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lum denticulated on its posterior margin, smooth below. Operculum 
smooth, armed with two small flat spines. Dorsal single, deeply notched, 
the third spine, which is the longest, goes nearly two and a half times into 
the length of the head. Spines of the dorsal and anal very strong. Anal 
and soft dorsal half covered with scales, the spiny parts scaleless. Caudal 
and exteriors of pectorals and ventrals partly covered with small scales. 
Caudal forked, each lobe about equal to the length of the head. The dorsal 
commences at the base of the ventrals, and ends at a distance from the 
caudal, equal to about two-thirds of the length of the head. Pectorals 
pointed, the upper rays the longest, but not so long as the head, and not 
extending so far back as the points of the ventrals. Ventrals inserted — 
behind the pectorals, and extending to about one-half the distance to the 
vent. 
Colour apparently reddish, fading to greyish-yellow. 
Total length of the specimen, sixteen inches. 
Otago. 
This fish is described from a single stuffed specimen in the Otago 
Museum. It differs from Therapon in the oblique cleft of the mouth, the 
forked caudal, and the greater development of scales on the vertical fins ; 
but I hesitate to draw up generic characters for it, until I can get a fresh 
specimen. 
TOXOTES SQUAMOSUS. 
Dg, As aE. O0, V. 1/6, In Lak BE Ty Trecn 13 /18. 
Length two and a third times the height of the body, or nearly four 
times the length of the head. Length of the snout equal to the width 
between the orbits. A single row of teeth on each palatine bone, none on 
the vomer. Teeth in the jaws cardiform, the exterior row on the inter- 
maxillaries larger. Diameter of the eye goes three and a half times into 
the length of the head. Maxillary extends back nearly to the vertical from 
the centre of the orbit. Operculum, preoperculum, and maxillary, scaly, 
their margins smooth. Dorsal and anal fins covered with scales. The 
first soft ray of the dorsal and anal longest, behind which the fins suddenly 
contract, and then maintain a uniform level along the tail. Pectorals, long 
and pointed. Ventrals, small, with a set of elongated scales just above the 
base of each. Caudal, deeply forked, the lobes equal to the length of the 
pectorals. Colour, uniform, silvery, getting darker on the back. 
Total length of the specimen, 22-inches. 
Halitat, Cook Strait. 
This description is from a stuffed specimen belonging to W. T. L. 
Travers, Esq., who kindly sent it to me for description, He informs me 
