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199c. A castelnaui. Pseudaambassis castelnaui Macleay, P.L.S.N.S.W-. v, 



1881, p. 339. 

 A fresh water species occurring in the Murray River system. Length 3J 

 inches . 



199d. A. agassizi. Chanda Perch. Id. Steindachner, Sitzb. Akad. Wiss, 



Wien Iv. i, 1807, p. 9. 

 A minute species ranging over south-eastern Queensland and the northern 

 coastal rivers of New South Wales. Length 2j inches. 



XCI. Family Arripididae. 



200. Abripis Jenyns, Zool. Beagle iii, 1840, p. 13 {georgianus). 

 A. 13-14 dorsal rays. georgianus (200a). 



AA. 15-17 dorsal rays. trutta (200b). 



200a. A. georgianus. Centropristis georgianus Cuv. & Val., H. N. Poiss. 



vii, 1831, p. 451. A. georgianus McCoy, Prodr. Zool. Vict. dec. xix, 1889, 



pi. 184. 

 A southern species which has been recorded from Port Jackson. Length 1G 

 inches. 



200b. A. trutta. Australian Salmon. Seiaena trutta (Forster) Bloch & 

 Schneider, Syst. Ichth., 1801, p. 542. Centropristis salar Richardson, 

 lehth. Erebus & Terror, 1845, p. 29, pi. 20, 4-6 (PI. xxiii.). 

 One of the most plentiful of our food-fishes, moving along the coast in huge 

 shoals. Length 30 inches. 



XCII. Family Lutianidae. 



201. Lutianus Bloeh, Ausl. Fische iv, 1790, p. 105 (lutianus). 

 A. Xape of head scaly, the scales extending forward to between eyes. 



kasmira (201g). 

 AA. Xape of head largely naked, interorbital area naked. . 

 B. Eleven dorsal spines. 



C. Soft dorsal pointed, the rays longer than the spines. 



D. 13-14 dorsal, and 8-9 anal rays. macleayanus (201c). 



DD. 16-17 dorsal, and 10-11 anal rays. sebae (201e). 



CC. Soft dorsal rounded, the rays shorter than the spines. 



amabilis (201f). 

 BB. Ten dorsal spines. 



E. A large dark spot on the lateral line. 



F. 13 dorsal rays; dark spot largely below lateral line. 



fulvijlamma. (201b). 

 FF. 14-15 dorsal ravs; dark spot largely above lateral line. 



russelli (201a). 

 EE. Body nearly uniform, no dark spot on lateral line. superbus (201d). 



201a. L. russelli. Moses Perch. Mesoprion russelli Bleeker, Verh. Bat. 



Gen. xxii, 1849, p. 41. Lutjanus russelli Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. viii, 1876, 



p. 71, pi. 300, 2. 

 A tropical species, occurring on the northern coast of the State. Length 

 about 14 inches. 



201b. L. fulviflamma. Black-spotted Sea Perch. Seiaena fulviflamma 

 Forskal, Descr. Anim., 1775, p. 45. Lutjanus fulviflamma Bleeker, Atlas 

 Ichth. viii, 1876, p. 65, pi. 344, 3 (PI. xxiii.). 



This species is very similar to the preceding. 



