286 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



Eleotris reticulatus, Klnuzinger, Sitzb. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Ixxx. i., 1879, 



p. 388, pi. iv., fig. 3. Id., MacleaA', Proc. Liun. Soc. N.S.Wales, ix., 



1884, p. 33. 

 Eleotris elevata, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, v., 1881, p. 622; 



(substitute name for E. compressus, Macleay, vec. Krefft). 

 Eleotris Intmilis, De Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, ix., 1884, p. 690. 

 Eleotris cavifrons, De Vis, Ibid., p. 693 (not E. cavifro)is, BIytli). 

 Eleotris devisi, Ogilbj', Proc. Liun. Soc. N.S.Wales, xxi., 1897, p. 753 ; 



(substitute name for E. cuolfrdiis, de Vis, nee. Blytli). 

 Carassiops coinpressus, Ogilby, Ibid., p. 735. Id., Waite, Rec. Austr. Mus., 



v., 1904, p. 280, pi. xxiiv., fig. 1. 

 Carassiops loiigi, Ogilby, Ibid., p. 733. 

 Carassiops cuinpressus moutdiius, Ogilby, Proc. Roy. vSoc. Qld , xx., 1907, 



p. 28. 

 Hypseleotris coiiiiirt'^sKs, Cockerel I, Mem. Qld. Mus., ii , 1913, p. 59. 



D. vi/10; A. 11 ; P. 15 ; V. i/5 ; C. 15. Twenty-eight scales between 

 the upper base of the pectoral and the hypural joint, and nine between 

 the anterior dorsal and anal rays. 



Depth at ventrals 3"2 in the length to the hypural joint ; head 3'6 

 in the same. Eye 4*2 in the head, and 1"3 in the interoibital space ; 

 snout r2 in the eye. Fourth dorsal spine 1*7, penultimate dorsal ray 11, 

 and penultimate anal i^y 1*4 in the head. Breadth at bases of pectorals 

 1-9 in the depth. Depth of the caudal peduncle 17 in the distance 

 between the last dorsal ray and the hypural joint, and 1-8 in the head. 



Cheek and operculum covered with large scales, which are arranged 

 in about four rows on the cheeks. Rows of minute pores surround the 

 eyes, and extend across the cheeks and opercles, around the preopercular 

 bordei', and on each side of the mandible. Interorbital space naked, 

 almost flat. Anterior nostril in a short tube near the lip, the posterior a 

 simple opening near the upper margin of the eye. Mouth oblique, the 

 maxilla not nearlj- reaching the vertical of tlie anterior ocular margin ; 

 mandible projecting. A broad band of villifox-m teeth in each jaw, palate 

 toothless. Tongue apparently truncate anteriorly, or slightly emarginate. 

 Gill-openings broad, separated by a I'ather narrow interspace. Exposed 

 edge of shoulder girdle forming a curved, smooth ridge. 



Body compressed, elevated, and covered with large ctenoid scales, 

 which extend forward to the level of the ejes, there being about fifteen 

 rows before the first dorsal ; they are largest on the middle of the sides, 

 and smallest on the breast and base of the pectoral. A large genital 

 papilla, "which is broad and truncate posteriorly with its lateral angles 

 slightly prciduced. 



First dorsal spine inserted above the eiul of the first third of tlii' 

 pectorals ; the spines increase in length to the fourth, and the dorsal rays 

 increase in lengtli to the penultimate, which extends three-fourths of its 

 distance from tlie hypural. Anal opposite and similai- to the second 

 dor.sal. Pectoi-al rounded, not quite i-eaching the vertical of the first 

 dorsal ray. Ventrals inserted below the base of the pectoiuls ; the fouitli 

 )-ay longest, filamentous, and reaching the ventral. Caudal damaged. 



