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346. Lepidotrigla Gunther, Brit. Mus. Cat. Fisb. ii., 1800, p. 190 (aspera). 



A. Interorbital space only slightly concave; profile convex before the eyes. 



mulhalli (316a). 

 AA. Interorbital space deeply concave; profile not convex before the eyes. 



B. Pectoral fin shorter than the head. modesta (316b). 



BB. Pectoral fin longer than the head. argus (346c). 



346a. L. mulhalli. Id. Maeleay, P.L.S. N.S.W. viii., 1884, p. 400; Id. 



Waite, Mem. Austr. Mus. iv. 1, 1899, p. 105, pi. 22. 

 Taken by trawlers in deeper water along the coast. Length 8 inches. 



346b. L. modesta. Id. Waite, Mem. Austr. Mus. iv. 1, 1899, p. 100, pi. 



23 (PI. xxxix.). 

 Occurs with the preceding species. Length 7J inches. 



346e. L. argus. Id. Ogilby, New Fisb. Qld. Coast, 1910, p. 123. 

 A Queensland species, which has been recorded from 27 fathoms off Cape 

 Byron, New South Wales. Length 7 inches. 



347. Paratrigla Ogilby, Ann. Qld. Mus. x., 1911, p. 56 (pkuracantluca) . 

 347a. P. papilio. Butterfly Gurnard. Trigla papilio Cuvier & Valen- 

 ciennes, H.N. Foiss. iv., 1829, p. 80, pi. 73. T. pleuracanthica Richard- 

 son, Ichtb. Erebus & Terror, 1845, p. 23, pi. 10, 1-4 (PI. xxxix.). 



A small and ornate species, which is occasionally captured along the coast. 

 It has been recorded by some authors under the name papilio, and by others 

 as pleuracanthica, but I am unable to find any characters to distinguish these as 

 separate species. Length about 7 inches. 



348. Chelidonichthys Kaup, Arch. Naturg., 1873, p. 87 (hirundo). 



348a. C. kumu. Red Gurnard. Trigla kumu Lesson & Garnot, Voy. 



Coquille, 1826, p. 214, pi. 19 (PI. xxxix.). 

 A widely distributed species which is common along the coast. Length 21 

 inches. 



349. Pterygotrigla Waite, Mem. Austr. Mus. iv. 1, 1899, p. 108 (polyom- 



mata). 

 A. Interorbital space markedly concave ; body plain. polyommata (348a) . 



AA. Interorbital space little concave; body with brown spots. picta (348b). 



349a. P. polyommata. Latchet. Trigla polyommata Richardson, P. Zool. 

 Soc. 1839, p. 96, and Tr. Zool. Soc. iii., 1842, p. 87, pi. 5, 2 (PI. xxxix.). 

 Abundant in deeper waters where it is captured by trawlers. Length 20 

 inches. 



349b. P. picta. Painted Gurnard. Trigla picta Gunther, Challenger 

 Zool. 1, 1880, p. 24, pi. 13, a; Id. Waite, Rec. Cantb. Mus. 1. 3, 1911, 

 p. 252, pi. 55 (Pi. xxxix.). 



A deep-water species, recently taken by trawlers east of Sydney in 150 

 fathoms. Length 14 inches. 



CL. Family Hoplichthyidae. 



350. Hoplichthys Cuvier & Valenciennes, H.N. Poiss, iv., 1829, pp. xix., 



264 (langsdorfii) . 

 350a. H. haswelli. Spiny Flathead. Id. McCulloeh, Rec. Austr. Mus. 



vi. 5, 1907, p. 351, pi. 64 (PI. xl.). 

 Abundant in deeper waters, and a good table fish notwithstanding its for- 

 bidding appearance. Length 17 inches. 



