202 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



eye ; the upper jaw, which is the longer, has a complete reflexed 

 lip ; ill the lower jaw the lips do not meet at the symphysis. 

 Teeth in both jaws very small, villiform, the anterior ones in the 

 upper jaw forming a patch. The nostrils are near to the front 

 margin of the eye, the anterior one beaiing a small tentacle. 

 The eye is round, 4*2 in the length of the head and little more 

 than half the inter-orbital space, which is flat. 



The head is very bi'oad and depressed and the body is sub- 

 cylindrical anteriorly, but compressed behind. No subcutaneous 

 spine on the opercle, nor on the preopercle. 



The distance between the end of the snout and the origin of the 

 dorsal is nearly twice that between the latter point and the end of 

 the caudal. The dorsal fin is very short, its base being equal to 

 its distance from the caudal. The pectoral is broad and rounded, 

 its length 2 b in that of the head ; the ventral is attached to 

 its sixteenth ray. The adhesive disc is broader than long, its 

 length half the width of the head. The distance of the vent 

 from the disc is twice that from the anal. This fin is precisely 

 similar to the dorsal in form and situation. The caudal is 

 rounded, its length being equal to half that of the liead, and 

 the height of the peduncle equal to its own length. 



Colours. — Colour throughout yellow, the head and body above 

 and on the sides ornamented with crowded carmine spots, 

 those on the head round, those on the body lengthened ; the 

 upper ones arranged transversely to form closely packed bands. 

 Fins and lower surfaces without markings. 



Total length 64 mm. 



Three specimens forwarded by Mr. Gabriel, are additions to the 

 recorded fauna of Victoria. Previously the species was known 

 from Swa;i River, Western Australia. It is a well-marked form, 

 readily distinguishable by the short and oppositely placed vf^rtieal 

 fins, and the backward position of the vent. 



DiPLOCKEPiS, (rlinthfr, 1861. 

 DiPLOfRKPIS PARVIPIXXIS, .sp. nOV. 



(Plate xxxvi., fig. 3). 



D. 5; A. 5; P. 16 + X ; C. 9. 



Length of head 3-2 ; width 4-0 : and heiglit of body 6-1. 

 The snout is much narrower than the head, shorter than the 

 eye and 4-1 in the length of the head. The maxilla extends 

 to just beyond the antei'ior margin of the orbit. The teeth 



