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One specimen had its pectorals of a light blue colour, spotted 
with yellow. 
"Without being common in the Melbourne Market, this fish 
appears in all seasons ; but often for months there are none to 
to be seen, and then several will be caught together, and always 
attract attention by their beautiful appearance. 
It is said to be very good for eating. 
Eichardson’s figure conveys a very poor idea of the extraor- 
dinary beauty of this fish, and Dr. Gunther’s description a still 
worse one of its colors. 
LEPIDOTEIGLA. 
Separated by Dr. Gunther from Trigla, on account of the large 
size of its scales. 
lEPinOTEIGlA VANESSA. 
Trigla vanessa, Biehard., Proceed. Zool. Boc., 1839, page 96. 
Biehard., Trans. Zool. Soc., v. iii., page 83. 
plate 5. 
{Small Gurnet^ 
D. 11. A. 17. C. 11 (long rays). P. 10, and 3 free ones. 
Height of body five and one-fifth in total length ; head three 
and one fifth in same ; the lateral line formed of sixty-nine 
spiny scales ; caudal forcated, of a reddish pink colour, with belly 
white ; the first dorsal has a broad black spot rounded with 
white ; the pectorals are of a dark green, with a large bilobed 
black spot, edged with blue and white, placed at the end of its 
internal side. 
The body is sometimes covered with small marmorated dark 
spots, but these are often missing. Eye yellow. 
Seen several specimens in the months of July and August. 
LEPIDOTEIGUA SPHTNX. 
Trigla sphynx. Guv. ^ Val., v. iv., page 83. 
1st D. 9.— 2nd D. 14. A. 14. 
Of a fine castaneous grey, with the sides of each scale rather 
dark ; a series of rather large rounded black spots on the back 
aud on the lateral line ; the belly is white ; the first dorsal is 
