142 RECORDS OF THE AUSIRALIAN MUSEUM. 



p. 8-i5. hi, Jolmston, Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasiii., 1882 (1883), p. 136, 

 and 1890 (1891), p, 38. /(/., Lucas, Proc. Hoy. Soc. Vict. (2), ii., 

 1890, p. 42. Id., Waite, Mem. Austr. Mns., iv., 1, 1899, p. 98. LI, 

 Woodward, W. Austr. Year-book, 1900-1 (1902), p. 272. 

 Bu-ut)jlichthtj!^ jacnliferas, Waite, Mem. N.S.Wales Nat. Club, No. 2, 1904, 

 p. 58, and Rec. Cantb. Mus., i., 1907, p. 34. 



D. 16 ; A. 16 ; P. 20 ; C. 9. Length of the head i\ the gill-opening 

 3'0 ill tlie length to the hypural joint. Length of the eye a little greater 

 tliau the width of the gill opening, 4 in the head. Bye 2"4 in the inter- 

 orbital space, which is 1'6 in the head. Highest dorsal raj's a little 

 longer than those of the anal, 1"7 in the head. 



Tlie snout, chin, and central portion of the iuterorbital ai'ea are 

 naked. A spine is ])resent above the antero-superior angle of each orbit, 

 and one or two near the postero-superior margin ; a large one is placed 

 above the middle of each eye which is nearer tlie orbital margin than the 

 median line of the head. A spinule is present between the eye and the 

 angle of the mouth, and two others may be present under and behind the 

 eye. Five spines form a row between the occiput and the base of the 

 dorsal fin, and a longer one is present on each side of the caudal peduncle 

 just behind the dorsal. An elongate, two-i'ooted spine behind the 

 pectoral fin is the only movable spine of the body. Abdominal S[)ines 

 smaller than those of tlie back, and becoming still smaller as they 

 api)roach the sides of tlie head. 



Eye much shorter than its distance from the premaxillary symphysis. 

 Iuterorbital space broad and flat. Nasal tentacle consisting of two flat 

 lobes, a little nearer the eye than the end of the snout. Gill opening 

 vertical, almost as wide as the eye. 



Dorsal fin large, its anterior margin rounded, the posterior sub- 

 truncate, the junction of the two forming an obtuse angle. Anal placed 

 a little farther back than the dorsal, its margin rounded. Hinder 

 margin of })ectoral somewhat emarginate unless greatly expaiuled, (he 

 second and third rays a little prolonged. Caudal rounded. 



Colour. — Back and upper portion of sides olive-grey in life, with 

 large black spots ai-ound the bases of some of the spines. An olive and 

 yellow blotch between the eye and the gill-opening. A large black blotch 

 behind the pectoral fin, and (he S})ines surrounding it have blight yellow 

 bases. An indefinite olive and yellow blotch on the middle of the sides 

 below the origin of the dorsal fin. Sides and belly tintred with olive ; eye 

 olive. 



Described and figured fi-oni a specimen 'lh\ mm. long from off 

 Botany Bay, New South Wales, which is simihir in all details to the 

 specimen recorded from New South Wales by Waitr. 



Distrihutidii (1)1(1 JjOCdlities. — This species is coniinnn in 'rasmanian 

 waters, according to .Tolinston, and has been recorded from Victoria by 

 (Jastelnau. Waite i*ecoi'ded a single specimen from 29-48 fathoms ofF 

 Broughtoii Island, New South Wales, and tlie species is not uncommonly 

 taken b}' trawlers in similar depths on the coast near Sydne}'. It has been 

 recoided f I'om Westein Austialia by Woodward, and 1 have examined a large 

 dried skin which was obtained at Nonialup Inlet on the south-western coast. 



The species is coninion in New Zealand wateis according to Hutton. 



