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caiulal fins. The head is devoid of scales and is deeper in tint 

 than tlie l)odv, the plications being darker still. 



Giinther attributed these folds to mucous, but they are distinctly 

 dermal in nature. A comparison of the type of (r. depressus witli 

 examples forwarded from Port Phillip by Mr. Gabriel, shows 

 them to be identical, while there can be little doubt that they are 

 correctly referred to G. niucosus, descibed by Giinther from 

 South Australia. 



Pentaro(;k, (riiitthrr, ISOO. 



Pkntakooe marmorata, Cuvier <t V<dc)tciennes, s}). 



ApiKfns marnioratus, Cuvier it Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., 

 iv., 1829, p. 416 ; Valenciennes, Reg. Anim. 111. Poiss., pi. 

 xxiv., fig. 3. 



Pentarogp marmoroM, Giinther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., ii., 1860, 

 p. 132 ; Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Soc. Vict., i., 1872, p. 82. 



CohhJer. 



Castelnau remarks that this fish is scarce at Melbourne, and 

 gives its local name as " Barber." I found it to be very common at 

 Queenscliff, where it is as well-known and as equally dreaded as 

 the "Fortesque" (Centropoyo'n australis) of the .Sydney fishermen. 

 It was taken by scores in every haul of the seine and recognised 

 under the name " Cobbler," both at Queenscliff and in the 

 Melbourne market. 



The markings appear to be very constant and remarkably well- 

 defined ; the similarity to those of the Cenfropogon mentioned, 

 being noticeable. Valencieinies' figure of a Timor specimen does 

 not well represent the species as found in Victorian waters. 



Crepidog ASTER, Giinther, 1861. 

 Crepidogaster SPATULA, Giinther. 



(Plate xxxvi., fig. 4). 



Crepidor/aster spatula, Giinther, Cat. Fish. Brit.. Mus., iii., 1861, 

 p. 508. 



D. 6 ; A. 6 ; P. 26 ; \. i. 4 ; C. 12 + x Vert. 16 + 16. 



Length of head 2-6 ; width 3-5 ; height of body 5-0 ; width 4-7 

 in the total length. The snout is broad at the level of the eyes 

 but narrows anteriorly, its length being one-third that of the head. 

 The mouth is large extending to nearly beneath the middle of the 



