28S 



Sfrai'o Kner & Steindachner, Sit/.ungsber. Akad. Wien LTV. 1866, p. 372. 



Zatttecla Caslelnau, Proc. Zool. Soc. Victoria II. 1873, P- S^- 



Ahla^ Ncoaihcrina Castelnau, Research Fish. Austral, 1875, p. 10, p. 31. 



Much compressed, 

 oblong, the height in- 

 creasing with age. Dor- 

 sal and ventral profile 

 more or less convex. 

 Jaws equal, or lower jaw 

 included. Intermaxilla- 

 ries with an abrupt bent 

 between their horizontal 

 and lateral part. Lips 

 not thickened. Mouth 

 moderate, mouthopen- 

 ing not reaching to ver- 

 tical through frontborder 

 of eye. Pointed teeth 

 in one or more rows in 

 jaws. Teeth on vomer; 

 those on palatines and 

 tongue present or ab- 

 sent. First dorsal with 

 one spine and 3 — 6 flexi- 

 ble, undivided rays, 

 which may be prolonged 

 into filaments. Second 

 dorsal with a more or 

 less curved spine and 

 9 — 12 soft rays, the 

 hinder ones of which 

 may be elongated, as 

 well as those of the anal, 

 which has one rather 

 weak spine and 17 — 22 

 soft rays. Origin of anal 

 below or somewhat be- 

 hind that of first dorsal. 

 Ventrals with a slender 

 spine and 5 soft rays, 

 originating somewhat 

 behind the pectorals, which have no spine. Caudal forked. 



Fig. 78. Mdanotaenia ogylbyi M. Web. 



