278 THE FISHES OF NEW GUINEA, 



wood cut, in square masses divided by a line ; top of head and 

 occiput sculptured, as in wood cut. The barbels are shorter than 

 the head, pectoral spine as high as the dorsal. Adipose fin shorter 

 than the dorsal ; caudal strongly forked. Length, 20 inches. 

 Goldie River. 



SCOMBRESOCID^E. 



386. Exocletus arcticeps. Gunth. 

 Cat. 6, p. 289. 

 South East Coast. 



CLUPEID^E. 



387. Dussumiera acuta. Cuv. and Yal. 

 Gunth. Cat. 7, p. 466. Cant. Mai. Fish., p. 286. 

 " Caru-Caru " of the natives. Hood Bay. 



388. Megalops cyprinoides. Brouss. 



Gunth, Cat. 7, p. 471. M. setipinnis Richards, Ann. Nat, 

 Hist, xi., p, 493, 



Goldie River. Fresh water. 



Engraulis encrasicholoides and Albula conorhynchus, were also 

 taken near Hood Bay. 



389. Conger marginatus. Yalenc. 



Gunth. Cat. 8, p. 38. G. noordvicki. Bleek. Atl. Ichth. Mur, 

 p. 20,Jtab. 23, fig. 2. 



" Navia " of the natives. Hood Bay. 



390. MurjEnesox cinereus. Forsk. 



Gunth. Cat. 8, p. 46. M. bagio. Bleek. Atl. Ichth. Mur., 

 p. 24, tab. 26, fig. 2. 



" Tya-Tya " of the natives. Hood Bay. 



391. Mur^na cancellata. Richards. 



Yoy. Ereb. and Terr., p. 87, pi. 46, figs. 1-5. Bleek. Atl, 

 Ichth. Mur., p. 93, tab. 32, fig. 3. Syn. M. undulata, Lacep. 

 Gunth. Cat. 8, p. 110. 



" Rupa-rupa " of the natives. Hood Bay. 



