4-i i;ki'(ii;ps nv iiik ai-sti;.\i,i.\\ miski'M. 



E)i<in(iilis e}icr((sicli(ihi.< vnv. aiitijjdihdii, (iiiiitliei-, Jirit. Mas. Cat. Fisli., 

 vii., 1868, p. 88(>. /-/., Huttoii, Cat. Fi.sli. N. Zeal., 1872, |>. 62, and 

 Ti"uiK. N. Z^al. Inst., v., 1878, p. 270. hi, Jubnston, Proc. Rov. 

 Soc. Tas.n., 1882 (1888), pp. 92 & 182, an.l 1890 (1891), p. 37. hi, 

 Kent, Nat. in Austi-., 1897, p. 155. 



Einjraulis commersuiiiamo', Giintliei- {iicr. Lacrpede), Brit. Mns. Cat. Fisli., 

 vii., 1868, p. 'SSS — pari, suggested Ansiralian identitieation (Jf/irn'tni 

 aut>trali'<) onl}'. 



Eiii/ranlis (nihortini.-i, Castelnau, Proc. Zocil. Sue. Vict., i., 1872, p. 186. 

 /'/., Macleay, Piuc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, iv., 1879, p. 865, and vi., 

 1882, p. 257. hi., Lucas, Proc. Roy. Soc. Vict. (2), ii., 1890, p. 87. 



/ En.ifraidis hctfrulubn><, Klniiziuger (iiec Riippell), Arch. Naturg., x.xxviii. 

 'i., 1872, p. 42, and Sitzb. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Ixxx. i., 1879, p. 415— 

 part, Victorian specimens. Id., Maclea\ , Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, 

 ix., 1884, p. 57 — part, Victorian specimens. hi., Lucas, Proc. Roy. 

 Soc. Vict. (2), ii., 1890, p. 87. 



EiKirdiditi iiH^trdli.'', Steindacbnei', Denksclii-. Akad. Wiss. Wien, xli. i., 

 1879, p. 14. 



E lujmulis autipodiuu,^^ iuie, Mem. N.S.Wales Nat. Club, No. 2, 1904, p. 

 13. td., Stead, Kd. Pisb. N.S.Wales, 1 90S, p. 28. Id., Waite, Rec. 

 Cautb. Mus., i., 1907, p. 9. Id., Zietz, Trans. Koy. Soc. S.Austr., 

 xxxii., 1908, p. 294. hi, McCiillocli, Kec. W.Austr. Mus., i. 8, 

 1914, p. 218. 



D. 15; A. 17; P. 16: V. 7; C. 19: \h: 12. Deptb before tbe 

 ventrals 6 2 in tbe lengtb to tbe liypural joint ; head 8"6 in tbe same. 

 Eve 8"9, snout 66 in tbe bead. Longest dorsal rays 21, longest aual rays 

 33, upper pectoral ray 2'2, and first, ventral lay 85 in tbe bead. Base of 

 tbe dorsal tin 2"5, and base of tbe anal tin 1-8 in tbe bead. 



Body elongate fusiform, robust, tbe widtb 1-4 in tbe deptb ; veutial 

 surface scarcely cai-inate and witbout any projecting scutes. Tbe scales 

 ai-e large, Avitb entii-e edges; tbey commence on tbe nape above tbe gill- 

 (ij)ening, and form sbeatlis at tbe bases of tbe dorsal and anal tins. (Most 

 of tbe scales are missing in this specimen, so tbat tbe number cannot be 

 counted, but otbei- examples from tbe same localitv retain traces of about 

 forty in a longitudinal row). An elongate axillary scale at tbe base of 

 eacb pectoral and ventral fin, and anotber between tbe latter tins; some 

 enlarged scales cover tbe base of eacb pectoral, ajid tbree or four enlarged 

 featber-like paired scales are superimposed above Ibe bases of tbe inner 

 caudal rays, tbe outer paii' of wbicb is largest. 



Head miked, tbe gi'eater part covered witb a system of canals and 

 pores opening on the surface, and which leave only tbe snout and mandible 

 bai'c. Ncjstrils close together, ami situated midway between tbe end of 

 tbe snout and tbe anterior border of the eye. Moutb a little oblique: 

 tbe nuixilla is a little expanded postei iorly and reaches backward almost 

 to tbe mandibulai' ai-ticulation, but not nearly to tbe preo])ercular margin. 

 Mandible closing within tbe upper jaw and it'acbing forward to tbe 

 vertical of tbe posti'i'ior nostiil. Prennixillai-y with a row of line ca I'd i form 

 teeth along its whole length, and each niandii)nlar eilge has a similar i-ow 



