Zoology.'] NATUEAL HISTORY OF VICTORIA. [Fishes. 



The following are the detailed measurements : — 



Measurements. 

 Length from snout to distal end of caudal 



„ of caudal ... 



„ from snout to anterior edge of orbit ... 



, ofeye 



, of head to end of operculum ... 



„ from snout to anus (measured along ventral edge) 



„ from SDOut to base of pectoral 



„ from snout to origin of 1st dorsal 



„ of pectoral... 



„ of 1st dorsal 



„ of 2nd dorsal 



„ of anal (including anterior spines) 



„ of ventral... 



„ from snout to base of ventral 

 Width between eyes 

 Depth of body in front of dorsal 

 Thickness of body in front of dorsal 

 Height of 1st dorsal 

 Height of 2nd dorsal at highest anterior end ... 



This is one of the few fishes of our coast identical with a 

 European species. It is a very rare visitor. The specimen figured 

 was caught in Hobson's Bay on the 3rd August. 



Explanation of Figures. 



Plate 18. — Fig. 1, view, tbree-fourths the natural size, of the colors of the living fish 

 Fig. la, spinous plate from lateral line, magnified 4 diameters. Fig. lb, section in front of 

 dorsal. Fig \c, one of the scales above lateral line, magnified. 



Frederick McCoy. 



Ins. 



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