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longer than the third. A blaukish band from the origin of the dorsal 

 to the shoulder and the base of the pectoral. 

 Australian Seas. 



a. Adult; not good state. PortAithur. Presented by Sir J. Franklin. 

 6. Adult : stuffed. Australia. Voyage of H.M.S. Herald. 

 c. Half -grown : stuffed. Port Essington. Purchased of J. Gould, 

 Esq. 



3. Chilodactylus aspersus. 



Cheilodactylus cai-ponemus, Richards. Zool. Trans, iii. p. 99 (not Cm: 

 8)- Vol. ; formula of the fins taken from C. Sf V.). 



aspersus, Richards. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1850, p. 64, and Ann. ^- Mac/. 



Nat. Hist. 1851, vii. p. 280. 



B. 6. D. g. A. ^. L. lat. 55-57. L. transv. 6/15. 



Six simple pectoral rays, the uppermost of which is very elongate, 

 and reaches beyond the origin of the soft anal. The spines of the 

 fins are strong : the fifth of the dorsal is the longest, higher than the 

 soft dorsal, and 2i in the length of the head. Brownish, with 

 scattered black specks. 



Coasts of Van Diemen's Land. 



a. Fifteen inches long : bad state ; has been in chloride of zinc. Port 



Arthur. Presented by Sii- J. Richardson. — Type of the species. 



b. Adult : bad state. Port Arthur. From the Haslar Collection. 



4. Chilodactylus nigricans. 



Richards, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1850, p. 63, and Ann. ^- Mag. Nat. Hist. 

 1851, vii. p. 279. 



D. i^. A. ^. L. lat. ca. 48. 



20 10 



Five simple pectoral rays, the uppermost of which is the longest, 

 and projects only about one-sixth of its length beyond the membrane. 

 The sixth and tallest dorsal spine equals one-third of the height of 

 the body, and is higher than the soft rays, which rise considerably 

 above the posterior spines. Uniform blackish-grey. {Rich.) 



King George's Sound. 



5. Chilodactylus grandis. 

 D. |. A. |. L. lat. 53. L. transv. 7/13. 



Six simple pectoral rays, the second of which is elongate and 

 reaches nearly to the vent ; the others are gradually shorter. Dorsal 

 fin notched, with both portions of nearly equal height. Coloration 

 uniform (in di-ied state). 



Cape Seas. 



a. Large stuffed specimen. Cape Seas. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



Description of the specimen. — The form of the body is rather elon- 

 gate, with the upper and lower profiles slightly convex. The greatest 



