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distant from the snout about the same ; prseorbital not serrated, 

 four series of scales on the cheek ; prseoperculum without scales on 

 the limb, and strongly serrated posteriorly, operculum with two 

 points, the lower strong and flat ; the coracoid has about twelve 

 strong serrations ; the suprascapula about six. The first dorsal spine 

 is small, the second larger, the fourth and fifth are the longest, the 

 thirteenth not longer than the preceding one, and much shorter 

 than the soft rays ; the third anal spine is longer and more slender 

 than the second : the caudal fin is deeply emarginate, the lobes 

 pointed. Colour silvery, with a darkish centre to each scale, the 

 fins blackish. Length eight inches. Upper Burdekin. 



11. DlAGRAMMA AFFINE. Gunth. 



Macl. Cat. Fishes Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. 5, p. 370. 

 Lower Burdekin. A salt water fish. 



12. DlAGRAMMA LABIOSUM. n. Sp. 



D. 10/24. A. 3/7. L. lat. 95. L. transv. 18/30. 



Height of body one-third of the total length ; length of head 

 less than one-fourth of the same ; lips smooth, fleshy, and of a 

 pale colour ; eye of moderate size, distant about twice its diameter 

 from the point of the snout ; praeoperculum straight and finely 

 toothed on the posterior limb, rounded and sparsely serrated at the 

 angle. Lateral line straight ; scales small, firmly adherent and 

 etenoid • those on the head and on the body above the lateral line 

 smaller than those on the rest of the body, and appearing to have 

 numerous minute scales fastened upon them. The first dorsal 

 spine is rather less than half the length of the second, from the 

 second backwards the fin gets gradually lower to the soft dorsal, 

 which again gradually becomes higher to the extremity ; the 

 pectorals are short ; the ventrals pointed ; the anal has the first 

 spine short, the second long and slight, the third still longer and 

 slight ; the caudal slightly emarginate. The general colour is a 

 dark silvery bluish grey ; the dorsal and anal fins tipped with 

 black, and the soft dorsal and caudal densely spotted with brown. 

 Length, 12 inches. 



Wide Bay. A sea fish. 



