128 "endeavour" scientific results. 



Family BOTHID^E. 

 Genus Lophonectes, Giinther. 

 Lophonectes gallub, Giinther- 



Lophoncrtrs gall us] Giinther, "Challenger" Rept., Zool., i., 

 1880, p. 29, pi. xv., fig. b (reversed). Id., Ogilby, Cat. 

 Fish. N.S. Wales, 1886, p. 48. Id., Waite, Mem. Austr. 

 Mus., iv., 1899, p. 124. 



Lophorhomfots cristatus, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 

 vii., 1882, p. 14, and ix., 1884, p. 52. 



D. 87-93 ; A. 72-78 ; V. 6. Depth 2£-2£, length of head 4^-5 

 in the length to the hypural. Snout 4-i in the eye. Lower eye 

 in advance of the upper, 3j-4 in the head. Maxillary reaching 

 to or slightly beyond the anterior orbital margin. Several bony 

 tubercles are more or less developed on the snout and chin. 

 Dorsal commencing opposite the anterior nostril on the lower 

 side of the head ; second to fifth ray always prolonged, except in 

 very young specimens, £-11 as long as the head. Left pectoral 

 larger than the right i-^ as long as the head. Left ventral in a 

 line with the anal. Middle caudal rays longest, |-li in the head. 

 Lateral line strongly arched over the pectoral, thence straight to 

 the end of the caudal. Light sandy coloured to dark brown, 

 with or without darker markings the most conspicuous of which, 

 when present, are three blotches on the lateral line. Vertical 

 fins finely dotted with brown. Left ventral usually blackish 

 posteriorly with a light edge. 



Locs. — This species has been recorded from New South Wales 

 between Jervis Bay and the Manning River, from 10-84 fathoms. 

 The " Endeavour " collection includes forty specimens, 100-193 

 mm. long from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and 

 Tasmania. 



Between Newcastle and Port Stephens, New South Wales, 

 22-60 fathoms. 



Shoalhaven Bight, New South Wales, 15-45 fathoms. 



36 miles off Cape Everard, Victoria, 75 fathoms ; May 28th, 

 1910. 



Off the East coast of Flinders Island, Bass Strait, 40 fathoms. 

 Entrance to Oyster Bay, Tasmania. 



Off the mouth of the Murray River, South Australia, 20 

 fathoms; August 17th, 1909. 



