178 



SoiitJiern Cross. 



truncate bcliiutl, a little sliorter than head, reaching beyond origin of 

 anal. Ventral jj- to '\ length of head. Caudal rounded. Caudal 

 peduncle as long as deep. Scales 87-100 '^\ lateral line fii 

 Dark olive, uniform or with darker spots or marhlings ; anterior 

 dorsal Itlackisli, other fins greyish, often with small Idack spots. 



Total length, 190 mm. 



Forty-seven specimens found aljout Duke of York Island, at a 

 deptli of 3 to 5 fathoms, and 23 from Cape Adare, 4 to 8 fathoms. 



Measurements and numbers of fin-rays and scales of some of the 

 specimens^ : — 



' This and flie following tables read thus :— 1. Total length (in millimetres). 

 2. llavK in anterior dorsal. 3. Itays in second dorsal. 4. Rays in anal. 5. Depth 

 of body in total length. G. Length of head in total length. 7. Diameter of eye in 

 length of head. y. Interorbital width in length of head. 9. Scnles in a longi- 

 tudinal series (above upiKiP lateral line). 10. Scales in a transverse series. 11. 

 Tubular scales in the lateral lines. 



