78 MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



Dorsal tin with viii. i 20 or 21 rays; spinous dorsal small, originating 

 above the pectoral-base; procumbent spine exposed; spines feeble, third longest. 

 2>5 to 2-6 in the length of the head, the two hist free; soft dorsal originating 

 one eleventh nearer to the root of the caudal than to the tip of the snout, the 

 first ray filiform, extending when depressed to the base of the 14th to 18th ray 2 

 and 34 to 2-7 in the body-length; 2nd ray one eighth shorter than the head, 

 those behind it gradually decreasing to the 6th; last ray not produced. Caudal 

 fin deeply and widely forked, the lobes subequal, 3-35 to 3-55 in the length of 

 the body. Anal fin with ii, i 16 rays, originating below the 7th dorsal ray; free 

 spines short, the 2nd the longer, 2-6 to 2-7 in the eye-diameter and 8-15 to S-o 

 in the 1st ray, which is slightly produced, 1-05 to 1-2 in the length of the head, 

 and reaching when depressed to the 14-th ray.- 1 Pectoral fin with 20 rays, the 

 4th longest, extending to above the 6th or 7th anal ray, its length 2-7 to 2-9 

 in that of the body and as long as to one fifth longer than the head. Ventral 

 tin rather small. 2-55 in the length of the pectoral and 6-25 to 6-55 in that of the 

 body, the two outer rays equal and longest, leaching midway to the 6th anal ray. 



Gill-rakers long and slender. 15 or 16 on the lower branch of the anterior 

 arch, the longest about one fifth more than the gill-fringes and 6-2 to 6-4 in 

 the length of the head. Vent midway between the origin of the ventral and 

 the 2nd free anal spine. 



Silvery, the back and upper sides washed with bronze. A large diffused 

 blackish spot on the opercle, partly overlaid by a pearly blotch; similar pearly 

 blotches on the cheeks, branchiostegals. and breast. Xo spot in the pectoral-axil; 

 tins colorless, except the outer half of the pectoral, which is dusky violet. 

 (xpvaos, gold; 6<j)pvs eye-brow). 23 



Described from two fine examples, measuring respectively 154 and l*i~> 

 niillim., collected by the writer at Bowen, M.Q. The larger specimen is in the 

 collection of the Amateur Fishermen's Association of Queensland, the smaller 

 in the State .Museum. 



First described from specimens collected in the Seychelles by Dussumier, 

 we next find it recorded from Ibitavia by Sleeker, who, while recognizing its 

 close affinity to Valenciennes' fish, at first considered it worthy of specific dis- 

 tinction, but subsequently united the two forms under the common name 

 Clin la chrysophrys. Giinther was unable to add to our knowledge of the species, 

 nor does Kner, whose specimens came from Java, whence Bleeker had already 

 recorded it. The latter, however, finally extended its range in a northerly 

 direction to the Coast of China and in a southerly to that of Madagascar. Noth- 

 ing further appears to have been heard of it from 1875 until it was obtained 



13 11th in Valenciennes' figure. 



- 4 12th in same. 



25 Valenciennes stairs that the superciliary region ami the angle of the mouth are 

 "golden yellow." hence the specific aame. This is not noticeable in our examples, nor is it 

 mentioned by Bleeker (1). It may. therefore, be a peculiarity of the western form. 



