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second and third dorsal and the third anal spines with strong serrations anteriorly ; 
a few incipient serrations at base of second anal spine ; pectoral rounded, fourth and 
fifth rays longest ; ventrals reaching about half-way along procumbent anal spine 
when adpressed ; caudal damaged in type. 
The colours have now faded, and De Vis merely stated “ silvery with the back 
brownish silvery/’ 
This species was originally described from two examples, but there are two 
specimens in the Australian Museum and three specimens in the Queensland Museum 
marked TYPE. The fins of all the Queensland Museum ones are damaged, but I have 
selected the smallest specimen of that series as lectotype as it is the least damaged ; 
the others do not differ in character. 
Described from the lectotype of Eqmda asina De Vis, a poor specimen measuring 
49 mm. to base of caudal, or about 2-j inches in total length. Queensland Museum 
Registered No. I. 13/1700 — smallest specimen. The two specimens in the Australian 
Museum (L 355-356) show tlie elongate fin-spines better, and the larger (I, 355) is 
here figured. 
Locality . — Cape York, North Queensland : collected by Kendall Broadbent. 
Equula amna De Vis is evidently the young of the species called Equiila smWiursti 
by Ramsay & Ogilby, and both forms are evidently conspecific with Equula 
longispinis Cuv. & Val., but appear to differ from the original figure of the allied 
Aurigeqmila Jiligcra (Cuv. & Val.) from the Moluccas. 
Descripiion of Jiolofype of Equula S7nithvr,'^fi Rarncay d Ogilby. 
D. viii./16 ; A. iii./14 ; P. 20 ; V. i./5 : C. 15 Iwanched rays. L, hit circa 63. 
Head (43 mm.) 3*5 in length to hypural joint (151) : depth, measured between bases 
of long dorsal and anal spines (88), 1*7, or. measured vertically below origin of dorsal 
(81), 1.8 in same ; postorbital portion of head ecpial to eye and to interorbital (15) 
and greater than snout (14) ; second anal sjiino (39 mm. or more, tip apparentlv 
broken) not nearly so long as second dorsal s])ine (94) which hs half the total length 
of the fish (188) ; third dorsal spine (19-5), 2*2, and third anal spine (14), 3 in head. 
Head about as long as tiigh, profile concave above tlie eyes ; outline of eyelid 
broadly jiyriform : orbit almost circular, not so deep as cheek ; interorbital smooth ; 
two minute antorbital spines ; sui)raorbitals smooth ; lower preopercular margin 
with inconsi)icuGus serrations ; a baud of fine, small, villiform teeth in each jaw ; 
none on root of mouth : entire head and nape naked ; about fifteen short, i)ointedi 
pectinate gill-rakers on lower limb of first gill-arch. 
Body very deep, the uppor i>rofiIe gibbous and the lower forming an obtuse 
angle : an irregular area on each side of the supraoceipital and the procumbent dorsal 
spine naked ; scapula, breast, and most of thorax in advance of a line joining pectorals 
and ventrals naked ; remainder of body covered with small, imbricate, deciduous, 
cycloid scales of round or oval shape; tubes of lateral line largo anteriorly and 
