346 RKCORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



A.— PISCES. 



Eight species were taken belonging to five families, and seven 

 genera of which five have not been recorded from the coast of 

 New South Wales before, and four are new to Austi'alia. The 

 species are — 



Optouiirus dendcuJafns, Rich. 



Macrunriis nig voniaculatns, sp. nov. 



Ccdorhynchiis fasciatus, Giinther. 



Cfelorhynchus innotahilis, sp. nov. 



Trachiclithys iiitermcdius, Hectoi'. 



Symphttrtis strictiis, var aiixfrdltK^ var. nov. 



Scorpa'.na percoide,<t, llich. 



I/<ipIic/i/Jiyn hnsireUi. sp. nov. 



MACK OU 111 L)/E. 



Optonurus dexticulatos, Richmxhoii. 



Macruarns denticnlatus, Richardson, Zool. " Erebus and Terror," 

 1848, p. 53, pi. xxxii., figs. 1-3. 



Richardson's specimen appears to have had the tail incomplete, 

 and in his figure it is indicated by dotted lines only. In three of 

 the six of our specimens it is perfect and in these the total length 

 is 6-2 times that of the head. The first dorsal spine is unarmed, 

 and the second dorsal and anal fins have 153, 156, 134, and 144, 

 143, 125 rays respectively 



One other specimen is of interest inasmuch as though the tip of 

 the tail is clearly missing, the wound has healed over, and the 

 dorsal and anal rays have grown together around it, thus giving 

 it the appearance of a perfect member. 



Macrourus nigromaculatus, sp. nov. 



(Plate Ixiii., figs. 1, la). 



D. II. 10-11, 143-150: A. 140-145; P. 20; V. 13-15. 



Head 7, depth of body at first dorsal spine 6 to 6-7 in the length 

 without the caudal rays. 



Head compressed, a little longer than deep, cheeks vertical, 

 Snout much shorter than the eye and but little overhanging the 

 mouth, very obtusely pointed and with three bony angles which, 

 however, are not prominent. Infraorbital ridge obscure. Inter- 

 orbital space with an elongate-triangular depression, the apex 



