FISHES FBOM UESIEUN AUSTRALIA — WAITK. 17 



Patjecus, Richard-ion, 1844. 

 Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., xiv., 1844, p, 280. 



1. P.fronto, Eichardson, loc. cit., and Voy. " Ereb. & Terr.", Ichtli.. 1845, 



p. 20, pi. xiii. ; Giinther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., iii., 1861, p. 292, and 

 Study of Fishes, 1880, fig. 227; Macleay, Proc, Linn. Soc. N. S. 

 Wales, vi., 1881, p. 30. 



P. suhocellatus, Giintlier, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1871, p. 665, pi. Ixiv. ; 

 Macleay. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, vi., 1881, p. 31. 



2. P. macidata, Giinther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., iii.. 1861, p. 292; 

 Castelnau. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, ii., 1878, p. 231; Macleay, 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, vi., 1881, p. 31 ; Waite, ante p. 75, pi. x v. 

 ?. P. armatus, Giinther (fide Johnston], Proc. Roy. Soc. 'I'asm , 

 1890 (1891), p. 33. 



3 P. vincentii, Steindachner, Anz. K. Akad.Wiss.Wien, 1883, p. 195, and 

 Sitzb. K. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Ixxxviii., 1884, p. 1085, pi. vii., fig. 2. 



Neopat^cus. steindachner, 1883, 



? Anz. K. Akad.Wiss.Wien, 1883. 



4. N. waterhousii, Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Soc. Vict., i., 1872, p. 244 

 Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, vi.. 1881, p. 31. 

 P. macidatus, Steindachner (not Giinther), loc. cit. & Sitzb. K. Akad. 

 Wiss. Wien, Ixxxviii., 1884, p, 1087, pi. vii,, fi>j. 3. 



DiPULUS, (fen. nov. 

 Family BROTULiDiE. 



General habit of Gohioides. Body greatly elongate, compressed 

 behind, naked. Head small, naked, not spinose, no external 

 eyes ; mouth small, slightly oblique, no barbels, jaws equal ; 

 teeth small in bands, present in both jaws, on the vomer and 

 palatines. Large pores in front of the snout and lower 

 jaws, surrounded by folds of membrane probably tactile. 

 Branchiostegals six, no pseudobranchia?. Gill membranes wide, 

 united, not free from the isthmus. Dorsal and anal fins low, 

 not differentiated from the caudal. Pectorals normal ; ventrals 

 small, close together each an undivided filament near to the 

 humeral symphysis. Vent a transverse opening approaching the 

 middle of the body. Urogenital oiifice with distinct external 

 opening, bounded by very large transverse labia, at least in the 

 male. 



This genus appears to be nearest allied to Ap/ii/onim, Giinther'*, 

 and Sciadaniis, Garman''-*. From the former it is immediately 

 distinguishable by its elongate form, complete dentition and 

 united gill-membranes ; the latter character and, among others, 

 the non-pedicilate pectoral serve to separate it from Sciadunus. 



1" Giinther.— Ann. Matj. Nat. Hist., (5), li., 1878. p. 22. 



1-' GArnian.-Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard, xxiv., 1899, p. 171. 



