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being longest, the third nearly reaching to it. The pro- 

 minent feature however, not noted in the original de- 

 scription, is the two broad dark brownish transverse 

 bands, — the first, from the fifth to the thirteenth dorsal 

 spines, running obliquely backwards and terminating 

 under the belly behind ventral ; the second, from about the 

 third to the eleventh soft dorsal spines, terminating to- 

 wards the posterior rays of anal. It is doubtful whether 

 the Tasmanian form can fairly be included within the C. 

 gibhosus, Rich. 



26. Nemadactylus concinnus, Rich. 



D. 17 : 28. A. 3-15. L. lat. 50. Csec. pylor. 4. Vert. 34. 

 Gunth. Cat., II., p. 85. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., 275. 



Rare. Port Arthur. I have not seen any specimens. I have 

 often seen the scales rubbed oiF the opercles of ChilodaC' 

 tylus macropterus : in this state the latter would agree 

 with Nemadactylus concinnus in nearly every respect, 

 mth the exception of number of branchiostegals, which 

 latter may be an abnormal feature in the original type. 

 Requires confirmation. 



26. Latris hecateia, Rich. (Z). The Trumpeter.'^* 



D. 17 : 1. 36-38. A. 3-28-30, P. 9-8-9. L. lat. 110. 

 Giinth. Cat., II., p. 86. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., p. 276. 

 Abundant all the year round. Esteemed as the finest of 

 all our edible fishes. Caught — " school-fish^'' half-grown, 

 in 10 to 20 fathoms water ; the mature fish in 20 to 80 

 fathoms on coral reef banks or reefs, Macquarie Har- 

 bour to Seymour. {See Gen. Obs.) 



27. Latris FoRSTERi, Cast. (A). The Red and Silver Bastard 



Trumpeter.** 



D. 16 : 1-37-42. A.3-33-36. P. 9-108-9. L. lat. 115- 120. 

 Cast., Proc. Zool. Soc. Vic, vol. I., p. 77. Macl. Cat., 278. 



The young and half-grown fish, known as Red Bastard 

 Trumpeter, are got in shallower banks of the estuaries in 

 great abundance all the year round. The Silver or mature 

 Bastard Trumpeter is only taken in graball nets, in 5 to 

 6 fathoms water, during January, February, and March. 

 It would appear that the mature fish live at a great depth, 

 20 to 80 fathoms, all the remainder of the year, and only 

 approach the shallower reefs, 5 to 6 fathom'! deep, during 

 spawning season. Next to the Real Trumpeter, the Silver 

 Bastard is most prized for food. Abundant during the 

 season, January to March. (5eeGEN.0BS.) (L.inornata^ 

 Cast. J, (L. bilineata. Cast. ?) 



28. Latris ciliaris, Forst. 



D. 17 : 39. A. 3-32. L. lat. 84. Six simple pectoral rays. 

 Gunth. Cat. II., p. 86. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., 277. 



I have never seen this species in Tasmanian waters. I am 

 of opinion that local naturahsts have hitherto oonibunded 

 the last species with X. ciliaris, Forst., and that it does 

 not exist here. 



