STri'IKS l\ ATSTRALIAX h'IRFIKS McCTLLOCtl. 1;)5 



Colour. — Brown in alcoliol, profusely speckled with dark dots which 

 form daikei' patclies at the bases of all the vertical tins ; they also form 

 an oblique bai' across the cheek, and one before the eye. The silvei' band 

 is dotted with black and is sharply defined by bhix^kish borders. Eyes, 

 cheeks, lower portion of operculnm, and sides of abdomen silvery. Fins 

 with a few scattered dark dots. 



Described and figured from a specimen 44 mm. long to the end of 

 the middle candal lays. 



Apiiiih'es The differences between this species and A. rosi'iijidtfi'r are 



expressed in the following key. 



a. DeiJth o-reater than one-third of t]ie leuo-th ; palatines toothless ; 

 liectoral reaehino- the vertical of the anal origin ; dorsal and 

 anal fins each with ten rays, their maro:ins snhtrnueato i-oseigiister. 



aa. Depth less than one-third of the length ; palatines with teeth ; 

 pectoral not nearly reaching the vertical of the vent ; 

 dorsal and anal fins each with eight rays, their margins 

 rounded '. vood i . 



That A. wodi is not the young form of A. rosei(jaster\H proved by the 

 fact that I have several specimens of the latter which are much smaller 

 than some of my examples of A. voodl, and exliibit the distinguishing 

 chai'acters noted above. Neither is it a sexual form, since a series of 

 numerous specimens of A. iroodi include examples with both milts and 

 roes. 



BreediiKj. — Several males about 40 mm. long, have their months 

 filled with a number of large eggs in more or less advanced stages of 

 development. Some females have the body-cavity greatly distended with 

 a large number of eggs ready for extrusion, each of which is about as 

 large as the pupil of the eye. 



This species is named after Mr. A. W. Wood, officer in charge of the 

 Fisheries Branch, Chief Secretary's Department, through whose interest a 

 large collection was transferred fi'om his department to the Australian 

 Museum. It included a fine series of this interesting species. 



Localities. — Over fifty examples, 37-49 mm. long, ai-e in the 

 Australian Museum from Rose Bay, Port Jackson, and Port Hacking, 

 New South Wales, which were collected by Mr. David G. Stead. A 

 single specimen from Queenscliff, Victoria, was collected by Mr. EdgaiE. 

 Waite. 



Family LABRID^. 



Genus PsEDDOLAliRPS, Fthel-or. 



A fine series of specimens collected in New Zealand by Mr. Charles 

 Hedley, enables me to supplement my earlier notes' upon several s])ecies 

 which hhve been recoi'ded from Australian waters. 



McCnlloch— Kec, Austr. Mus., ix., 3, 1913, p. 36], 



