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Biirdekin River).— Pohl, Cat. Mus, Godeffroy, No. 9, 1884, p. 27 (Bowen).— 

 Webek, Semon's Zool. Forsch. Reis. Austral., vol. 5, 1895, p. 262 (Burnett 

 River). — Lucas, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, ser. 2, vol. 9, 1895, p. 

 362 (near McDonnell Ranges). — Zietz, Narrat. Horn Exp. Central Australia, 

 vol. 2, 1896, Zool., p. 177, pi. 16, fig. 1 (McDonnell Ranges). — Bancroft, 

 Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland, vol. 23, 1912, p. 255 (Burnett River). — Ogilbt 

 and McCuLLOCH, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 5, 1916, p. 105, pi. 10, fig. 1 

 (Fitzroy River, Burnett River, Eureka Creek, Barron River, Flinders 

 River). 



Therapon fasciatus Castelnatj, Researches Fish. Australia, 1875, p. 11. 

 West Australia ; Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 2, 1876, p. 228 (west 

 coast of Australia). — Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 5, 

 1881, p. 863 (Swan River; ? Norman River) ; vol. 7, 1882, p. 67 (Palmer 

 River). — Waite, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, ser. 2, vol. 9, 1894, 

 p. 362 (Central Australia near McDonnell Ranges; Hodgkinson River). 



Datnia f aetata Steindachner, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, vol. 56, pt. 1, 1867, 

 p. 322. Port Jackson (error for Queensland). 



Therapon terrae-reginae Castelnau, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 

 2, 1877, p. 227. North Queensland, probably the Fitzroy River; vol. 3, 

 1878, p. 46 (Norman River). — Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 

 vol. 5, 1881, p. 363 (rivers of northern Queensland) ; vol. 7, 1882, p. 69 (said 

 to=T. percoides). 



Therapon spinosior De Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 9, pt. 2, 

 Aug. 19, 1884, p. 397. Queensland. 



Depth 2% to 23/5 ; head 3i/s to 31/5, width 13/^ to 1%. Snout 3 in 

 head ; eye 3I/2 to 3%, II/2 in snout, 1^^ to 1% in interorbital ; maxill- 

 ary reaches hind nostril, expansion 2i/^ in eye, length 3% to 3-% 

 in head; teeth fine, in rather broad bands in jaws, outer row enlarged 

 and uniform ; interorbital 3I/2 to 4, nearly level ; preopercle edge with 

 few rather large denticles. Gill rakers 6 + 14, short points, 1^ of gill 

 filaments, which 1% in eye. 



Scales 40 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more on latter; 9 

 scales above lateral line, 14 below, 14 predorsal to occiput, 5 rows on 

 cheek with preopercle flange naked. Scales with 17 basal radiating 

 striae ; apical denticles 28, obsolete, short ; circuli fine. 



D. XII, 9, I, fourth spine 1% to ly^ in head, second ray ly^^; 

 A. Ill, 8, I, second spine 2, second ray Ij^; caudal ll^, hind edge 

 slightly emarginate, truncate as expanded; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 21^^; pectoral 1%; ventral ll^ to 1%. 



Brown, silvery white below. Traces of 5 dark vertical bands, nar- 

 rower than pale interspaces and ill defined, also bands not extending 

 on belly. Iris brown. Fins all uniform brown. 



Queensland. 



42023 U.S.N.M. Queensland. Australian Museum. Length 128 mm. 



42024 U.S.N.M. Queensland. Australian Museum. Length 108 mm. 



TERAPON CAUDAVITTATUS (Richardson) 



Datnia t caudavittata Richardson, Ichth. Voy. Erebus and Terror, 1844-1848, 

 p. 24, pi. 18, figs. 3-5. Harvey River fresh water, western Australia. 



