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XCV. Family Lobotidae. 



206. Lobotes Cuvier, R. Anirn. 2nd ed., ii., 1829, p. 177 (surinamensis). 

 206a. L. surinamensis. Triple-tail. Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 

 Ausl. Fische iv, 1790, p. 98, pi. 243. Lobotes surinamensis Bleeker, 

 Atlas Ichth. viii, 1876, p. 12, pi. 311, 4 (PI. xxiv.). 

 An excellent food-fish, growing to 30 inches long, which wanders southward 

 from the tropics into our northern waters. 



XCVI. Family Fomadasidae. 



A. A central grove behind the symphysis of the lower jaw. Pomadasys (207)- 



AA. No such groove. 



B. 13 dorsal spines; scales in 65 or more rows below the lateral line. 



Plectorliinchus (20S>. 

 BB. 14 dorsal spines; scales in 50 rows below the lateral line. 



Euelatichthys (209) . 



207. Pomadasys Lacep., H. N. Poiss. iv, 1802, p. 515 (argentevs). 



207a. P. hasta. Javelin Fish. Lutjanus hasta Bloch, Ausl. Fische iv, 

 1790, p. 109, pi. 246, 1. Pomadasys hasta Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. 

 viii, 1876, p. 28, pi. 325, 3 (PI. xxiv.). 

 An excellent food-fish, growing to at least 2 feet long. It is common in 

 (Queensland, and ranges into the northern waters of New South Wales. 



208. Plectorhinchus Lacep., H. N. Poiss. iii, 1802, p. 134 (chaetodonoides) . 

 A. 9-10 dorsal spines. pictus (208b) . 

 AA. 13 dorsal spines. reticulatus (208a) . 



208a. P. reticulatus. Diagramma reticulatum Gthr., Brit. Mus. Cat. Fish, i, 

 1859, p. 334. Plectorhynchus reticulatus McCulloch, Biol. Res. Endea- 

 vour iv. 4, 1916, p. 185, pi. 53 (PI. xxiv.). 



A little known species, but once recorded from New South Wales waters. 



208b. P. pictus. Golden -spotted Sweetlips. Perca picta Thunberg, Nya. 

 Handl. Stockholm xiii, 1793, p. 141, pi. 5, 1. Plectorhynchus pictus 

 Bleeker, Atlas Ichth, viii, 1876, p. 24, pi. 329, 4. 

 An indifferent food-fish, reaching a length of two feet. It has been recorded 

 from the Tweed River Heads as Spilotichthys labiosus. 



209. Euelatichthys Fowler, Journ. Acad. N. Sci. Philad. (2) xii, 1904, p. 527 



(affine). 

 209a. E. Niger. Brown Sweetlips. Pristipoma niger (Mertens) Cuv. & 



Val., v, 1830, p. 258. Plectorhynchus crassispinis Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. 



viii, 1876, p. 15, pi. 342, 1. (PL xxiv.). 

 A well flavoured species, growing to over 2 feet long, and occurring on the 

 northern portion of the coast. 



XCVII. Family Gerridae. 



210. Gerres (Cuvier) Quoy & Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, 1824, p. 293 (vaigiensis). 

 A. About 36 scales on the lateral line 



B. Colouration uniformly silver. ovatus (210a). 



G. sabfasciatus, with indistinct vertical bands, is apparently near G. 



AA. About 45 scales on the lateral line. argyreus (210c) . 



