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iihycherus trildii and R. hifurcaius Oo-il., P.K.S., Qld., xx, lf)07, p. 18, 19. 

 Rhycherus filam'ntosiis McC'ull., Mem. Qld. Mui^., \\ 1916, p. 68 ; McCull. & Waite, 

 Ree. S. Aiisl. Miis., i, 1918, p. 70, pi. vi. fig-. 3 and text fig. 31. 



The (piaint sln;j,j>'isli fislies of this and the next Family are also known as 

 Pisliino'-froo's, the flexi])le rod-like spine on the snout ))eing' furnished with a 

 niohih' tiesliy lure tliat at tracts smaller fishes to their destruction. 



HISTIOPHRYNE Gill, 1863 (hougainvilli). 



HISTIOPHRYNE BOUGAINVILLI Cuvier & Valenciennes (Smooth Frog- 

 fish). 



('Ji iron fetes hotKjdinvUli Cuv. cV: \'al.. Hist. Nat. Poiss., xii, 1837, p. 431. 

 AnfeiiiKnius houijdinviUli (iiinth.. Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., iii, 1861, p. 199. 

 IlistlopJnijiie bouijaineiUii ({ill, Proe. Aead. Xat. Sei. Phil., 1863, p. !)(); MeCull. 

 ' & Waite, llee. S. Aust. I\Ius., i, 1918, p. 72, i)l. vii, tig. 1. 



Fig. oOO. Hifttioplir/iiie hnKf/funviUi. 



HISTIOPHRYNE SCORTEA McCulloch & Waite (White-spotted Prog-fish). 



m.^fiophryne scoriea McCull. & AVaite, Rec. S. A'l^t. Mus.. i, 1918, p. 74, pi.' vii, 

 fig. 2 and var. hieonsidn^. op, eif., p. 75. 



