they now are awaiting description. In a letter to one of 

 us, he has identified the parasite as a Myxosporidian 

 possessing four polar capsules, and hence belonging to the 

 genus CMoromyxum. 



The following is a list of species of fish which have been 

 unsuccessfully examined by us for the presence of haema- 

 tozoa. The date and number of specimens are given. The 

 number of the species in Waite's 1 Synopsis is prefixed to 

 each. Unless otherwise mentioned the fish were taken 

 from Sydney Harbour or the neighbouring waters:— 

 Elasmobranchii. 



6. Catulus analis, Ogilby (Spotted Cat Shark), 8/09, (1 spec.) 



10. Orectolobus barbatus, Grael. (Wobbegong Shark) Port 



Stephens. 1907, (1). 



11. Mustelus antarcticns, Gunth. (Gummy Shark) South Aus- 



tralia, 1910, (1). 



14. Prionace glauca, Mull, and Henle (Blue Shark) South Aus- 

 tralia, 1910, (1). 



10. Carcharias gmujfit.icn*, Mull, and Henle (Sea Shark), Queens- 

 land, 1910, (1). 



— Sphyrna tudt.s, Ouv. (Hammerhead Shark), Queensland, 



1910, (1). 

 31. Trygonorrhina fatciata, Mull, and Henle (Fiddler), Port 



Stephens, 1907, (1). 

 38. Trygonoptera testacea, Mull, and Henle (Common Sting-ray) 



Jervis Bay, 7/10, (1). 

 41. Dasyatis Khulii, Mall, and Henle (Blue-spotted Sting-ray), 



Queensland, 1910, (1). 

 4"). MgJiobalis australi*, Macleay (Eagl<-> Ray), 3/10, (1). 



— Chiloscyllium sp., Queensland, 1910, (1). 



Teleostii. 

 66. Cnidoglanis megastomus, Rich. (Estuary Cat-fish), Hawkes- 



