44 ATHERINID^: SILVERSIDES 



<^6. Atherina gobio Klunzinger, 1884. 



Atherina cvlindrica Klunzinger, V erh. zool.-hot. Ges. Wien, 20, 834, 1870 (not 

 of Cuvier and Valenciennes). 

 Type-locality. — Red Sea. 

 Atherina gobio Klunzinger, Fische Rothcn Mecres, 130, pi. 11, fig. 4, 1884 (name 



a substitute for Atherina cvlindrica Klunzinger, preoccupied). 

 Range. — Red Sea. 



This species has the appearance of a true Atherina, but Klunzinger 

 describes the palate as toothless. This character requires confirmation. 



67. Atherina melanostigma Day, 1876. 



Atherina melanostigma Day, Fishes India, 345, 1876. 



Type-locality. — Madras. 

 Range. — Shores of India. 



This species is unknown to us, and may belong in Hepsetia. Ac- 

 cording to Dr. Day, it lacks vomerine teeth. 



^^^ 68. Atherina mugiloides McCulloch, 1913. 



Atherinichthys punctatus De Vis, Proc. Linn. Sac. N. S. Wales, 9, 869, 1884 

 (1885) (not of Bennett). 

 Type-locality. — Cape York, Australia. 



Atherina mugiloides McCulloch, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl., 24, 47, fig. 1, 1912 

 (based on types of Atherinichthys punctatus De Vis). 

 Range. — Northeastern Australia. 



Mr. McCulloch informs us that the mandibular rami are elevated 

 posteriorly in this species. In this and other respects it resembles the 

 species of both Atherina and Craterocephalus. It may be retained in 

 Atherina, as the gill-rakers are normal and the mouth fairly large. It 

 resembles the species of Cr.\terocephalus and differs from those of 

 Atherina, however, in the very large size of the scales and in the lack 

 of vomerine teeth. Several other species of Atherina are also described 

 as lacking vomerine teeth ; having none of these at hand, we retain them 

 all in Atherina. 



XVII-XVIII. CRATEROCEPHALUS McCulloch, 1912. 



Craterocephalus McCulloch, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl., 24, 48, 1912. 



Orthotype. — Cr.\terocephalus fluviatilis McCulloch. 

 Range. — Fresh waters of Australia. 



This genus is composed of several fresh water Atherinid.e of 

 Australia, allied closely to Atherina, but distinguished by the few, 

 almost rudimentary gill-rakers, the lack of vomerine teeth, the small 

 mouth, the pointed snout, and the large scales. 



