Art. II. — On the Occurrence of Certain Fish in Victorian 

 Seas, with Descriptions of some New Species. 



(With Plate III.) 



By A. H. S. Lucas, M.A. (Oxon.), B.Sc. (Lond.) 



[Bead May 8, 1890.] 



I. — Fish collected by Mr. J. Bracehridge Wilson, in his 

 Dredging Excursions during the summer of 1887-8. 



(!) Hippocampus hreviceps, Peters. 



This little fish was found in abundance near Port 

 Phillip Heads, by Mr. Wilson. We have also 

 met with it on weed at nearly all our dredging 

 stations in the Bay. 



(2) Hippocampus ahdominalis, Kaup. 



Mr. Wilson forwarded one specimen from the Straits. 



(3) Syngnathus phillipi, nobis. 



Obtained by Mr. Wilson at nearly all the outer 

 stations of Port Phillip in large numbers. A 

 description is appended. 



(4) Ghilohranchus rufus, Macleay. 



Very abundant at all stations near the Heads. Found 

 also freely at Cheltenham. 



(5) Cristiceps australis, Cuv. et Val. 



Taken by Mr. Wilson at stations near the Heads in 

 gieat abundance. I consider C. hoivittii, Castel- 

 nau, to be a form of C. australis. 



(6) Cristiceps wilsoni, nobis. 



Met in company with C. australis ; abundant. 



(7) Cristiceps phillipi, nobis. 



With C. ivilsoni and C. australis, but only three 

 specimens forwarded. Descriptions of (6) and (7) 

 are appended, as also outline figures. 



