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p. 357, 1879 (Queensland. Hobson Bay, Cleveland Bay). — Schmeltz, Cat. 

 Mus. Godeffroy, No. 7, p. 41, 1879 (Queensland). — Gunther, Rep. Voy. 

 Challenger, vol. 1, p. 33, 1880 (Mary River, Tiaro, Queensland). — De Vis, 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 8, p. 457, 1883 (Api, New Heb- 

 rides). — Ogilbt, Handb. Sydney, p. 129, 1898. — Stead, Fishes of Australia, 

 p. 125, fig. 47, 1906 (New South Wales, Queensland, West and North Australia, 

 Tasmania, Victoria). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1923, 

 p. 44 (Melbourne); 1929 (1930), p. 644 (Melbourne material). 



Chrysophris australis Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Acclimat. Soc. Victoria, vol. 2, 

 p. 130, 1873 (West Australia). 



Sparus australis Schmeltz, Cat. Mus. Godeffroy, No. 4, p. 14, 1869 (Rock- 

 hampton. Port Mackay). — Roughley, Fishes of Australia, p. 134, pi. 43, 

 1916 (Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea). — Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., 

 vol. 10, p. 218, 1928 (on GtJNTHER). 



Pagrus australis Waite, Prelim. Rep. Thetis Exp., p. 26, 1898 (Port Stephens, 

 New South Wales). 



Pagrus micropterus Richardson, Travels in New Zealand, Dieffenbach, vol. 2, 

 p. 209, 1843 (type locality: New Zealand). 



Pagrus ciliaris Richardson, Travels in New Zealand, vol. 2, p. 209, 1843 (type 

 locality: New Zealand). 



Depth 2ys to 2K; head 2% to 3, width 2 to 2%. Snout 2}^ to 3 in 

 head; eye 2% to 4%, greater than snout in young to 1% with age, 

 greater than interorbital to 1 to 1% with age; maxillary reaches % in 

 eye, expansion 1% to 2% in eye, length 2% to 3 in head; 6 front conic 

 canines in each jaw, 5 rows of upper posterior molars each side and 



4 below; interorbital 3 to 4, convex. Gill rakers 7 + 9, lanceolate, 

 y2 of gill filaments, which V/z in eye. 



Scales 43 to 46 in lateral line to caudal base and 10 more on latter; 



5 above, 12 or 13 below, 19 to 22 predorsal forward opposite eye 

 center, 5 rows on cheek to preopercle ridge. Scales with 13 to 16 

 basal radiating striae; 17 to 20 weak short apical denticles wdth 6 

 series of smaller ones transversely and basally; circuli very fine. 



D. XI or XII, 10, I or 11, i, fourth spine 1% to 2 in head, first 

 ray 2}^ to 2K; A. Ill, 8, i, second spine 1% to 2, first ray 2 to 2}io; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 2%; ventral 1% to 1%; caudal 3 

 in combined head and body to caudal base, well forked, lobes sharp 

 pointed; pectoral 2}^ to 2%. 



Brown, above, paler to whitish below. Iris gray or slate. Fins 

 all pale brownish, dusky on membranes of dorsals terminally, front 

 anal membranes terminally and broad hind caudal edges, also con- 

 spciuous small black spot at pectoral origin. Young show about 

 8 obsolete transverse dark bands on side of back and each row of 

 scales longitudinally on back and upper sides with median dark band. 



Abundant in Australian waters and valued as a food fish. The 

 black spot or dot at the origin of the pectoral fin always distinct at 

 all ages. 



U.S.N.M. No. 59893. Port Jackson. D. G. Stead. Length, 62 to 215? mm. Eight 

 examples. 



