96 DISCRIPTION OF NEW QUEENSLAND FISHES 
PSEUDOMYCTERUS MACCULLOCHI sp. nov. 
Small-toothed Jew-fish. 
D. x,i 29; A.u 7. Sc. 7—58—14; L. 1. 46. Dorsal 
profile much more arched than the ventral ; depth of body 
34 in its length. Upper profile of head obliquely linear, 
its length 34 in that of the body. Snout obtuse and over- 
hanging, rounded above, $ more than the diameter of the 
eye, which is 44 in the length of the head. Interorbital 
region convex, its width 32 in the head. Maxillary extending: 
to below the middle of the eye, the width of its distal ex- 
tremity 24 in the diameter of the eye. Depth of preorbital 
12 in the eye. Second dorsal spine highest, 13 in the length 
of the head, and 14 time the height of the soft dorsal. Anal 
fin originating below the 13th dorsal ray, its 2nd spine of 
moderate length, 1¢ time that of the snout, and 1} in the 
Ist ray, which is much lower than the spinous dorsal. Cau- 
dal fin 3+ in the length of the body ; least depth of peduncle 
about 3 in the depth of the body and equaling the 2nd 
anal spine. Pectoral fin with 18 rays, reaching to the 12th 
scale of the lateral line, and 4} in the length of the body. 
Ventral fin not quite so long as the pectoral, extending 
midway between its origin and the base of the 4th anal 
ray. Gill-rakers 5 + 10, the longest about § of the diameter 
of the eye. Silvery, everywhere so clouded with densely - 
packed brown spots as quite to obscure the ground-color : 
vertical fins darker than the body, except the base of the 
spinous dorsal, which is dull blue. (Named for Allan 
Riverston McCulloch, a rising young Australian biologist). 
Type in the collection of the Amateur Fishermen’s 
Association of Queensland. 
Total length 285 millimeters. 
Described from a specimen caught in September last 
in the Logan River by Mr. C. Harris, and presented by 
him to the Association’s Museum. 
On being shown the fish, Mr. W. Nicklin states that to 
the best of his belief it is the same species as was common 
in the Brisbane River many years ago, and suddenly 
disappeared. The same habit has also been noticed in the 
now common “perch” of our fishermen, which, however, 
is a true Sci@n- 
