98 FISH AND FISH-LIKE ANIMALS OF N.8.W., 



H. poecilus Richardson, H. centiquadrus Lacepede, and H. trimaculatus Quoy 

 and Gaimard, have been recorded from Port Jackson, the first by Steindachner, 

 Sitzb. Akad. Wiss. Wien liii, 1866, p. 463, the second by Waite, Rec. Austr. 

 Mus. iv, 1901, p. 54, and the third by Kner, Novara Zool. i, Fische, 1865, p. 255. 

 All are tropical fishes, and further proof of their occurrence on the coast of 

 New South Wales is needed. 



261. ThalassOma Swainson, Nat. Hist. Fish. Amphib. Rept. ii, 1839, p.. 224 



(purpurea) . 

 261a. T. lunaris Labrus lunaris 'Linne, Syst. Nat. 10th ed., 1758, p. 283. 



Julis lunaris Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. i, 1862, p. 90, pi. 33, 5. 

 Another tropical species, of which the only record from Port Jackson is 

 quite unreliable. 



262. Ophthalmolepis Bleeker, F. Zool. Soc. 1861 (1862), p. 413 (lineolatus) . 

 262a. 0. lineolatus. Maori. Julis lineolatus Cuv. & VaL, H. N. Poiss. 



xiii, 1839, p. 436. O. lineolatus Kner, Novara Zool. i, Fische, 1865, p. 

 258, pi. 11, 1 (PI. xxx). 

 A common fish in the vicinity of sunken reefs. Length 16 inches. 



263. Coris Lacep., H. N. Poiss. iii, 1802, p. 96 (aygula). 



A. A black comb-like band from snout to tail. picta (263a). 



AA. Two dark transverse bands on anterior part of body. sandeyeri (263b). 



263a. C. picta. Labrus pictus Bloch & Schneider, Syst. Ichth., 1801, p. 

 251, pi. 55. C. picta Waite, Rec. Austr. Mus. v, 1903, p. 26, pi. 5, 1 

 (Pi. xxx.). 

 Not uncommon around wharf-piles in harbours, and plentiful on the reef 

 at Lord Howe Island. Length 9 inches. 



263b. C. sandeyeri. King Parrot-fish. Cymolutes sandeyeri Hector, 

 Trans. N. Zeal. Inst, xvi., 1884, p. 323. C. rex McCulloch, Rec. Austr. 

 Mus. xiii. 2, 1920, p. 67, pi. 14, 2. 



A rare species, reaching a length of 26 inches. 



264. Choerodon Bleeker, Nat. Geneesk. Arch. Nederl. Indie iv, 1847, p. 10 



(macrodontus) . 



264a. C. venustus. Blue-spotted Groper. Choerops venustus De Vis, 

 Proc. Roy. Soc. Qld. i, 1885, p. 147. Choerodon ommopterus Roughley, 

 Fish. Austr. 1916, p. 150, pi. 50 (PI. xxx.). 



A northern species, forwarded to Sydney from the Clarence and Richmond 

 Kiver estuaries. Length nearly 3 feet. 



264b. C. macleayi. Choerops macleayi Ramsay & Ogilby, P.L.S. N.S.W. 



(2) ii., 1887, p. 241. 

 Known only from a single example 54 inches long, which is perhaps merely 

 the young of C. venustus. 



265. Achoerodus Gill, P. Acad. N. Sci. Philad. 1863, p. 222 (gouldii). 



265a. A. gouldii. Blue Groper. Labrus gouldii Richardson, A.M.N.H. 



xi, 1843, p. 353. Platychoerops matter!, Klunzinger, Sitzb. Akad. Wiss. 



Wien lxxx. i, 1879, p. 399, pi. 8, 2 (PI. xxx.). 

 A valuable food-fish occurring around rocky coasts, and reaching a length 

 of about 3J feet. 



