FISHES.— MCCULLOCH. 4-, 



Colour. — Body everywhere closely speckled with minute red- 

 dish-brown dots which are more crowded on the back and head. 

 Dorsal, caudal and ventrals tipped with black, while the anal 

 also has a narrow black border. With the exception of these 

 markings and some crowded dots on the anterior portion of 

 the dorsal and on the caudal lobes, the fins are colourless. 



Described from four specimens 96-135 mm. long. 



Length of type (B. 7332) 135 mm. 



This species is very closely allied to P. multiradiata, but 

 may be at once distinguished by its much smaller scales. It 

 has also a somewhat different number of rays in the dorsal 

 and anal fins, and the tail portion of the body is longer, while 

 a good recognition character lies in the black tips to the fins. 



Three small specimens were taken by the "Endeavour" in 

 thirteen fathoms off Nobby's Head, Newcastle, New South 

 Wales. A larger and somewhat better preserv'ed example is 

 in the Australian Museum collection from Port Jackson, and 

 has been selected as the type. 



Pempheris kll;.\zi\geri, nom. nov. 

 Pempheris m'lllleri, Klunzinger, Sitzb. Akad. Wiss. Wien., 

 Ixxx., i., 1879, p. 380, pi. vi. (nee P. miiUeri, Poey, i860). 



Both Macleayi and Waite^ have suggested that this species 

 is identical with P. compressa,^ Shaw, but it appears to be 

 distinguished by its much more elongate form, somewhat 

 larger number of anal rays and smaller scales. I have 

 counted eight specimens of P. compressa and find the number 

 of fin-rays and scales to be as follows:- — D. vi./9-io, A. iii./ 

 35-38, lateral line to the hypural, 62-64. Klunzinger gives for 

 the same in his species: — D. v./io, A. iii./39-40, lateral line 

 75. The different forms of the two species may be seen by 

 comparing Klunzinger's figure with that of Stead of P. com- 

 pressa.^ 



The type came from King George's Sound. It was not 

 obtained by the "Endeavour," nor have I seen any specimens. 



Pempheris elongata, sp. nov. 

 (Plate iv., Fig. i.) 

 D. iv.-v., 10-12; A. iii., 24-27; P. 17-18; V. i., 5 ; C. 17; 

 1. lat. 68-71; 1. tr. 8-9 + 18-20. Height 3'! to 2'^ in the 

 length to the hypural. Profile slightly arched to the dorsal 

 fin, thence straight to the tail ; lower profile considerably 

 more curved than the upper one. Caudal peduncle narrow, 

 I 3 in the eye. 



1 Macleay— Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, ix.. 1884. p. 21. 



2 Waite— Mem. Austr. Mus.. iv., 1899, p. 74. 



3 Shaw in White— Voy. N.S. Wales, 1790. p. 267, fig. 2. 



4 Stead— Ed. Fish. N.S. Wales, 1908, p. 49. pi. xviii. 



