BY J. DOUGLAS OGILBY 98 
maxillary, equal to the diameter of the eye, and about 
% more than the interorbital width. Rostral spine 
2; inthe length of the head, extending, when depressed, 
slightly beyond the occipital spine; frontal spine 
about 2 of the rostral, its membrane not extending to the 
succeeding spine, which, like it, terminates in long ramulose 
filaments ; occipital spine similar to the frontal and as high 
as the rostral, its membrane extending about midway to 
the second dorsal. Length of second dorsal about 
# of that of the head; fourth ray the highest, 3 of 
the basal length; the depressed rays do not reach the 
base of the caudal. Anal fin originating below the penulti- 
mate dorsal ray, its middle ray about half the basal length. 
Length of caudal fin 2%, of space between its base 
and the last dorsal ray 53, least depth of peduncle 
7 in the total length. Pectoral fin extending, when ap- 
pressed, to above the end of the anal, its length with that of 
the free pseudobrachium rather less than half of the total 
length. Second ventral ray 34inthe head. Other charac- 
ters as in 7’. butlert. Pale brown, with indistinct greenish 
spots and ocelli, the abdominal region with a yellow tinge. 
Rostral spine with alternate rings of gray and brown, the 
terminal tentacle darker brown ; frontal and occipital spines 
pale brown, the membranes hyaline with greenish ocelli ; 
rays and membrane of second dorsal with scattered dark 
green spots and dots; anterior portion of anal fin purple, 
the posterior rays purple-spotted, the entire fin with three 
hight. dark-edged cross-bands ; caudal rays with regular 
series of dark spots: pectoral limbs and fins and ventrals 
brown. more or less blotched and spotted with green. 
(muscosus, mossy : in allusion to the long ramulose filaments, 
with which the head, body, and fins are adorned). 
Type in the Queensland Museum, Brisbane. 
Length to tip of middle caudal rays 98 millimeters. 
Distribution :—Port Curtis, Queensland 
Appended is a key to the genera of the Australasian 
antennarids :— 
a. ANTENNARIID 4%. Skin naked and smooth or tuber- 
cular and spinulose ; cleft of mouth vertical or sub- 
vertical, the lower jaw projecting ; gills 24 or 4 23; 
