886 NEW FISHES IN THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM, 



Lilac grey. A large oval white patch on the cheeks enclosing a 

 horse shoe shaped dark edged blue Vjand. A similar band from the 

 orbit to the angle of the mouth. On the operculum a curved band 

 edging the white patch and enclosing a blue dot in its upper 

 rounded end, a dark blue patch on the angle. A ring on each side 

 the nape, a horse shoe mark on the vertex. Body marbled with 

 purplish brown on its upper part descending in broad irregular 

 bands over the postabdomen. Soft dorsal with a series of pale 

 spots along the base and a black blotch on the anterior rays and 

 webs, traces of pale spots in rows on tbe spinous dorsal. Caudal 

 with six brown bars across its middle rays. A deep blue axillary 

 spot. 



Length, 6| inches. Locality, Barrier Reef (Card well). 



PSEUDOSCARUS FLAVIPINNIS. 



D. 9/10. A. 3/9. Lat. 25. Tr. li/6. 



The height of the body is 3| nearly, the length of the head 4 

 nearly, in the total length. Orbit 4, snout 3 in the length of the 

 head. Three series of scales on the cheeks ; one sei'ies on the 

 lower limb of the preoperculum. Upper lip thin. Dental ridges 

 slightly grooved and nicked on the edge. No corner tooth. Caudal 

 subtruncate. Yellowish brown, paler beneath. The scales 

 striated with brown, fins yellowish. 



Locality, Cape York. Collected by Mr. K. Bi-oadbent. 



PsEUDOSCARUS STRIGIPINNIS. 



Three series of scales on the cheeks, the lowest composed of 

 five on the preopercular limb, the middle series composed of six 

 scales. Upper lip narrow, leaving the jaw exposed. Jaws 

 white without pointed teeth at the angle. Dorsal spines subequal 

 in length. Pectoral with fourteen i-ays. Caudal short, truncate 

 with three long jointed scales at the base. Grey, clouded with 

 darker grey. Fins black, the caudal with alternating white 

 longitudinal stripes equalling the black intervals in breadth. 

 Dorsal, anal and pectoral, with irregular white lines and streaks 

 in the direction of the rays. All the white streaks appearing as 

 if laid on with pigment. 



Length, 6 inches. Locality Cardwell. 



