90 MEMOmS OF THE QVEEXSLAND MUSEUM. 



rounded, with 12 rays, the second the longest, a little more than the width of the 

 gill-opening. Ventral spine small and rongh, not projecting beyond the ventral 

 flap, which is moderately developed. 



Stone-gray, the head and body, except the throat and ventral flap, with 

 numerous small round brown spots ; outer edge of throat, in advance of the 

 gill-opening, with a much larger blackish spot, which is connected with its 

 fellow by a brown band ; above the spot are two concentric semicircles of pale 

 blue. Soft dorsal and anal gray, each ray with an inconspicuous darker intra- 

 basal spot; caudal profusely brown-spotted. (I have much pleasure in naming 

 this species after my friend Mr. Lewis Holden Maynard, of Buudaberg, in 

 recognition of his keen interest in the biology of our State.) 



Described from a fine specimen, measuring 317 millim. in total length 

 (244 to root of caudal), captured at Cowan-Cowan, IMoreton Bay, by 'Mv. James 

 Palmer, and presented by him to the Queensland Museum. Keg. No. I. 2643. 



The nearest ally of this species is Bleeker's C a nth c fines inacrnriis,^'' from 

 which, however, it differs in numerous minor characters. 



In my notes on the fishes trawled on the Queensland Coast by the 

 Endeavour, I find the following entry: — "Leatherjacket. ('antherines sp. 

 (spotted)." Possibly this refers to the species under consideration. Seven 

 examples were trawled at three stations, namely — Off Jenny Lind Buoy, Port 

 Curtis, one; outside fairway buoy, Hervey Bay, five; off Hummoeky Island, one. 



On drawing Mr. MeCulloch's attention to these examples, he kindly 

 comjiared them with my original description, and decided that they were 

 identical. It is from one of these Endeavour fishes that Mr. McNeill's excellent 

 drawing was made. 



'' Moiiarantltus macnirus Blcpker, Nat. Tijils. Netlerl. Ind., xii, 185H, p. 226; Nias; 

 I'sciulomoiiacuiithiis macriinis Atlas Ichtli., v, j). ]34, pi. ccxxviii, i\^. 2. 



