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chin from the branchiostegals are densely fimbriate in older 

 specimens, but less so in young examples. 



Teeth. — Upper jaw with a band of villiform teeth on each 

 side, separated by a short interspace at the symphysis. Lower 

 jaw with a row of very large pointed teeth, and a short row 

 of small ones in front of them on each side of the symphysis. 

 A patch of small teeth is present on each side of the very wide 

 vomer. Palatines toothless. Pharangeal teeth very large. 

 Tongue, and a fold behind the mandibular teeth, densely 

 papillose. 



Body depressed anteriorly, compressed posteriorly ; it is 

 covered with smooth, na,ked skin. Lateral line consisting of 

 minute pores arranged on each side of a slightly raised canal : 

 each commences above the base of the humeral spine and con- 

 verges towards its fellow as it extends backward ; the two are 

 very close together on the upper portion of the caudal peduncle, 

 whence they suddenly dip towards the median caudal rays. 

 Humeral spines well developed. Small pelvic spines project 

 •forward in front of the ventral fins. 



Fins. — The dorsal fin originates about the middle of the 

 length : its rays increase in length to the middle, and then 

 decrease again, leaving the margin rounded. Anal commenc- 

 ing before and terminating behind the dorsal ; its rays increase 

 in length to the third last. Pectoral reaching backward to 

 below the anterior fourth of the dorsal ; the eighth upper ray 

 is the longest, and the lower ones are somewhat thickened, with 

 their tips free. Ventral inserted below the verticle of the 

 eye : the spine is short and hidden in the skin, but the rays 

 are thick and coarse, and increase in length to the fourth. 

 Caudal slightly rounded. 



Colour. — ^Pale grey above, with four broad blackish cross- 

 bars : the first crosses the hinder portion of the head, and is 

 more or less interrupted ; the second is between the pectoral 

 fins ; the third is below the dorsal fin : the fourth envelops the 

 greater portion of the caudal. There is a narrow dark bar 

 between the eyes, and three dark lines extend outwards from 

 the orbits; the anterior runs forward on to the maxilla, the 

 median on to the cheek, and the posterior backwards. Pec- 

 torals dusky, with broad whitish margins ; dorsal and caudal 

 blackish, with broad white borders. 



Described from three specimens 157-220 mm. long. The 

 largest is figured, and is selected as the type. It is deposited 

 in the South Australian Museum. 



This species is closely allied to K. laeve, Bloch and 

 Schneider, but differs in the form and sculpture of the cranial 

 armature, and in the arrangement of the colour-marking on 

 the head. 



