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on theii’ edge; the fins are jhuk, with their extremity of a 
blackish purple ; eye of a dark purple brown, with an internal 
golden ring. Some specimens have the throat inflated. 
Found rather often on the Melbourne market in the cold 
months. Average length, 4 inches. 
EFOPLOSUS. 
This very pretty fish was first observed by White, who, in his 
travels in New South Wales, describes it under the name of 
Clicetodon Armalus. Lacepede founded on it the genus JSnoplosus, 
but left it as a sub-division of Ghcetodon. Cuvier {Bec/ne Animal) 
easily saw that its only connection with that genus w^as due to 
the distribution of its colours, and put it in, at its right place, in 
his family of the J?ercoid<x. Later, in his “ Natural History of 
Fishes,’’ he gives a good figure of it, but the blue tinge it is 
coloured with is not in conformity with nature. He also repre- 
sents the eighth spine as forming part of the first dorsal ; but it 
is always free in the numerous specimens I have seen, and 
situated between the first dorsal and the second. Dr. Gunthar 
only counts seven spines to the first dorsal, and does not mention 
this isolated one. 
I. ENOPLOSUS AEMATUS. 
Chffitodon armatus. White {Travels in New South Wales, 
pi. 39). 
Enoplosus ai-matus, Cuvier ; Lacepede. 
{Bastard Borey Fish.) 
D. 7-1—1/14. A. 3/14. P. 13. C. 17. 
Of a silvery white ; back of a brownish black ; head with two 
and body with five broad brown transverse bands ; those of the 
body generally alterning broad and narrow'. The large dorsals 
are of a dark purple browm, with the sjiines of a whitish purple 
marbled with dark tinges ; caudal yellowy with its base and sides 
brown ; anal and ventrals of a brow'nish black ; pectorals pink ; 
the posterior parts of the second dorsal and anal are often of a 
yellowish' white; eye of a bright jellow, well marked with the 
brown band that crosses the head. 
This sort is commonly seen in lire Melbourne market, and 
is rathei' esteemed as food. It never attains very large dimen- 
