STDDIES IN AUSTRALIAN" FISHES McCULLOCH, 169 



Gulliveria is evidently also identical with Glossaviia* 

 Castelnau's definition applies very well to GI. apriou, 

 when due allowance is made for the erroi's common to that 

 author's writings. It may be noted also that Ogilby has 

 recorded GJ. aprion from the Norman River, whence the types 

 of Gulliveria were obtained. 



The genus may be defined as follows : — 



Fluviatile Cheilodipterids with a compressed and somewhat 

 elevated body. Cranium with large cavities above covered 

 by membrane. Mouth large ; maxillary with a supplementary 

 bone. Villiform teeth on the jaws, vomer, and palatines ; 

 a minute patch on the tongue. Preopercular borders smooth 

 or with a few serrations below ; operculum unarmed. Gill- 

 rakers few, about six free, the anterior ones sessile. Body 

 with moderate, ciliated scales ; cheeks and opei'cles scaly. 

 Lateral line complete. Dorsal spines and rays about vi. i; 10 ; 

 anal about ii 9. 



Glossamia differs from Amia and its allies in the structure 

 of the gill-rakers, and in having lingual teeth ; the operculum 

 also is unarmed. 



Glossamia xp^ioy, Bicliardson. 

 (Fig. 1.) 



ApogoH apriou, Richardson, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ix., 1842, 

 p. 16. 



Apogouichthys apriou, Giinther, Brit. Mus. Cat. Fish., i., 1859, 

 p. 247. Ill, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, v., 

 1881, p. 347. 



Gulliveria fusca, Castlenau, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, iii., 

 1878, p. 45. l-l, Macleay, Loc. cit., p. 349. 



Gulliveria fasciata, Castelnau, Loc. cit., p. 46. IJ., Macleay, 

 Loc. cit. p. 349. 



Gulliveria rauisayi, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, ix., 

 1884, p. 11. 



* I -am indebted to Mr. J. D. Ogilby for directing my attention to 

 the probable identity of Gulliveria and Glossamia. 



