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D. Ill, 23 (figure shows III, 24, i), third spine 2% in total head 

 length, twenty-first ray 1; A, III, 12, third spine 1%, ninth ray 1: 

 caudal i/g, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2; pec- 

 toral 1% ; ventral 2i/4 in combined head and body to caudal base. 



Shining yellowish brown, with several round dots of azure blue 

 scattered over the body. Cheek crossed obliquely by row of 3 spots. 

 Length 64 mm. (Richardson.) 



McCulloch mentions specimens to 89 mm. and that a large black 

 blotch occurs on the spinous dorsal, rest of fin with anal and caudal 

 uniform or closely covered with minute ocelli. 



Devisina, new subgenus 



Type. — Pseudochromis qumquedentatus McCulloch. 



Diagnosis. — Includes species with rounded caudal, dorsal rays 25 to 

 27, and anal rays 14 to 17. 



(For Charles W. De Vis, of the Queensland Museum, who de- 

 scribed many Australian fishes 1882-1885.) 



PSEUDOCHROMIS QUINQUEDENTATUS McCulloch 



Pseudochromis quinquedentatus McCulloch, Biol. Res. Endeavour, vol. 5, pt. 4, 

 June 8, 1926, p. 190, pi. 50. Off Cape Capricorn, Queensland, in 12 fathoms ; 

 Northwest of Pine Peak, Queensland, in 25 fathoms. 



Depth 3%; head 3l^. Snout 41^ in head; eye 3%, greater than 

 snout or interorbital ; maxillary reaches midway in eye, expansion 

 2^4 in eye, length 2% in head ; band of minute upper teeth narrowing 

 laterally in jaws, outer row little enlarged, several pairs of upper 

 front canines in each jaw beside lower canine each side medially; 

 angular patch of minute teeth on vomer and some on front portion of 

 each palatine ; upper opercular edge with 4 or 5 flat teeth ; gill rakers 

 10 on lower branch of first arch. 



Scales 47 in median lateral series to caudal base and 9 more on 

 latter; upper section of lateral line with 36 tubular scales, lower sec- 

 tion with 8 to caudal base ; 2 scales above lateral line, 13 below ; about 

 16 ? predorsal forward opposite middle of interorbital, 5 rows on 

 cheek with preopercle flange naked. Scales ctenoid, except cycloid 

 on nuchal region and breast. 



D. Ill, 26, third spine 5 in head, twenty-first ray 1^ ; A. Ill, 14, i, 

 third spine 41/3, third ray 2I/3 ; caudal I14, convex behind; least depth 

 of caudal peduncle 2; pectoral li/^; ventral 11/2. 



Light yellowish brown, each scale on upper front part of sides with 

 brownish spot, forming rows. Faint or pale stripe along middle of 

 each side. Dorsal and anal dusky between rays, especially basally. 

 Other fins hyaline. Length 60 mm. (McCulloch.) 



