286 RECOKI»S OK TlIK AUSTKALIAN MIISKOM. 



Gi-ns800onius ciuitis, Buchanau. 



Gultius (jliiriK, liucliiiium, Fish. Ganges, 1822, pp. 51, liGO, pi. x.\.\iii., Hg. 

 15. hi., (liintlier, Brit. Mas. Cat. Fish., iii., 1861, p. 21. hi, Day, 

 Fish. India, 1876, p. 294, pi. Ixvii., fig. 1 (vide synonymy). Id., 

 Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, ii., 1878, p. 856. 



Gohiiis fiiKriiitii-jiiiiirftttiis, Richardson, Voy. " Sulphur," Ichth., 18-1-5, p. 

 145, pl. Ixii., tigs. 18, 14. 



Glossotjohius giuris, Weber, "Siboga" Exped., Ivii., 1918, p. 468, fig. 93. 



Gobitis sauroides, Castelnan, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, iii., 1878, p. 48. 



Eleotris laticeps, De Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, ix., 1884, p. 692. 



D. vi/10; A. 9; P. 21; V. i/5 ; C. 18. 84 rows of scales between 

 the upper base of the pectoral and the hypural joint, and 11 between the 

 anterior dorsal and anal rays. 



Depth 5'8 in the length between the premaxillary symphysis iuid the 

 hypural joint ; head, without the mandible, about 8 in the same. Eye (5 

 in the head, and 18 in the snout, which is 'i-'d in the head. Interorlntal 

 space 18 in tlie eye. Depth of the caudal peduncle 88 in the head ; 

 breadth between the pectoral bases subequal to the depth. Second dorsal 

 spine 2 2, first dorsal ray about 2, third anal ray 27, and caudal 18 in 

 the head. 



Head naked, with tlie exception of a few small scales on the upper 

 portion of the operculum. About five roAA's of minute pores cross the 

 cheek horizontally, and othei's extend around the eye and preopercular mar- 

 gin, and on the operculum, snout and mandible ; an open pore between the 

 eyes, and others behind the preopercular margin. P^yes of moderate size, 

 superolateral, and separated by a flat interorbital space. Snout long, 

 obtusely pointed, the mandible much longer than the upper jaw ; maxillary 

 reaching to below the middle of the eye. Nostrils close together, the 

 anterior in a short tube, the posterior a simple opening slightly neai'er the 

 eye than the end of the snout. Premaxillary teeth in two series, the outer 

 formed of a I'ow of fixed subulate teeth, and the inner of a band of depi'es- 

 sible teeth, the innermost of whicli are much longer than the others and 

 acicnlar; mandibular teeth similar. Tongue largely free, its anterior 

 margin deeply notched. Free edges of the gill-membi-anes separated by a 

 space about half as wide as the eye; exposed margin of tlie shoulder- 

 girdle smooth, without papilla\ 



Body subcylindrical anterioi-ly, compressed posteriorly, and covered 

 with ratlier large, angular, ctenoid scales, which are largest posteriorly. 

 They extend forward to a little behind the eyes on the nape, and onto the 

 breast and base of the pectoral. A small genital papilla. 



First dorsal commencing a little before the middle of the pectorals ; 

 the second spine is longest, the others decreasing backwards ; dorsal rays 

 decreasing in length backwai-ds, the last reaching about half its distance 

 from the caudal. Anal nearly t)pposite the soft dox'sal, the rays increasing 

 in heiglit hackwaids. Pectonil narrowly rounded, the median niys almost 

 reaching the vertical of the vent. Ventrals completely united, inserted 

 beliind the pectorals, and reaching about three-quarters of their distance 

 from the vent. Caudal rounded. 



