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fish, apparently some species of goby. These little fishes 

 are said to be excellent eating. 



Described from 5 recent examples from the Brisbane 

 Kiver, and 1 each from the Tweed and Mary Rivers and 

 Noosa Creek, the measurements of the 8 specimens being 

 from 75 to 140 millim. I have also examined De Vis' 

 types from the Brisbane River, as also a specimen from 

 the same source, to which is attached the Museum label 

 " Eleotris papa De Vis " ; and yet another, without locality, 

 labeled " Eleotris aporos.''' From this species, which 

 belongs to the allied genus Ophiocara, it may easily be 

 distinguished by the small size of the occipital scales, which 

 in 0. aporos are as large as those of the body. 



Rhinogobius leftwichi sp. nov. 



D. vi, 10 ; A. 10 ; P. 16 : Sc. 30 to 32-10. Depth of 

 body 4-6, of caudal peduncle 8-85, length of head 3-5, of 

 caudal fin 3-6 in length of body. Length of snout 2-95, 

 diameter of eye 3-85, longest dorsal spine 1-5, length of anal 

 1-25, of pectoral 1-15, of ventral 1-2 in length of head. 



Depth of head 1 -5, width of head 1 -45 in its length. 

 Diameter of eye 1 -3 in the length of the snout ; width of 

 concave inter orbital region less than one third of the dia- 

 meter of the eye ; cleft of mouth reaching to below the 

 posterior nostril. 



Third dorsal spine longest, rather less than the space 

 between its base and the preopercle ; soft dorsal and anal 

 fins but little lower than the spinous dorsal. Anal origi- 

 nating below the 3rd dorsal ray and conterminous with 

 the soft dorsal. Base of pectoral 2-6 in its length. Ventral 

 not reaching to the vent. 



Pale yellowish brown, all the scales, except those 

 along the ventral profile, edged with dark brown ; in half 

 grown examples there is a row of darker blotches along the 

 middle of the sides, with sometimes a second row near the 

 dorsal profile, the anterior spots often meeting across the 

 nape. Upper surface of head and nape spotted and ver- 

 miculated with brown ; an indistinct violaceous band 

 curves downward from the eye to the angle of the mouth, 

 behind which are two parrallel bands, which extend upon 

 the base of the pectoral ; opercles dull purplish. Fins 

 hyaline, closely powdered with dusky dots ; dorsals with a 

 basal row of dark spots ; last two dorsal and anal rays 



