74 KKCOKUS OF THE AUSTRALfAN MUSEUM. 



Teeth. — Minute, present on the blind side only. 



Sccdes. — On the left side strongly ctenoid, each scale with from 

 three to five spines ; scales on the blind side cycloid. Two lateral 

 lines on the left side, the lower passes from the snout, above the 

 eye, to the tip of the caudal. There are eighty-eight pierced 

 scales along this line, posterior to the preopercle. The upper 

 lateral line commences on the rostral hook and follows the profile 

 of the head to the dorsal edge which it skirts to the base of the 

 hundred and first ray, and it traverses the space between this 

 and the next one. A vertical line of pores connects the upper 

 and lower latei-al lines and is continued round the margin of the 

 preopercle whence a branch is given off at its angle to the opercle. 

 One lateral line only on the blind side. 



There is a single ventral fin only and the pectorals are obsolete. 

 The dorsal fin commences on the fi'ont margin of the head and is 

 confluent with the caudal, as is also the anal. 



Colour. — Uniform brown, without markings. 

 Five examples received, the largest of which measures 270 mm. 

 in length. 



Structurally this species appears to be nearest allied to C. 

 borneeiiMs, Giinther, differing in the proportions of the head and 

 body, also in the absence of markings. 



This is the only species of the genus CyiuvjlosKiix, as restricted, so 

 far found in Australian waters, and with it I connect the name of 

 Mr. F. C. Broadhurst who was jointly instrumental in procuring 

 the collection of fishes dealt with in this paper. 



Loc. — All were taken in the trawl off Carnarvon to the north- 

 ward of Houtman's Abi'olhos. 



Syxancidium iiorriuum, Linninta. 

 Scorpana horrida, Linnaeus, 8yst. Nat., ed. xii., 1766, p. 453. 

 Loc. — Houtman's Abrollius. 



Neosebastes paxda, Richardson. 

 Scorpema vanda, Richardson, Ann. Mag. JSTat. Hist., ix., 1842, p. 

 216. ' 

 Loc. — Houtman's Abrolhos. 



Pteuygotrigla polyommata, liichardson 

 Tn'ffla poli/owmata, TUchardson, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1839, p. 96. 

 Loc. — Fremantle. 



