238 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



decreasing in size backwai^ds ; au inner row of lai-ge, acicular, depressible 

 teeth, and an intei-mediate series of minute teeth between them. Mandib- 

 uhir teeth similar to those of the upper jaw antei'iorly, but the fixed teeth 

 are smaller laterally, and the minute ones ai'e lost on the sides. Tongue 

 hirgely free, deeply notched anteriorly. Gill-membranes united across the 

 isthmus ; free-edge of shoulder-girdle smooth, without papillae. 



Body subcylindrical anteriorly, compressed posteriorly, and covered 

 with large, angular, ctenoid scales, which are largest posteriorly. Thej'' 

 extend forward to a little behind the eyes above, and onto tlie breast and 

 the base of the pectorals. Genital papilla very small. 



First dorsal commencing a little behind the base of the pectoi'al ; 

 second spine longest, and the margin of the tin rounded. Dorsal rays sub- 

 equal in height, the last reaching backward to about three quarters of its 

 distance from the hypural joint. Anal opposite the soft dorsal, its rays 

 increasing in height backwards. Pectoral reaching the vertical of the 

 vent. Ventrals completely united, and reaching the vent ; they are 

 inserted beneath the base of the pectoral. Caudal somewhat pointed, the 

 lower rays obliquely truncate. 



Colo'ur-viarking. — Bi-own in alcohol, the scales of the lower half of the 

 sides lighter, with broad brown margins ; about six dark blotches along 

 the sides, and three or four narrow, dark horizontal lines along the series 

 of scales. Head dark speckled, with a light marking from the eye to the 

 mouth. First dorsal dark, with some broad lighter mai-kings basally ; a 

 dark blotch between the first and second spines, and a black, light-edged 

 ocellus between the fifth and sixth spines. Second dorsal dark, with 

 microscopic, blackish dots, which form darker spots in irregular rows. 

 Anal blackish, the rays lighter, and some white spots posteriorly. Caudal 

 grey above, with indefinite darker bars ; the lower poi^tion bears three or 

 four broad dark cross-bars, which are darkest basally, and separated by 

 light interspaces. Pectoral with a dark horizontal bar on the lower 

 portion of its base. Ventrals with dark transverse bars. 



Described from a specimen 85 mm. long. A second taken with it 

 does not offer any noticeable differences. 



Synonymy. — These examples agree so well witli the desci'iptiou and 

 figure of G. vnisir/anis, Jordan and Scale, that they are evidently identical 

 with that species. We have also compar-ed them with an Indian example 

 of G. hiorcIhitKs, received from Dr. Francis Day, which, though in luther 

 bad condition, is evidently similar in all details. We therefore regard G. 

 vaUiyanis as synonymous with G. hiocellatns. 



Lac. — Finches' Creek, Cooktown, North Queensland ; coll. A. R. 

 McCulloch. 



PAK'AGomonoN, lUccl-cr. 



liiijipclid and liUpcUia, Swainson, Nat. Hist. Class. Aniph. Kept. Fish., ii., 

 1839, pp. 184, 281 (Gohiufi echinocephalns, liiippell). Not Biippellia, 

 Wiedemann, 1830, a genus of Diptera. 



BHppelli(( (Swainson) Jordan & Richardson, Clieck-list Fish. Pliili[)[)ine 

 Arch., 1910, p. 47. 



