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7, 1879, p. 39 (Queensland). — Gunthee, Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 1, pt. 

 6, 1880, p. 32 (S. Lat. 27° 0' E., Long. 144°, Queensland; Mary River, 

 Tiaro). — Macleay, Proe. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 3, 1878, p. 15 

 (Warialda) ; vol. 5, 1881, p. 366 (copied).— Pohl, Cat. Mus. Godeftroy, 

 No. 9, 1884, p. 27 (Queensland). — Stead, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South 

 Wales, vol. 34, 1909, p. 116 (Corella).— Ogilby and McCulloch, Mem. 

 Queensland Mus., vol. 5, 1916, p. 109, pi. 11, fig. 1 (Eidsvold, Rockhamp- 

 ton, Inkerman, Cromarty, Lake Elphinstone, types of Therapon elph- 

 instonensis, Stannary Hills, Normanton, Gregory River, Barcaldine, Goon- 

 diwindi, Condamine River, type of Therapon idoneus). — Fowlee, Mem. 

 Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 211 (compiled). 



Therapon unicola Kent, Great Barrier Reef, 1893, p. 369 (Queensland). 

 (Error.) 



Datnia hrevispinis Steindachner, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, vol. 56, pt. 1, 

 1867, p. 309. Cape York, Australia. 



Therapon truttaceus Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 5, 1881, 

 p. 366. Endeavour River.— Zietz, Zool. Horn Exp., vol. 2, 1896, p. 176 (Red 

 Bank Creek, Finke River, Palm Creek, Walker's Gorge). 



Terapon truttaceus Waite, Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia, vol. 38, 1914, p. 

 446 (Central Australia). 



Therapon longulus Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 5, 1881, 

 p. 367. Fresh waters inland from Port Darwin. 



Therapon elpMrston en.fi s De Vis, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland, vol. 1, 1884 

 (1885), p. 87. Lake Elphinstone. 



Therapon idoneus Ogilby, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland, vol. 20, 1907, p. 37, 

 Upper Condamine River, South Queensland. 



Depth 31^ to 3% ; head 2%, width 1% to 2. Snout 32/3 in head 

 from snout tip; eye 4 to 5l^, 1^ to 1% in snout, 1 to IV5 in inter- 

 orbital ; maxillary reaches eye, expansion 1% to 2 in eye, length 2% 

 to 3 in head from snout tip ; teeth in rather broad villif orm bands in 

 jaws, with outer row well enlarged and uniform; interorbital ■iy^ to 

 5% in head from snout tip, broadly and but slightly convex; pre- 

 opercle edge moderately denticulate. Gill rakers 9 + 12, lanceolate, 

 14 of gill filaments, which 1% in eye. 



Scales 46 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more on latter; 9 

 scales above lateral line, 15 below, 18 predorsal to occiput, 6 rows 

 on cheek to preopercle ridge. Scales with 16 basal radiating striae ; 

 apical denticles 12, with 2 or 3 transverse series of basal elements; 

 circuli fine. 



D. XII, 11, I, fourth spine 2% to 3 in total head length, fourth 

 ray 21/5; A. Ill, 8, i, second spine 3 to 4, third ray 214 to 2%; 

 caudal 114? emarginate behind, only slightly so as expanded; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 3 ; pectoral 1% to 1% ; ventral 1%, 



Brown above, paler to whitish with silvery below. Fins all dull 

 brown. Iris brownish. 



Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New Soutli "Wales. 



42034. U.S.N.M. Bourke, New South Wales. Australian Museum. Length 



170 mm. 

 42035 U.S.N.M. Bourke. Australian Museum. Length 173 mm. 



