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ornamented with alternating plain and spotted bands which are 
fairly regular on the tail but break up into irregular patches on the 
fore part of the body. The spots are darker, and the background 
considerably lighter, than the immaculate bands and areas. 
This Saw Shark is a new record for Western Australia. 
Family BAJIDAE. 
Baja waitii McCulloch. 
A small male of this species is included in the collection. It 
is new to the Museum collection and to the fish fauna of the State. 
Family GONOBHYNCHIDAE. 
Gonorhynchm greyi (Ficli). 
A specimen of this burrowing and sand-loving Rat Fish was 
obtained whilst the trawl was down on a stony bottom. 
Family M 0 N 0 CEN TB IDAE . 
Monocentris gloria-mar is He Vis. 
Four specimens of this deep sea fish are in the collection. Their 
presence in shallow water is rather unusual. 
Family ZEIDAE. 
Zeus faber, L. 
One small specimen is in the Collection. 
Family SERB A XII) A E. 
Callanthias allporti Gunther. 
Nine specimens of this gaudy little perch were obtained. Al- 
though this is the first record its presence could be assumed as it 
was known to inhabit the Bight. 
Caesioperca lepidoptera (Forster). 
This little fish, which bears a superficial resemblance to the 
preceding, is also now recorded from Western Australian seas for 
first time. 
Family CABANGTDAE. 
Trachurus novae-zealandiae Hutton. 
There are three specimens of the New Zealand Horse Mackerel 
in the collection. The fish is an addition to the known fish of 
Western Australia in the Museum. 
