110 BULLETIN 100, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Scales 49 to 51 in lateral line; 3 above, 10 below, predorsal extend 

 forward halfway in eye, 3 rows on cheek to preopercle ridge and flange 

 broadly naked. 



D. X, 9, fifth spine 2% to 2% in head, first ray 2%; A. Ill, 7, third 

 spine 3 in head, fii'st ray 3, last ray 2%; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 3%; pectoral 1^; ventral Iji; caudal, to end of lower lobe 1%, upper 

 lobe ending in long filament. 



Red above, sides rose pink, belly pearl white. Yellow lateral band 

 from opercle to upper caudal lobe and pair of similar bands, united 

 anteriorly, from isthmus to lower caudal lobe, passing just outside 

 ventrals and anal bases. Upper lip saffron-yellow. Dorsal, anal, 

 and paired fins hyaline, first tipped gold. Caudal pink, wide greenish 

 yellow terminal border and filamentous ray brilliant sulphur-yellow. 

 Length, 298 mm. (Ogilby.) 



Queensland. 



SYNAGRIS THEODOREI (Ogilby) 



Nemipterus theodorei Ogilby, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland, vol. 28, p. 113, 1916 

 (type locality: Caloundra Banks, South Queensland); Mem. Queensland 

 Mus., vol. 6, p. 55, pi. 19, 1918 (Caloundra Banks). 



Depth 3^8; head 3%. Snout 2% to 2% in head; eye 3 '7^3 to 4, 1% to 1% 

 in snout, greater than interorbital, subequal with preorbital depth; 

 maxillary reaches % to eye, length 2% to 2% in head; jaws even; 8 

 upper front canines, none below but medio-lateral teeth little enlarged; 

 interorbital 4% to 5, httle convex; preopercle edge entire. Gill rakers 

 5 + 7, short, stout, strongly spinulose, 5}^ in eye. 



Scales 48 in lateral line; 3 above, 9 below, 3 rows on cheek, II 

 predorsal forward opposite hind eye edges; ventral axillary scaly flap 

 long as or little longer than eye. 



D. X, 9, last spine 2% to 2/. in head, seventh ray 1%; A. Ill, 7, 

 third spine 2% to 3, sixth ray 2Ko; caudal 1%, forked, lobes pointed; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2%; pectoral 1; ventral iKo. 



Roseate above, sides iridescent pink, pearly white below. Sides 

 below lateral line with 5 greenish-yellow horizontal bands, each along 

 scale rows medianly, upper and lower bands shorter and less conspicu- 

 ous than intervening bands. Brilliant crimson shoulder spot covers 

 upper half of 2 consecutive scales or from second and third to fourth 

 and fifth below lateral fine. Head above tinged lavender over pink. 

 Curved light blue bar from eye front, passes along upper preorbital 

 edge and anteriorly changes deep violet; similar less conspicuous one 

 along its lower edge; upper lip yellow. Cheeks and opercles pink, 

 with golden reflections. Greenish-blue spot, preceded by purpHsh 

 spot, behind upper preopercle angle. Lower two-thirds of iris scarlet, 

 upper third green. Dorsal pink, bordered by broad gold-edged puce 

 band. Caudal pinldsh yellow, broadly tipped rose, upper ray edged 

 gold and lower rose. Anal with basal half yellow, terminal half 



