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in the total length without caudal ; the length of the head 

 twice and two thirds. Operculum crossed bj parallel raised 

 lines and armed with two strong, flat, and smooth spines; angle 

 of the preeoperculum armed with similar spines, of which one 

 is much stronger than the others. The two median ridges 



(a) of the interorbital space converge and join in front ; they 

 bifurcate behind, the inner branches (5) being parallel. Eye 

 two sevenths of the length of the head. Nostrils wide, open, 

 separated by a very narrow bridge. Pectoral fin longer than 

 the head without snout. Caudal fin deeply cleft. Coloration 

 uniform. 



We possess specimens from Sydney and Hobart, the 

 largest being 15 inches long. This species seems to extend 

 also to the coast of New Zealand. 



Beryx lineatus. 



Beryx lineatus, Cuv. & Val. iii, p. 226 ; Giinth, Fish, i, p. 13. 

 Beryx Mulleri, Kliinz. SB. Ak. Wiss. Wien, 1880, Ixxx. p. 359, Taf. iii. 

 - fig- 1- 



Of this species we have received a very fine example from 

 Adelaide, which shows that the fish described by Klunzinger 

 cannot be separated from the Cuvierian species. I take this 

 opportunity of correcting an error in the ' Catalogue of 

 Fishes ' {I. c), where King George's Land is printed for 

 King George's Sound. 



