4U8 CLUl'KIDJi. 



a. Very fine specimen, 16 inches long. New South Wales. From 



Mr. KrefFt's Collection. 

 6. Adult : stuffed. Purchased of Mr. Gould. 

 c-f. Young : skins. Bowman's Creek near the Namoi, New South 



Wales. 

 (/, h-i. Fine specimens. Cape York. From Hr. Darnel's Collection. 

 k. Adult : skeleton. Cape York. From Hr. Damel's Collection. 



3. Chatoessus punctatus. 



Chatoessus punctatus, Schleg. Faun. Jap. Puiss. p. 241, tab. 109. fig. 1 ; 



Cue. ^- Val. xxi. p. 107 ; Blcek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxv. Japan,^^. 50; 



Kiier., Novara, Finch, p. 3oG. 

 aquosus, Richards. Ichthyol. Chin, p. 307 ; Cuv. 8f Val. xxi. 



? Chatoessus punctatus, Kner, Novara, Fisch. p. 330. 



B. 6. D. 16. A. 22-23. L. lat. 50. L. transv. 22. 



The dorsal filament reaches to the end of the anal fin, or to the 

 caudal. Scales not deciduous. The height of the hody is contained 

 thrice and one-fourth or thrice and a half in the total length (with- 

 out caudal), the length of the head four times. The diameter of 

 the eye is equal to the length of the snout, and two-ninths of that 

 of the head. Upper jaw conical, projecting beyond the cleft of the 

 mouth, rather wider than deep, the lateral portion of the maxillaiy 

 being weU developed and extending beyond the front margin of the 

 eye. Origin of the dorsal fin nearer to the end of the snout than to 

 the root of the caudal fin, and somewhat in advance of the base of 

 the ventrals. A continuous hue of dark spots along each dorsal series 

 of scales. 



Chinese and Japanese Seas. 



a. Adult, 8^ inches long. Japan. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 

 6. Adult. Amoy. Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 



c. Adult : stuffed. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. — Type 

 of Ch. aquosus. 



4. Chatoessus petenensis. 

 Meletta petenensis, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 18G6, p. 603. 



B. 6. D. 14-15. A. 20-23. L. lat. 40. 

 The dorsal filament reaches to the end of the anal fin. Scales 

 v^ery deciduous. The height of the body is contained twice and 

 three-fourths or thrice in the total length (without' caudal), the 

 length of the head thrice and a half. The diameter of the eye is 

 rather more than the length of the snout, and two-sevenths of that 

 of the head. Jaws even in front. Cleft of the mouth rather wider 

 than deep, the lateral portion of the maxillary being weU developed, 

 and extending to below the front margin of the eye. Origin of the 

 dorsal fin nearer to the end of the snout than to the root of the 

 caudal fin, and in advance of the base of the ventrals. Abdomen 



