BY J. DOUGLAS OGILBY. 19 
which become increasingly distant and imbedded towards 
the front ; lateral line ceasing below the 5th or 6th dorsal 
ray. Dorsal fin originating above the middle of the opercle, 
the length of the spinous portion but little less than that 
of the soft ; height of the last dorsal spine about 2 of that 
of the longest (8th or 9th) dorsal ray, which is # of the head : 
anal originating below or but little behind the commence- 
ment of the soft dorsal and about as Jong as it: caudal 
Jong, its length } or rather more, that of the pectoral + of 
the length of the body : ventral produced, nearly reaching 
to the vent, % of the length of the head. Golden or golden 
brown, the sides and lower surface of the tail with two 
series of large round or oval, golden spots, separated by 
broad blue interlacing bands ; abdominal region and end 
of tail violet, with splashes of greenish gold : head Jilaceous, 
with irregular violet spots and bars; a deep blue blotch, 
prolonged upwards as a zig-zag violet band on the opercle ; 
branchiostegal region blackish: outer half ~ of spinous 
dorsal dark olive green, narrowly bordered above with 
purple, below with pale blue ; the latter band is continued 
to the end of the soft dorsal, the outer half of which is pale 
olive green with many of the membranes blue, as also is the 
base ; anal blue, with a median and a basal series of golden 
spots ; caudal rays olive green or purple, the interradial 
membrane blue ; pectorals pale yellowish brown, the base 
with one or two vertical blue bars ; ventrals bluish black. 
Iris hight blue, with a narrow golden brown rim; pupil 
dark blue (eximius, beautiful). 
Type in the collection of the Amateur Fishermen’s 
Association of Queensland ; Cat. No. 320. Presented to 
the Museum by Mr. J. Stitt. 
Total length 285 millimeters. 
Snapper Banks off Moreton Bay, Queensland. 
FAMILY MULLIDZ. 
PSEUDUPENEUS JEFFI sp. nov. 
D. vii, i 8; A. 11 6; Sc 23-28 + 3*—6}. Depth of 
body 34, length of head 3} in length of body. Diameter of 
eye equal to width of rounded interorbital region and & of 
snout, which is 2} in head and is deeply grooved trans- 
* On the base of the caudal. 
