JAN FISH. 413 



482. Monacanthus megalourus, Rich. (Big-tailed Leather-jacket), 

 6/09, (4). 



Monacanthus sp. 1 (Leather-jacket), Port Stephens, 1907, (2)- 



495. Pseudomonacardtni^ maculosus, Rich. (Spotted Leather- 

 jacket), 6/09, (6). 



502. Brachaluteres trossulus, Rich. (Pigmy Leather-jacket), 6/09, 



524. Dicotylichthu* punctnlatus, Kaup. (Porcupine Fish) 7/09,(1). 



Genypterus blacodes, (Australian Rock-ling), 7/09, (1). 



Xiphias gladius, Linn. (Sword-fish), 6/10, (1). 



Plectopomus maculatus, (Leopard Fish), Queensland, 1910,(1). 



Choirodon venustus, (Blue Parrot-fish), Queensland,1910,(l). 



Plectorhynchus punctatus, (Sweet-lip), Queensland, 1910, (1). 



We are not aware of any records of the occurrence of 

 haematozoa in Australian fish, but in the following three 

 species we have seen blood parasites : — 



, Anguilla reinhardtii, Steind. 2 (Long-finned Eel), May, 1910, 

 Queensland ; trypanosomes in three examined. Prospect 

 , April, 1910 



1910, 

 64. Copidoglanis tandan 



May, 1910; trypanosomes in 



From the above it will be seen that seventy-seven fish 

 belonging to forty-seven species were examined. Only 

 seven individuals belonging to three species (all from fresh- 

 water) were found to be infected with haematozoa. The 

 percentage of infected species was thus about six, whilst 



1 In one of these sp.-, i::i»-us. p.-.-nlmr " nii^-i --h,:< " wore detected in 

 the erythrocytes. Johnston and Cleland, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 



■ This species is listed in Waite as A. bengalensis, Gray. 



