92 FISH AND FISH-LIKE ANIMALS OF N.S.W., 



237. Parachaetodon Bleeker, Versl. Akad. Amsterdam (2) viii, 1874, p. 



371 (oligacanthus) . 

 237a. P. ocellatus. Platax ocellatus Cuv. & Val., H. N. Poiss. vii, 



1831, p. 229. Parachaetodon ocellatus Bleeker, Atlas Iehth. ix, 1877, 



p. 24, pi. 377, 4 (PI. xxvii). 

 An occasional wanderer into New South Wales waters. 



CX. Family Enoplosidae. 



238. Enoplosus Lacep., H. N. Poiss. iv, 1802, p. 540 (armatus). 



238a. E. armatus. Old Wife. Chaetodon armatus Shaw, White's Voy. 

 N.S. Wales, 1790, p. 284, pi. — , 1. Enoplosus armatus Stead, 

 Ed. Fish. N.S. Wales. 1908, p. 62, pi. 32 (PL xxviii). 

 A very common fish in harbours and estuaries. Length about 9 inches. 



CXI. Family Histiopteridae. 



A. Base of spinous dorsal shorter than that of the soft portion. 



B. Posterior dorsal spines not longer than the median ones; 2 anal spines 



Paristiopterus ( 239 > . 



BB. Posterior dorsal spines longest; 3 anal spines. Zanclistius (340). 



AA. Base of spinous dorsal longer than that of the Soft portion. Pent 'aceropsis (241) . 



239. Paristiopterus Bleeker, Arch. Neerl. Sci. Nat. xi, 1876, p. 268 (in- 



signis). 

 239a. P. labiosus. Giant Boar-fish. Histiopterus labiosus Gunther. 



P.Z.S. 1871, p. 658, pi. 59. H. famelli Waite, Mem. Austr. Mas. iv. 1, 



1899, p. 116, pi. 27 (PL xxviii). 

 A fine edible fish, reaching a length of 2 feet. 



240. Zanclistius Jordan, P.U.S. Nat. Mus. xxxii, 1907, p. 236 (elevatus). 

 240a. Z. elevatus. Spotted Boar-fish. Histiopterus elevatus Ramsav & 



Ogilby, P.L.S. N.S.W. (2) iii. 1888, p. 1311; Id. Waite, Mem. Austr. 

 Mus. iv. 1, 1899, p. 114, pi. 26 (PL xxviii). 

 A common species in deep water, where it is taken by the trawlers. Length 

 12 inches. 



241. Pentaceropsis Steindachner, Denk. Akad. Wiss. Wien xlviii, 1883, p. 

 13 (recurvirostris) . 



241a. P. recurvirostris. Long-snouted Boar-fish. Histiopterus recurvi- 

 rostris Richardson, Iehth. Erebus & Terror, 1845, p. 34. Prosoplismus 

 recurvirostris Waite, Rec. Austr. Mus. v, 1903, p. 58, pi. 6 (PL xxviii). 



A southern species, growing to about 20 inches long. 



CXII. Family Cepolidae. 



242. Cepola Linne, Syst. Nat. 12th ed., 1766, p. 445 (taenia). 



242a. C. australis. Band-fish. Id. Ogilby, P.L.S. N.S.W. xxiv, 1899, p. 

 185; Id. MeCullncb, Biol. Res. Endeavour ii. 3, 1914, p. 109, pi. 34. 1 

 (PL xxviii). 

 A rare species, pink in colour, and growing to 10 inches long. 



