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NEW OR LITTLE KNOWN FISHES 
PSEUDOCHBOMIDIDtE. 
PSEUDOCHROMIS WILDII sp. nov. 
D. iii 27 ; A. iii 14. Sc. 2—37—14 ; L. 1. 25 + 8. Dorsal 
profile strongly arched, the ventral nearly straight ; depth of body 
2~, length of head 3-^ in the length of the body. Snout rounded, 
1-f in the diameter of the eye, which is 3-f in the length of the head. 
Interorbital region convex, its width 5jr in the head. Maxillary 
extending to a little beyond the anterior border of the eye. 3rd. 
dorsal spine the longest, -f of the diameter of the eye and f of the 
longest rays, which are in the last quarter of the fin. Anal 
originating below the 9th. dorsal ray. Caudal fin rounded, \ of the 
length of the body : least depth of caudal peduncle 2-f in the depth 
of the body. Pectoral fin with 16 rays, extending to the 14th. 
body-scale, its length 3-f in that of the body. 2nd. ventral ray the 
longest, as long as the pectoral and extending to the vent. Upper 
lateral line ceasing below the 18th. dorsal ray. Dark golden brown, 
each of the body scales with a blackish median spot, forming lines ; 
opercular region lighter : fins uniform dark brown. [Named for 
Mr. Charles James Wild, Acting Curator of the Queensland 
Museum, to whom I am indebted for the opportunity of describing 
the fishes contained in this paper]. 
Type in the Queensland Museum. 
Total length 64 millimeters. 
Mo ret on Bay, Queensland. 
DAMPIERIA LONGIPIlNnsriS sp. nov. 
D. ii 35; A. iii 19. Sc. 1—55—16; L. 1. 44 + 7. Ventral 
profile much more arched than the dorsal, which is nearly straight 
behind the nape ; depth of body 3|, length of head 3| in the length 
of the body. Upper profile of head obliquely linear, the nape 
convex ; snout rounded, f of the diameter of the eye, which is 3jr 
in the length of the head. Interorbital region convex, its width 5i 
in the head. Maxillary extending to the vertical from the anterior 
border of the eye. Second dorsal spine the longer, rather more than 
the diameter of the eye and -| of the longest ray, which is in the last 
quarter of the fin. Anal fin originating below the 17th. dorsal ray. 
Caudal fin pointed, 2^ in the length of the body, the least depth of 
the peduncle | of the depth of the body. Pectoral fin with 18 rays, 
extending to below the 25th. scale of the lateral line, its length 3f 
in that of the body. Second and third ventral rays equal and longest, 
