100 MEMOISS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



uiue examples, measuriug between 154 and 427 mm., I find that the proportional 

 length of the body averages 1 to 3-4. On this basis the example in question 

 would have measured fully 700 mm. to the end of the hypural bone and 925 

 to the tip of the caudal tin. Previous to this record the largest specimen of 

 which 1 have a note was only 520 mm. long over all. 



BELONID.E. 

 TYLOSURUS MACLEAYANUS (Ugilby)," 

 Through the generosity of Mr. J. Trevethau the Museum, during last 

 October, became the recipient of the largest example of this needle-fish which 

 I have as yet seen, its total length from the tip of the snout to the end of the 

 lower caudal lobe being 1,013 ram. Following are some of the more important 

 measurements taken from the fresh specimen : — Tip of snout to vent 686, width 

 of body 70, depth of body 72, length of head 255, of postorbital head 73, of 

 snout 172, diameter of eye 27, width of interorbit 46, lower caudal lobe 123 mm. 

 I do not think Tylosurus impotcns'^^ can be separated from this species, notwith- 

 standing that the maxillary is partly visible when the mouth is closed. 



SERRANID.E. 



CROMILEPTES ALTIVELIS (Cuvier & Valenciennes)." 



A fine example of this northern species was taken recently by an augler 



'at the "yellow patch," Moreton Bay, and presented to the Amateur Fishermen's 



Association, in whose collection it now is. The most southerly i)oint from 



which it has previously been recorded is ' ' Cairns Reef, ' '-" which is located some 



miles soutli of Cooktowu, the other known Australian stations being Darnley 



Island-' and Port P^ssington.-- This lucky capture, therefore, not only adds 



another interesting species to the fauna of our wonderful Bay, but extends the 



fish's southerly range by about 1,000 miles. 



POMADASID^E. 

 PLECTORHYNCHUS RETICULATUS (Ciinther)." 

 In the last is.sucd part ol' the Enik-avour Fishes McCuUoch described and 

 figured this species from an unspecified New South Wales locality. About the 

 same tiim? a specimen, caught in Moreton Bay, came into my hands, and is now 

 in the State iVliiseuni. Tlier(^ are now, therefore, four recorded Australian 

 localities for this lisli, namely — Cape York (Giinther), Little Island, W. A. and 

 New South Wales Coast (McCulloch), and Moreton Bay. 



" Belone macleai/ana Ogilby, Catal. N. S. Wales Fish., 1886, ]). 53. 



" Ogilliy, I'roc, Hoy. Soc. QuecnKl., xxi, HM)8, \\ Sit. 



" Scrraiiua altii"iin Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. I'oiss., ii, 1 SL'S, |i. :!24, ])!. xx.w. 



2" McCulNieli, in Hi. 



" Ogill.y, Mem. Queonsl. Mu»., ii, 1913, p. 90. 



■" Hoiilenger, liiit. Miis. Catal. Fish., ed. 2, i, 1 H!).'), p. 272. 



" Diaijminina rnticutatu/n <Jiinllii-i-, Uril. Mvis. Catal. Fisli, i, 18.')!), p. 334. 



