16 ON NEW OR INSUFFICIENTLY DESCRIBED FIJHES 



orbit 3-65, of gill-opening 4-6, height of soft dorsal 3-55> 

 of anal 2-5 length of pectoral 2-3 in length of head. 



Upper profile of snout linear, its length 1-45 in that 

 of the head and 1 -35 in the space between the eye p^nd the 

 soft dorsal. Distance of eye from gill-opening 1-15 in the 

 diameter of the eye, which is 1-5 in ibs distance from the 

 dorsal spino ; interorbital region concave (nearly flat in 

 large examples), without indication of a median ridge. 

 Gill-opening entirely behind the eye, commencing in front 

 of the lower third of the pectoral. 



Dorsal spine feebly curved or straight, tapering to 

 an acute point, inserted above the base of the pectoral, 

 and entirely coveied with coa,rso granules, which f.re some- 

 what more enlarged and pointed in front and behind, its 

 distance from the soft dorsal 2-3 in that from the tip of 

 the snout ; soft dorsal with rounded outline, the highest 

 part about the end of its first third, where it is 3-4 in its 

 length. Anal fin much higher than the soft dorsal, below 

 the eleventh or twelfth ray of which it originates r^nd with 

 which it is conterminous ; its outline is deeply emarginate, 

 the anterior rays being produced and falciform, 1*5 in the 

 base of the fin, which is 1-55 in that of the soft dorsal. 

 Caudal fin deeply forked, the middle rays 3-25 in that of 

 the outer ; caudal peduncle distally cylindrical. Base 

 of pectoral fin 1-5 in the width of the gill-opening. Ventral 

 spines reaching to or not quite to the vent. Pelvic bone 

 tapering to a point behind. 



Silvery, washed with bronze above ; two large oval 

 dark blotches on the back, one below each dorsal fin 

 anteriorly ; two similar blotches on the side, the one above 

 the other behind the pectoral ; br.se, lower half of mem- 

 brane, and outer half of dorsal spine except the extreme 

 tip blackish. 



Total length 260 millim. 



Coast of Southern Queensland. Brisbane River and 

 Moreton Bay, common. 



Described from six examples, measuring from 150 to 

 256 milimeters. 



