288 KKCOKPS OK TllK AUSTKALIAN MUSKUM. 



decreasing in size backwuids ; an inner row ot large, acieular, depressihle 

 teeth, and an intermediate series of minute teetli between them. Mandib- 

 ular teeth similar to those of the upper jaw anteriorly, but the fixed teetli 

 are smaller latei-ally, and the minute ones are lost on the sides. 'I'ongue 

 largely free, deeply notched anteriorly. Gill-mend)ranes united acrt)ss the 

 isthmus ; fi-ee-etlge of shoulder-girdle smooth, without papilhe. 



Hodv sulx-ylindrical anteriorly, compressed posteriorly, and covei'ed 

 with laigt', angular, ctenoid scales, which are lai-gest posterit^)rly. They 

 e.vtend ft»rward to a little behind tlie eyes above, and onto the breast and 

 the base of the pectoiuls. Genital papilla very small. 



First dorsal commencing a little behind the base of the pectoral ; 

 second spine longest, and tlie margin of the Hn rounded. Dorsal ra^s sub- 

 equal in height, the last reaching backward to about tlii-ee quarteis of its 

 distance from the hypural joint. Anal opposite the soft dorsal, its rays 

 increasing in height backwards. Pectoral i-eacliing the vertical of the 

 vent. Ventrals completely united, and reaching the vent ; they are 

 inserted beneatli the base of the pectoral. Caudal somewhat pointed, the 

 lower ra3'^B obliquely truncate. 



Culunr-marliiiiij. — Brown in alcohol, the scales of the lower half of the 

 sides lighter, with broad brown nnirgins ; about six daik blotches along 

 tlie sides, and three or four narrow, dark horizontal lines along the series 

 of scales. Head dark speckled, with a light marking from the eye to the 

 mouth. First dorsal dark, with some broad lighter markings basally ; a 

 dark blotch between the first and second sjtines, and a black, light-edged 

 ocellus between the fifth and sixth spines. Second tlorsal dark, with 

 microscopic, blackish dots, which form darker spots iu irregular rows. 

 Anal blackish, the rays lighter, and some white spots posteriorly. Caudal 

 grey above, with indefinite darker bars ; the lower portion bears three or 

 f«)ur broad dark cross-bai"s, Avhich are darkest basally, and separated by 

 light interspaces. Pectoral with a dai-k horizontal bar on the lower 

 portion of its base. Ventrals with dark transverse bars. 



Described from a si>ecimen 85 mm. long. A second taken with it 

 does not offer any noticeable differences. 



Synniiijiny. — These examples agree so well with the description and 

 figure of it. vdi'siijauis, Jordan and Scale, that they are evidently identical 

 with that species. We have also ct)mpaied them with an Indian e\am])Ie 

 of (t. hiiii-illtttiis, received from Dr. Francis Day, which, though in i-ather 

 bad condition, is evidently similar in all details. We therefore regard <t. 

 vttisifjunig as synonymous with (/. biori-lliitiix. 



Ldf. — Finches' Creek, Cooktowu, North C^ueenslaiid ; coll. A. R. 

 McCullocli. 



Pauacoiuodon, Blccher. 



Riijiprliii and ItiipcUia, Swainson, Nat. J list. Class. Am ph. Rept. Fish., ii., 

 l83!>, p[). 1st, 281 (dohiufi crlii}ii>cipliidne, Riippell). Not liiippellia, 

 Wiedemann, 1830, a genus of Diptera. 



RiippeUin (Swainson) Jordan & Richardson, Check-list Fish, Philippine 

 Arch., 1910, p. 47. 



