178 



Sotithern Cross. 



truncate behind, a little shorter than head, reaching beyond origin of 

 anal. Ventral f to | length of head. Caudal rounded. Caudal 

 peduncle as long as deep. Scales 87-100 J^; lateral line 'g'^. 

 Dark olive, uniform or with darker spots or marblings ; anterior 

 dorsal blackish, other fins greyish, often with small black spots. 



Total length, 190 mm. 



Forty-seven specimens found about Duke of York Island, at a 

 depth of 3 to 5 fathoms, and 23 from Cape Adare, 4 to 8 fathoms. 



Measurements and numbers of fin-rays and scales of some of the 

 specimens^ : — 



1 This and tlie following tables read tlius : — 1. Total length (in millimetres). 

 2. Rays in anterior dorsal. 3. Rays in second dorsal. 4. Rays in anal. 5. Depth 

 of body in total length. 6, Length of head in total length. 7. Diameter of eye in 

 length of head. 8. Interorbital width in leuglh of head. 9. Scales in a longi- 

 tudinal series (above upper lateral line). 10. Scales in a transverse series. 11. 

 Tubular scales in the lateral lines. 



