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the body ; the dorsals, caudal, and pectorals yellow ; anal and 

 ventrals white ; eye silvery . 



Common in Hobson's Bay and the lower Tarra. Length from 

 2 to 3 1 inches. 



ATHERINICHTHYS PICTA. 



Height of body six and a-half times in the total length, or five 

 and a-half times to the base of the caudal ; head four times in 

 the total length ; eye three and one-fifth times in length of head. 

 Body elongate ; scales large — about forty-four on the longitudinal 

 series ; snout considerably shorter than the diameter of the eyes. 

 1st Dorsal 8 ; 2nd 10. A. 11. C. 17. 



The two dorsals are placed like those of Modesta; the anal a 

 little in front of the dorsal ; the ventrals under the first dorsal ; 

 caudal long, more emarginated than bifurcated, the difference 

 in length between the middle rays and the side ones not being 

 over one-quarter of their length. 



Of a pretty light green, with the lower parts of the body white 

 and silvery. A broad, longitudinal, red band on each side ; 

 fins diaphanous ; caudal yellow ; eye silvery ; a few very minute 

 black points on the sides of the head. 



Only seen once, at Capt. Sinnot's Dock, on the lower Yarra ; 

 under 2 inches long. 



ATHEBXN'ICHTHYS CEPHALOTES. 



Height of body seven and one-third times in the total length ; 

 head three and two-third times in the same, or three and one- 

 fourth times to the root of the caudal ; eye three and one-third 

 times in the length of the head ; this is very large ; the 

 lower jaw considerably in advance of the upper one ; teeth in 

 both jaws, those of the lower rather longer than the others ; 

 they are all arched and pointed. The mouth is large, but the 

 cleft of the mouth does not extend to the orbit ; the maxillaries 

 attain one-third of the orbit's length ; the eye very large. The 

 body is covered with very large scales ; these numbering forty- 

 two or forty-three on the lateral line, which is distinctly marked. 

 The body goes tapering towards the tail ; the first dorsal begins 

 almost at the middle of the body, but a little nearer to the snout 

 than to the base of the tail ; it is formed of seven feeble spines, 

 of which the first is considerably shorter than the others. The 



