.sTOlUES IN AISIKAIJAN I'ISIIK.S MctL'l.l.i iCII. ['.i 



Scales large and regular, their borders minutely but distinctly 

 lobulate. An eU>ngate axillary scale above eacli pectoral and venti-al Hn, 

 and enlarged scales cover the basal portions of the pectorals. Moditied 

 scales form an imperfect sheath at the base of the dorsal fin, and a more 

 distinct one on the base of the anal. Base of caudal scaly, with the usual 

 enlarged pinnate scales on each lobe. 



Dorsal tin situated in a groove on the back, and commencing neaier 

 the snout than the hypural joint; the first ray is about half as loug as, 

 and simple like the second ; the third is longest and branched. Fust 

 ventral ray inserted a little behind the middle of the dorsal base ; it is 

 simple and scarcely shorter than the second, and reaches almost half way 

 to the vent when adpressed. Pectorals very low on the sides, and reaching 

 half their distance from the ventrals. Anal with two simple rays 

 anteriorly, the third longest. Caudal deeply forked. 



Colour. — Dark bluish black on the back and upper portion of the 

 sides, which colour forms a well defined line at its junction with the 

 silver of the rest of the body, except on the caudal peduncle where it is 

 more or less diffused. A dark oblique streak on the side of the snout in 

 front of the eye, and a dark horse-shoe shaped mark on the base of the 

 tail. 



Described and figured from one of Ogilby's types which is 03 

 mm. long from the snout to the end of the middle caudal v&yH. 



SiJiion.ijmij. — I have compared specimens from Queensland, New 

 South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania, and can find no specific differences 

 between them. It seems probable, therefore, that the examples from 

 South Australia which were doubtfull}' identified by Zietz as S. 

 delicatulas are properly referable to 8. robustus. 



Lacs. — Numerous specimens of this species up to 83 mm. long are in 

 the Australian Museum from near Sydney and Port Hacking, New South 

 Wales. Two others are from Bulwer, Moreton Bay, Queensland ; several 

 from Queensclitt', Victoria ; and a number of badly preserved specimens 

 from Tasmania. 



Family ENGRAULID^. 



Genus EN(iRAL'M.s, Cuvier. 



Fn'guaulis austualis, Shaa-. 



Austi-alian Anchovy. 



(Plate xii, fig. 1.) 



Atlieriiuc tuidralis, Shaw, in White's Voy. N.S.Wales, 1790, p. 296 and 

 plate opposite, fig. 1. 



EngrauUs australU, McCoy, Official Record, Intercolonial Exhib., Mel- 

 bourne, 1866-7, p. 319 



