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Measurement — 



Total length finches. 



Length of body 3^ „ 



Head If „ 



G-reatest depth If „ 



Diameter of eye 11 mil. 



Length of snout 5 „ 



Anterior dorsal, 1st spine 7 mil. long. 



2nd spine 16 „ 



3rd spine 15 „ 



4th spine 13 „ 



5th spine 8 „ 



6th spine 3 „ 



Posterior dorsal, 1st spine 13 „ 



Longest ray, ditto 19 „ 



Longest ray of anal fin 19 „ 



1st spine ditto 3 ,, 



2nd spine ditto 19 „ 



Longest ray of ventral fin 21 „ 



4. GrOBiESOX CAEDiNALis, Eamsay. 



D. 8. A. 6. V. 4. P. 22. 

 Proe. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., vol. YIL, p. 148. 



5. CoETPH^NoiDEs TASMANIA (nov. sp.), TasmanianWMptail. 



B. 7. D. 15 : 103. A 90 (?). Y. 8. 



Snout short and obtuse, not projecting beyond mouth. 

 Length nearly six times that of the head, which latter is 

 longer than the greatest depth of body, and measures three 

 times the length of snout. Diameter of eye scarcely equal to 

 length of snout. Barbel rudimentary. Scales small, smooth, with- 

 out ridges or spines. There are eight series of scales between 

 anterior dorsal and the lateral line. The lateral line is com- 

 posed of about 133 series of scales, the pierced scales being 

 interrupted. First dorsal is composed of 15 feeble jointed rays, 

 the length about twice the diameter of eye. The second 

 dorsal commences near to the termination of first dorsal. 

 The anus is situate under the 17th ray of second dorsal, 

 and nearer to snout than to tail by twice the length of snout. 

 Uniform silvery plumbous, with a purplish shade. Observed 

 in schools at certain seasons, between Port Davey and 

 Macquarie Harbour, and enters the Derwent occasionally. 

 The specimen from which the description has been taken was 

 captured at Kangaroo Bluff by Dr. Graham. Total length, 

 15J inches. 



It is very probable that C. denticulatus, Eich, which is 

 found on the South Australian and New Zealand coasts, also 

 inhabits Tasmanian waters. The latter species is distinguished 

 from that now described by having 11 rays in first dorsal, and 



