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Dorsal fin originating above the opercle, with xiii 19 rays, the length of 

 the soft portion 1-5 in that of the spinous ; 1st spine short, about one fourth of 

 Hie last, which is as long as the anterior rays and 5-2 in the body-length; soft 

 dorsal with rounded outline. Caudal feebly rounded, the middle ray 1-15 in 

 the outer and 4-9 in the length of the body. Anal with iii 19 rays, originating 

 below the 11th dorsal spine, the 1st spine 1-5 to 2 in the length of the 3rd, 

 which is a little less than the middle and longest rays and 5-3 to 5-5 in the body- 

 length ; soft anal longer, higher, and more convex than the soft dorsal. Pectoral 

 with 18 rays, its length 4-85 to 5 in that of the body, the 4th and 5th rays longest, 

 extending to below the 6th dorsal spine. Ventral longer than the pectoral, the 

 spine 1-35 to 1-5 in the outer ray, which is somewhat produced, 4-25 to 4-6 in 

 the body-length, and reaches to the vent. 



Gill-rakers 3 -f 13, short and triangular. 



Deep imperial purple, except the abdominal region, which shades gradu- 

 ally to a smoky brown ; a broad creamy collar passes across the nape from pectoral 

 to pectoral, rapidly diminishing in width to an acute point beneath the latter; 

 breast whitish, anteriorly tinged with brown. Snout and interorbital region 

 yellowish brown ; rest of head smoke brown, the sides with yellow spots, which 

 may be small and numerous or large and scattered. Dorsal and anal fins like 

 the body and with a narrow white border ; caudal and ventrals yellow ; pectorals 

 purple, with the two upper rays and a broad terminal border creamy ; ventrals 

 -creamy. 



Etymology: — Latin: conspicillatus, spectacled. 



Reg. No. of specimen in the Queensland Museum: — I. 14/1839. 



Measurements of a typical Queensland specimen: — See p. 116. 



Range: — Coasts of tropical and subtropical Australia; Lord Howe Island. 



Dimensions: — Attains a length of 290 millimeters. 



Remarks: — This handsome species was first described by Waite from two 

 examples sent to the Australian Museum by Mrs. T. Nicholls from Lord Howe 

 Island. The Queensland Museum possesses two specimens, both of which 

 belonged to the old collection. The larger of these is in bad condition and 

 without a distinguishable label ; the second, however, from which my description 

 is mainly taken, is well preserved and is labeled "Moreton Bay"; besides these 

 the Amateur Fishermen's Association possesses two fine specimens from Moreton 

 Bay, which they kindly lent me for use in this paper. The color pattern in these 

 examples differs so widely from that of Waite 's figure that I was at first inclined 

 to consider the Queensland fish distinct, but as a most careful comparison of both 

 descriptions showed no structural differences I have come to the conclusion that 

 our Moreton Bay fish is merely a color variety of the Lord Howe species. On 

 •communicating with Mr. McCulloch on the subject, he informed me that he had 



