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ridge, its greatest width 1-4 in its length, which is 2-6 in 

 its distance from the tip of the snout ; outer border deeply, 

 posterior feebly emp.rginate. Dorsal buckler moderate, 

 saddle-sha,ped, smooth. Humeral process smooth and 

 broadly triangular, terminating in an acute point, and 

 extending along the proximal third of the pectoral spine. 



Dorsal spine slender, serrated in front and behind, 

 the sides striated ; adipose fin moderate, inserted above 

 the middle of the anal, one third higher than long, its base 

 1 -65 in that of the ra,yed dorsal. Anal fin as high as long, 

 with the outer border feebly ema.rginate. Least depth 

 of caudal peduncle 2 in its length behind the adipose fin. 

 Pectoral spine curved, similar to but more strongly serrated 

 than that of the dorsal. Ventral fin obtusely pointed, 

 not reaching to the anal. Vent a little nearer to the anal 

 than to the ventral. 



Gill-membranes meeting at a very obtuse angle, the 

 free margin moderate ; axillary pore minute. 



Upper surface of body pale leaden blue, of head and 

 nape brown, darkest on the latter ; a bluish patch above 

 the eye ; checks, proorbitals, edges of mandibular rami, 

 and humeral processes strongly tinged with yellow ; lower 

 surface of hea.d lilac, of body bluish white. Dorsal fin 

 pale blue, the basal portion and the spine gray ; adipose 

 fin with a narrow whitish border ; lobes of caudal and 

 bases of anal and ventrals yellow, the middle rays of the 

 former and the tips of the two latter pale blue ; pectorals 

 pale blue, the spine gray. (Named for its discoverer, 

 Mr. John Colclough). 



Described from a specimen, measuring 202 millim., 

 taken at Croker Island, N.T., and presented by its collector 

 to the A.F.A.Q. Museum ; Cat. No. 993. 



SPHYR.^NID^. 

 sphyr.i:na ALTipiNNis sp. nov. 



D. v-i 9 ; P. 15 : Sc. 13—128—24. Depth of body 

 7-15, of caudal peduncle 14-4, length of head, 3-2, 

 of caudal fin 4-55, of pectoral 8-75, prodorsal length 2-45 

 in length of body. Length of snout 2-15, diameter of eye 

 5-15, width of interorbit 6-85 in length of body. 



Body robust, its width 1-4 in its depth. Depth of 

 head subequal to the postorbital region ; diameter of eye 



