till' l\in<) Uivcr^ Western Australia. 4*j3 



ill jaws in villifonn baiid-s ; teeth on vomer and palatines ; 

 tongue smooth. PiJBOibital with finely serrated posterior 

 edge; suborbitals ligamentous; prajoperculum entire; oper- 

 culum with two s])ines. Head scaly except the snour. 

 Gill-membranes narrowly united ; pseudobianchiaj well- 

 developed ; gill-rakers rather long. Dorsal litis connected at 

 the base, with VIl-VllI, 1 8-10 rays, the spinous portion 

 longer than the sott. Anal as much developed as the soft 

 dorsal, with III 6-8 rays. Caudal rounded. Pectorals 

 obtuse; ventrals behind base of pectorals, close together, 

 each with a strong spine. Pr&maxillary processes not reaching 

 the frontals ; supraocci[)ital crest not extending on the upper 

 surface of the cranium; no parietal crests. Vertebra3 

 28 (12-f-lG). 



Tills genus, hitherto unrepresented in the British ^luseum 

 collection, proves to be closely allied to Kuhiia, Gill. In 

 addition to the species described below, the genus includes 

 the Paradu/es ohscurus of Klunzinger. 



JSanoptrca, Gthr., 18(31, is very closely allied to EJelia, 

 but the priL^orbital has only two rather strong serr^ and the 

 interorbital region is naked. Microperca (non Putnam), 

 Casteln., must also be very near to Edelia. 



Edelia vittata. 



Edelia vittata, Casteln. Proc. Zool. Soc. Vict. ii. 1873, p. 124. 

 Edelia viridis, Casteln. t. c. p. 125. 



Depth of body 2^ to 3 in the length, length o£ head 3^. 

 Snout nearly as long as eye, the diameter of which is 3 to 3|- 

 in the length of head and about equal to the- interorbital 

 width. Maxillary not extending to below the eye. About' 

 30 scales in a longitudinal series. Dorsal VII— VIII, I 8-9 ; 

 second spine longest, | the length of head. Anal III 7-8; 

 second and third spines subequal, about | the length of head. 

 Pectoral | the length of head. A dark lateral band frum 

 snout to base of caudal, often interrupted; scales below the 

 band silvery ; usually a dark spot above the base of pectoral 

 and another at the root of the caudal. 



Several specimens, measuring up to 50 mm. in total 

 length. 



Gobiidae. 

 Guhius ornatuSy Riipp. 1828. 



This marine species is known to range from the Red Sea 

 to the coasts of North-western Australia. 



