234 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



Distribution. — This species ranges from the Red Sea and the Eastern 

 Coast of Africa to Japan, Australia, and the Eastern Pacific Ocean. 



If (t. soporidor be correctly identified with it, as seems probable, its 

 i-ange also extends to both coasts of America. 



Mapo KKKFFTII, Stcindiichner. 

 (Plate xxxiii., tig. 4.) 



Gohius hre.ftii, Steindachner, Sitzb. Akad. Wiss. Wieu., liii. i., 1866, 



p. 45i. 

 Gohius criniger, Steindachner, Lor. cif., Ivi. i., 1867, p. 326 (not of Cuvier 



and Valenciennes). 

 Golin.n hrevijilis, Giinther, " Challenger" Kept., Zool., i., 1880, p. 28. Id., 



Ogilby, Cat. Fish. N.S.Wales, 1886, p. 35. Id., Waite, Mem. 



N.S.Wales Nat. Club, ii., 1904, p. 45 (not G. hrevifiiis. Day). 

 Gohius huccatns, Macleay, Ibid., p. 601. Id., Ogilby, Ihid. Id., Waite, 



Ihid (not of Cuvier and Valenciennes). 

 Gohius fJavidus, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, v., 1881, p. 602. 



hi, Ogilby, Ihid. Id., Waite, Ihid. 



D. vi/11 ; A. 10; P. 16-17; V. i/5 ; C. 14. 36-37 rows of scales 

 between the upper base of the pectoral and the hypural joint, and 13-14 

 between the anterior dorsal and anal rays. 



Depth 4'8 in the length to the hypural joint ; head 3*4 in the same. 

 Breadth between the bases of the pectorals 1'05 in the depth. Eye slightly 

 shorter than the snout, 4-1 in the head. Interocular space 6 in the eye. 

 Depth of the caudal peduncle 2-3, and the caudal fin 1-1 in the head. 

 First dorsal spine 2, third dorsal ray and jienultimate anal ra}' nearly 2 in 

 the head. 



Colonr-marl-inij. — Body greenish white on tlie back and white below 

 with six saddle markings composed of i-eddish brown spots and disposed 

 as in M. fnscus. Eight or nine darker blotches are present along the 

 middle of the sides. Head mottled and dotted with reddish brown spots 

 which are largest on the cheeks and opercles. Dorsal tins with several 

 rows of brownish pink spots, their margins yellowish. Caudal with similai' 

 spots; the rest of the fin and the pectorals, anal, and ventrals pale yellow. 



Variation. — The intensity of the colour-ni:vrking vai ies greatly in 

 different specimens, though it is similai'ly disposed in all, and the relative 

 lengtlis of the dorsal and anal spines and rays vary with growth. 



This species is similar in all structural details to M . fiisrufi, and greatly 

 resembles that species in its colour-marking also, though it apparently 

 does not develop any light ocelli on tlie scales. It is characterised however, 

 by having ten instead of nine anal rays, as we find hy count iiig a lari,'e 

 number f)f specimens of both species. 



Synoin/niy. — Soon aftei" the desciipt ion of '■'. /,•/•(•//■///, Steindachner, 

 was published, its aiit hoi' indicated, with much douhf, (lie identity ni' his 



