosus. n. sp. 

 D. 12/13. A. 3/9. L. lat. 52. 



The height of the body is more than one-third of the total 

 length, the length of the head about one-fourth. The head is wide 

 at the base, and rounded at the snout, the profile descending in a 

 rather concave sweep, the lips are fleshy, the mouth reaches to 

 below the anterior margin of the eye, the maxillary shows largely 

 above and behind the intermaxillary ; the eye is large and nearly 

 two diameters distant from the snout ; the cheek is covered with 

 small fixed little-imbricate scales ; the prseoperculum is uniformly 

 rounded and finely serrated, the operculum has two spines, the 

 lower one large and flat. The first spine of the dorsal fin is short, 

 the second less so, the rest pretty uniform ; the spines of the anal 

 are of moderate thickness, the third a little the longest ; the soft 

 dorsal and anal are rounded behind ; the caudal fin is slightly 

 emarginate. The colour is dull black all over, with the tip of the 

 tail slightly edged with a ligher hue. Upper Burdekin. 



A thick heavy fish, attaining a length of 15 inches, and 

 seemingly abundant. 



10. Therapon parviceps. n. sp. 

 D. 13/10. A. 3/9. L. lat. 52. 



Height of body about one-third of the total length, length of head 

 less than one-fourth ; space between the eyes broad and convex, head 

 terminating in a small round muzzle ; mouth very small ; maxillary 

 distinctly visible, triangular, and not nearly extending to beneath 

 the eye. Eyes rather small, more than two diameters apart, and 



