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GONORHrHCHIDiE. 



Cobitis gonorynchus, Gronov. Si/st. ed. Gray, p. 41. 

 Gouorhynchus brevis, Ktier, Novara, Fisch. p. 342, taf. 16. fig. 1. 



B. 4. D. 11-13. A. 9. V. 9. Cjec. pyl. 6-9. 



Scales very small. The height of the body is about one-half of 

 the length of the head, which is from two-ninths to one -sixth of 

 the total length (without caudal). Terminal portion of the fins 

 black, edged with white. 



Cape of Good Hope, Australia, New Zealand, Japan. 



a. Adult : skin. Cape of Good Hope. From Gronow's Collection. 

 h. Fine specimen. West Australia. From the Haslar Collection. 

 Type of G. greyi. 



c. Adult : stuffed. West Australia. Presented by Sir G. Grey. 



d. Adult : stuffed. South Australia. Purchased. 



e. Fine half-grown specimen. Melbourne. Presented by G. Krcfft, 



Esq. 

 /. Adult. Port Nichols, New Zealand. Presented by the Eoyal 



College of Surgeons. 

 [f. Half-grown. 



From an examination ot these specimens I have arrived at the 

 conclusion that this s},ecies varies considtiably in the depth of the 

 body, and especially ihat young examples arc constantly less elon- 

 gate than adult. 



