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species and G. criniijer. This error was unfortunately accepted, and tlie 

 name G. kreftii has been omitted from all later lists, the species being 

 incorrectly referred to as G. hrevijilii', which is synonymous with G. criniger. 



The specimens identified as G. buccat'iis, Cuvier and Valenciennes, 

 from Port Jackson by Macleay, differ from the description of that species 

 in having fewer rays in the dorsal and anal fins and in having a very 

 narrow instead of a wide interorbital space. They do not differ from our 

 examples of M. krefftii. 



The two cotypes of G. flavidus, Macleay, 31-37 mm. long, are very 

 faded, but are quite similar in all details to our M. krefftii. 



Logs. — This species is common near Sydney, and we have examined 

 numerous specimens from several localities between Port Stephens and 

 Jervis Bay, New South Wales. The example figured is from Port Jackson. 



Glossogobids, Gill. 



Glossogobins, Gill, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N.York, 1859, p. 46 (Gohius 

 platyce'phalus, Richardson). 



Ce-pludogohiiis, Bleeker, Arch. Neerl. Sci. Nat., ix., 1874, pp. 315, 320. 



Body covered with rather large ctenoid scales, about 33 in a longitud- 

 inal row ; head almost naked, depressed anteriorly, with lines of mucigerous 

 pores on the cheeks. Lower jaw projecting. Teeth in several rows, the 

 outer enlarged, fixed and subulate, the inner depressible ; palate toothless. 

 Tongue deeply notched anteriorly. Isthmus narrow, the gill-membranes 

 close together or completely united across it; shoulder-girdle smooth. 

 Pseudobranchife present. Ventral fins united, with one spine and five 

 rays. Dorsal with six spines and about ten rays, anal with about nine. 



a. Gill membranes separated by the isthmus. About 33 scales between the upper 

 base of the pectoral and the hypural joint ; maxilla reaching to below the middle 

 of the eye. Lower portion of tail without broad blackish bars gmris. 



aa. Gill membranes meeting across the isthmus. About 30 scales between the upper 

 base of the pectoral and the hypural joint ; maxilla reaching to below the hinder 

 poi'tion of the eye. Lower half of tail with broad blackish bars biocellatus. 



Gohius circumspect us, Macleay (Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, viii., 

 1883, p. 267) from Milne Bay, Papua, is a species of Glossogobins, and is 

 very similar to G. giuris. The holotype is 115 mm. long. Depth 51 in 

 the length from the premaxillary symphysis to the hypural joint ; head, 

 without mandible, 31 in the same. D. vi/10 ; A. 9. Thirty-one scales 

 between the upper base of the pectoral and the hypural joint, and ^ 9 | 

 between the anterior dorsal and anal rays. Second dorsal spine filamentous ; 

 dorsal rays increasing in length backward, the last reaching about three- 

 quarters of its distance from the caudal. The colour-markings are similar 

 to those of (7. giuris. 



Gohius concavifrons, Ramsay and Ogilby (Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales 

 (2), i., 1887, p. 12) is also a Glossogobins, and possibly identical with G. 

 celebius, Cuvier and Valenciennes. 



