224 RECORDS OF THE ADSTRAI.IAN .MISKUM. 



Body rohnst, eomprefised posteriorly. It is covered witli ctenoid 

 scales of medium size, which become cycloid on the abdomen and neck, 

 and are larger posteriorly than anteriorly ; they extend foi-ward to a short 

 distance behind the eye on the upper surface of the liead, and cover the 

 breast and bases of the pectoi-als. Genital papilla well developed. 



First doisal orip;inatinp above tlie mi(hlle of the pectoral ; the spines 

 increase slipi'litly in length to tlie fonrtli, which is sliorter than the post- 

 orbital [xirtion of tlie head, and the membrane from tlie last is widelv 

 se[)aratcd from the second dorsal. The rays appear to be snbequjil, and a 

 little liipher than the longest spine. Anal opposite to the doisal, and of 

 similar form, its i*ays increasing in length backwards. Pectorals rounded, 

 the median i-ays reaching to below the last dorsal spine ; no free upper 

 rays. Ventrals inserted a little before the pectorals, aud somewliat 

 shorter than those fins. Caudal broadly rounded. 



C'liInur-nKtrh-int/. — Yellowish brown in alcohol, the scales of the upper 

 poitions with darker bordei's ; a series of dark brown blotclies along the 

 middle of the sides on tlie posterior half, and an alternating series between 

 these and the back. Head with four curved dark stripes radiating from 

 the eye ; one descends towards the angle of the mouth, two others cross 

 the cheek, and are united b}' a curved bar with another which crosses 

 the nape. First dorsal dusky, with a broad white border, and the posterior 

 portion black. Second dorsal with dark specks on the membrane between 

 the niys, which form a row of darker spots along the middle of the tin ; 

 a broad white border. Anal lighter, the margin clear. Caudal, pectoral, 

 and ventral tins with microscopic dark dots between tlie ra^'s. 



Desciibed from a specimen 45 mm. long, which is one of two cotypes 

 preserved in the Australian Museum, and which were procured from Mr. 

 I)e Vis. They differ from the original description in the numbers of tin- 

 rays and scales, but agree so well with the colour description aTid other 

 charactei's, that there can be no doubt as to their authenticity. 



This species is closely allied to the genotype, M. abei, Jordan and 

 Snyder'-. 



Loc. — Moreton Hay, (Queensland. 



Ml'(ill,o(ionilTS (iAi.WAVi, Mci'idlorli ,V Wnite. 



Minjlloi/dhiiis ,j,il,r,iiii\ McCiilloch ct Waite, Rec. S.Austi-. Miis., i. 1, l:tl8, 

 p. 50, pi. iii., fig. 1. 



Jlttb. — South Ansti-alia. 



(Gollll's) KI.AVKSCENS, Ih' \'ls. 



(Plate xxxvi., fig. 8.) 

 GobiiiKjInveHreiis, Do Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, ix., ISH-i, p. 689. 



1). vi/8; A. ^^; P. 1(5; V. i/5; C. 15. 27 scales between the axil 

 and the hypuml joint, and 8 between the anterior dorsal ajid anal mys. 



Depth of the body before the ventrals 5-8 in the length to the hypural 

 joint; head 37 iu the same. Eye much longer than the snout, and 3 1 in 



'■•i Jordan & Snyder— Proo. U.S. Nat. Mus.. xxiv.. 1901, p. 55. fi-,'. 5. 



