NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN AND TASMANIAN FISHES — AVAITE. "205 



assigning them to this species : the opercular spine is charact^er- 

 istic, as is also the presence of tentacles on both nostrils. The 

 word " compressed " in the description of the head is an obvious 

 error. 



The four known species of DipJocrcpis may be recognised by 

 the following characters : — 



DiPLOCREPis PUNiCKrs, Eichardson, sp. 



Lepidoga.ster puuiceiis, Ricliardson, Vov. Ereb. & Terr., 1846, p. 71, pi. xliii., 

 fig. 1-7. 



D. 11 ; A. 5. The anal fin commences behind the middle of the dorsal ; the 

 Tent is placed close to the sucking disc, at a great distance from the anal. 



Hah. — New Zealand. 



DiPLOCEKPIS CARDINALIS, Rdlliuri/. sp. 



Gobiesox cardinalis, Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc, N. vS. Wales, vii., 1882 p. 148. 

 Diplocrepis cardinalis, Waite, antea, p. 204, pi. xxxvi., fig. 1 



D. 10 ; A. 7. The anal fin commences below the middle of the dorsal ; the 

 Tent is placed somewhat nearer to the sucking disc than to the anal. 



Loc. — Ulverstone, Tasmania. 



Diplocrepis costatus, Ogilhy. 



Diplocrepis costatus, Ogilbj, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, x., 1885, p. 270 ; 

 Waite, Rec. Aiistr. Mus., v., 1904, pi. xxiv., fig. 1. 



D. 8 ; A. 7. The anal fin commences slightly behind the origin of the dorsal ; 

 both are close to the caudal. The vent is placed much nearer to the anal than 

 to the sucking disc. 



Hah. — N. S. Wales, Loi-d Howe Island, Yictoria. 



Diplocrepis parvipinnis, Waite. 



Diplocrepis parvipinnis, Waite, antea, p. 202, pi. xxxvi., fig 3. 



D. 5 ; A. 5, The anal commences beneath the second dorsal ray, and both 

 are far removed from the caudal ; the vent is placed much nearer to the anal 

 than to the sucking disc. 



Hah — N. S. Wales. 



Blennius, Liniueus, 1758. 



Blennius tasmanianus, Richardson. 



(Plate xxxvi., fig. 5). 



Blennius tasmanianus, Richardson, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1839, p. 99 ; 

 Tran.s. Zool. Soc, iii., 1849, p. 129. 



D. xii. 18 ; A. 20 ; P. U ; V. 2 ; C. 7 + 6. 



Length of head 3-7 ; height of body 3-8 ; and length of the 

 caudal 4-8 in the length of the fish. Eyes large, cutting the pi'o- 



