135 



143. Hippocampus abdominalis, Kaup. (T.) Sea-horse, 



D. 28-31. 

 Giinth. Cat., VIII., p. 199. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., 978. 

 Abundant. 



144. Hippocampus BREVICEPS, Peters. Yellow-ringed Sea-horse. 



D. 19 - 21, standing on five rings. 

 Giinth. Cat., VIIL, p. 200. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., 980. 

 Common. 



Fam. XLI. SCLERODERMI. 



145. MoNOCANTHUS GuNifii, Giinth. Bark Brown Leather- 



Jacket 

 D. 34. A. 33. Skin velvety, dark brown, mottled 



with black. 

 Gunth. Cat., VIIL, p. 247. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., 993. 

 Common. 



146. MoNOCANTHUS coNVEXiROSTRis, Giinth. Grei/ Leather^ 



jacket. 

 D. 34 - 37. A. 32 - 35. Small spiny distinct scales. 

 Giinth. Cat., XIII., p. 248. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., 994. 

 Common. 



147. MoNOCANTHUS Peronii, Holland. Pale brown Leather- 



Jacket. 

 D. 33-35. A. 33. Scales spine-like, with swollen tips like 



a mushroom. 

 Gunth. Cat., VIIL, p. 249. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., 997. 



(Giintheri ?). 

 Common. 



148. MoNOCANTHUS GuNTHERi, Macleay, (M. Peronii, Holland). 



Macl. Cat., 998. 



149. MoNOCANTHUS SPILOMELANURUS, Quoy & Gaim. (A.) 



Golden- streaked Eye Leather-Jacket. 

 D. 30 - 32. A. 28 - 32. * 

 Giinth. Cat., VIIL, p. 250. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat, 1000. 

 Common, Sandy Bay. 



150. MoNOCANTHUS MACULOsus, Rich. (A.) Small brown 



Leather-Jacket. 

 D. 29-33. A. 29-30. P. 12. 

 Gunth. Cat, VIIL, p. 25. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., 1001. 



151. MoNOCANTHUS Baudini, Cast. (A) Lozenge-scaled 



Leather-Jacket. 

 D. 35. A. 31. P. 13. C. 8. Scales lozenge-shaped, each 

 armed with three or four spinelets. 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. Vic, Vol. IL, page 55. Macl. Cat., 1007. 

 Tasmania (Cast). 



