874 NEW FISHES IN THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



on the in£raorl)ital and one on the opercle. Preopercle sharply- 

 toothed, the teeth larger at the angle. Profile above regular and " 

 very convex, below deep beneath the postabdomen. Eye large, 2^ 

 in the length of the head. 



Colour uniform pale yellowish brown. 



Length, 2 inches. Locality, Barrier Eeef. 



POMACENTRUS APICALIS. 



D. 13/14-15. A. 2/13. Lat. 26-28. Tr. 3/11. 



The height of the body is 25 in the total length. Dorsal spines 

 behind the third sub-equal in length. Second anal spine equals the 

 third dorsal and half the length of the head nearly. Preorbital 

 denticulations broad and flat near the angle. Caudal deeply 

 forked, lobes slightly rounded, upper one the largest. Profile of 

 nape elevated. 



Colour uniform greenish brown. The soft dorsal narrowly and 

 the upper lobe of the caudal broadly tipped with white. 



Length, 4 1 inches. Loc, Barrier Reef. 



A Pomacentrus also from the Barrier Reef, having a height of 

 '2\ in the total length, differs from the preceding species not only 

 in its shortened proportions but in having a black blotch between 

 the 2nd and 4th dorsal spines. It may possibly be distinct. 



Pomacentrus frenatus. 

 D. 13/14-15. A. 2/13-14. Lat. 25. Tr. 3/8. 



The height is 2| in the total length. Infraorbital denticulated 

 without stronger teeth anterioi ly. Dorsal spines gradually length- 

 ening posteriorly. Caudal emarginate with rounded lobes. Oper- 

 culum with a short spinous tooth. Upper teeth with a basal lobe. 



Colour ])ale yellowish green. Between the eyes two transverse 

 lines curving strongly forward. On the cheek two straight lines 

 from the upper part of the preopercle to the angle of the mouth 

 and a line of spots below them. Opercle with spots, dashes, and 

 curved streaks. Scales of the body below the lateral line each with 

 a vertical line on the base extending to the scales above and below 

 it. On the scales above the lateral line posteriorly, small round 



