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281. Mesoprion sexfasciatus. n. sp. 



D. 10/13. A. 3/7. L. lat. 50. 



Of compressed form ; the height of the body is one third of the 

 total length ; the profile is straight, the space between the eyes rather 

 flat, and less than the diameter of the orbit, which is about equal to 

 the length of the snout. The canine teeth in the upper jaw are 

 large, the maxillary reaches to below the middle of the eye, the 

 prgeoperculum is minuately serrated on the posterior limb and 

 finely denticulated at the angle and on the lower limb, the notch 

 above the angle is very slight. The dorsal fin is very slightly 

 notched, the second spine of the anal is stronger but not longer 

 than the third, the pectorals reach to the vent, the caudal is 

 truncate. The colour according to Mr. Goldie, is greyish green, 

 there are six narrow light coloured faseige on each side ; the fins 

 and tail are according to the same authority reddish, but there has 

 evidently been some black on the anal fin. 



" Malabrunna " of the natives. 



A small fish, said to be from fresh water. Normanby Island. 



Mesaprian rubens, Goldiei, parvidens, fidviflamma, monostigma, 

 and vitta were also got at Hood Bay. 



282. Grammistes orientalis. Bl. 

 Gunth. Cat. Yol. 1 p. 171. Macl. Cat. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. 

 Wales, Yol. 5, p. 326. 



" Arctiatoma " of the natives. Hood Bay, 



283. Ambassis commersoni. 

 Gunth. Cat. 1 p. 223. Proc. Linn. Soc, N. S. Wales, Yol. 5, 

 p. 337. 



Milne Bay. From fresh water. 



284. Apogon buruensis. Bleek. 

 Atl. Ichth. Perc. p. 102, tab. 75, fig. 2. Gunth. Cat. 1, p. 245. 

 From, fresh water. Normanby Island. 



285. Apogon macropterus. Cur. and Yal. 

 Bleek. Atl. Ichth. Perc. p. 103, Tab. 68, fig. 2. Gunth. Cat. 1, 

 p. 244. 



Syn. A. fucatus, macropteroides, and Bleekeri. Gunth. Cat. Fish. 



