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One specimen had its pectorals of a light blue colour, spotted 

 with yellow. 



Without being common in the Melbourne Market, this fish 

 appears in all seasons ; but often for months there are none to 

 to be seen, and then several will be caught together, and always 

 attract attention by their beautiful appearance. 



It is said to be very good for eatmg. 



Richardson's figure conveys a very poor idea of the extraor- 

 dinary beauty of this fish, and Dr. Gunther's description a still 

 worse one of its colors. 



LEPIDOTRIG-LA. 



Separated by Dr. G-unther from Trigla, on account of the large 

 size of its scales. 



XEPIDOTRIGKLA VANESSA. 



Trigla vanessa, Richard., Proceed. Zool. 80c., 1839, page 96. 



Richard., Trans. Zool. Soc, v. iii., page 83. 



plate 5. 



{Small Gurnet?) 



D. 11. A. 17. C. 11 (long rays). P. 10, and 3 free ones. 



Height of body five and one-fifth in total length ; head three 

 and one fifth in same ; the lateral line formed of sixty-nine 

 spiny scales ; caudal forcated, of a reddish pink colour, with belly 

 white ; the first dorsal has a broad black spot rounded with 

 white ; the pectorals are of a dark green, with a large bilobed 

 black spot, edged with blue and white, placed at the end of its 

 internal side. 



The body is sometimes covered with small marmorated dark 

 spots, but these are often missing. Eye yellow. 



Seen several specimens in the months of July and August. 



LEPIDOTRIGLA SPHTJSTX. 



Trigla sphynx, Guv. Sf Vol., v. iv., page 83. 

 1st D. 9.— 2nd D. 14. A. 14. 



Of a fine castaneous grey, with the sides of each scale rather 

 dark ; a series of rather large rounded black spots on the back 

 and on the lateral line ; the belly is white ; the first dorsal is 



