Zoology.'] 



NATURAL HISTORY OF VICTORIA. 



[Fishes. 



The following are the dimensions of an average specimen : — 



Measurements. 

 Length from snout to distal end of caudal 



„ of caudal ... 



„ from snout to anterior edge of orbit 



„ of orbit 



„ of head to end of operculum... 



„ from snout to anus ... 



„ from snout to base of pectoral 



„ from snout to origin of first dorsal 



„ of pectoral 



„ of first dorsal 



„ of second dorsal 



„ of anal 



„ of first ventral filament 



„ of second ventral filament 



„ of barbel ... 

 Width between eyes 

 Depth of body in front of dorsal 

 Thickness of body in front of dorsal 

 Height of first dorsal 

 Height of second dorsal at highest posterior end 



This, like all the other species of Lotella, differs from the ordinary 

 Rock Cod (Pseudophysis) in the comparatively large conical irre- 

 gular outer row of teeth. 



This fish is much rarer than the ordinary Rock Cod ; being caught 

 however at the same time of the year, and in similar localities 

 in Port Phillip Bay. It is easily distinguished, even without the 

 characters of the mouth, by the more uniform brown color and 

 very much smaller and more numerous scales. It is moderately 

 good for the table, but not in much request. 



This species has not been figured before. 



Explanation of Figukes. 



Plate 19. — Fig. 1, ordinary specimen, one-third the natural size. Fig. la, line representing 

 the greatest thickness of the fish, to same scale. Fig. lb, mouth, natural size, showing the rows 

 of small and larger teeth. Fig. lc, scales from below pectoral fin, natural size. 



Frederick McCoy. 



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