264 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



Valenciennea lineata, Castehiuii. 



Eleotris lineata, Castelnau, Res. Fish. Austr. (Vict. Offic. Rec. Pliilad. 

 Exliib.), 1875, p. 24. Id., Macleaj-, Proc. Liim. Soc. N.S.Wales, v., 

 1881, p. 623— part. 



Eleotris nigrifilis, Ogilby, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, xxi., 1897, p. 754 — 

 substitute name for E. lineata, consitlered to be preoccupied by 

 Dormitator lineata. Gill, 1863. 



This species is allied to, and probably identical with either V. muralis 

 or T^. loiKjipinnia. Castelnau counted fourteen dorsal and anal rays, as 

 against thirteen in those species, but their postei'ior rays are so deeply 

 divided that they might each be counted as two. The fourth dorsal spine 

 being longer than the thii'd suggests the identity of V. linetita with ]'. 

 lonfjipinnis, but the colour-marking was apparently more like that of 1'. 

 mnralis. 



Loc. — Cape York (Castelnau). 



Genus Odonteleotris, (iill. 



Odonteleotris, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1863, p. 270 (Eleotris 

 macrodon, Bleeker). 



Body covered with very small cycloid scales, which extend onto the 

 head to before the eyes, and cover the cheeks and opercles. Cheeks with 

 prominent rows of minute mucigerous papillae. Snout obtuse, mandible 

 projecting; mouth oblique, rather large. No barbies ; anterior nostril in 

 a lai'ge tube overhanging the lip. ■ A narrow band of villiform teeth in 

 each jaw, and some enlarged inner ones on the sides ; several strong canines 

 in front of each jaw. To.ngiie rounded and free anteriorly. Gill-openings 

 extending a little foi'wanl below, but sepai'ated by a wide interspace ; 

 exposed edge of shoulder-girdle smooth, with a free dermal membrane. 

 Pseudobranchia) present ; about seven slender gill-rakers on the anterior 

 margin of the first ai-ch. Dorsal fins short, with about vi/11 rays ; anal 

 similar to the soft doisal, with about 9 rays. Pectoral without free rays ; 

 ventrals separate, with i/5 rays. Caudal rounded. 



Odonteleotris macrodon, Bleeker. 



Eleotris niacrodou, Bleeker, Verb. Bat. Gen., xxv., 1853, p. 104, pi. ii., 

 fig. 1. Id., Gilnther, Brit. Mus. Cat. Fish., iii., 1861, p. 129. hi, 

 Day, Fish. India, 1876, p. 311, pi. Ixv., fig. 3. Id., Klunzinger, 

 Sitzb. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Ixxx. i., 1879, p. 385. Id., Macleay, Proc. 

 Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, ix., 1884, p. 34. 



Odonteleotris macnidon, Bleeker, Versl. Akad. Anist. (2), xi., 1877, p. 14. 



Loc. — This species lias been recognised from Port Darwin by 

 Klunzinger. An example from Dr. Day's collection is in the Australian 

 Museum I'lom Akyab, Indiii. 



