BY J. DOUGLAS OGILBY. IS 



outer rays longest, reaching slightly beyond the vent, the 

 spine as long as the 3rd anal spine. 



Uniform violaceous brown, somewhat lighter bolow ; 

 edges of all the upper scales clouded with numerous black 

 dots ; lower scales and those of the head with scattered 

 dots ; a narrow black line from the tip of the apprer>sed 

 pectoral to the root of the caudal. Fins dusky ; mem- 

 brane of first dorsal spine densely powdered with blackish 

 spots ; tips of the anterior soft dorsal and anal rays black. 



Inland creeks in the Moreton District. Description 

 taken from a 45 millim. example in the A.F.A.Q. Museum,. 

 obtained in Kilcoy Creek by Dr. T. Bancroft, and presented, 

 by him to the Association. Cat. No. 1342. 



LABRIDiE. 



CHCERODON VITTA Sp. nOV. 



D. xiii 7 ; A. iii 10 ; P. 16 : Sc. 3-27H^2-10. Depth 

 of body 2-9, of caudal peduncle 7*7, length of head 3-15, 

 of middle caudal rays 5-9, of pectoral and ventral fins 4-5 

 in length of body. Length of snout 2-45, diameter of eye 

 4-1, width of interorbit 3*5, last dorsal spine 3-05, last anal- 

 spine 2-9 in length of head. 



Dorsal profile of body evenly and gently rounded,, 

 not appreciably higher than the ventral profile, its highest 

 point above the middle of the appressed pectoral. Head 

 about one sixth longer than deep ; upper profile of snout 

 gently rounded and moderately declivous ; eye moderate, 

 its diameter rather less than the depth of the preorbital. 

 Cleft of mouth extending to below the anterior nostril.. 

 Anterior canines large ; lateral mandibular teeth without 

 prominent tips ; no posterior canine. Preopercle finely 

 serrated. Cheeks with eight series of small subimbricate 

 scales ; some of the opercular sca,les larger than the breast- 

 scales ; scales at the base of the caudal angulated and but 

 little enlarged. 



Soft dorsal and anal fins low, rounded and subequal 

 in height posteriorly, scarcely extending to the caudal fin, 

 and with a low scaly sheath. Caudal fin emarginate. 

 Fourth pectoral ray slightly longer than the third, reaching 

 to below the tenth scale of the lateral line. Outer ventral 

 ray the longest, extending to the vent. 



Reddish brown, darkest above ; two to four narrow, 

 sometimes anastomosing, silvery lines on the cheeks and 



