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Leiognathns gerreoides McCulloch & Wliitley, Mem. Qld. Mus. viii., 1925, p. 145. Id. McCullochv 
Austr. Mus. Mem. v., 1929, p. 212. 
Four Japanese specimens (Nos. I. 13711-2) in the Australian Museum, presented 
by Mr. S. Nagakarai, have the following characters : — 
D. viii./16 ; A. iii./14 ; L. lat. 58-62. Head 3-3 and depth 2-1 in standard 
length ; supraorbital denticulated ; a band of small bristle-like teeth in each jaw ; 
form ovate, with general characteristics as shown in Temminck and Schlegel’s figure 
lateral line complete ; skin of Hanks pitted ; breast and thorax naked ; a. 
subtriangular dark blotch on each side of nape ; spinous dorsal membrane with a 
broad dark brown margin ; a few irregular wavy marks on upper part of body and a 
fuscous band along each side of the bases of the dorsal fins ; snout dusky, with spaced 
dots above. 
Day (Fish. India, 1876, p. 241) remarks that the type-specimen of Equula 
nuckalis has a naked chest. I have not seen Houttuyn's account of this species but,, 
if his name be binomial, it must take precedence over Temminck and Schlegers. 
The specimens from Cape A^ork, Queensland, which were listed as Equula 
mickalis by De Vis, are preserved in the “ old collection” of the Queensland Museum. 
They agree with my Japanese specimens but have the head (13-18 mm.) 3*2 and the 
depth (21-21)) 2 in standard length (42-58). Three other specimens in the Queensland 
Museum (Nos. I. 3491, 3517, 3518) from Bimdaberg, Queensland, presented by Mr.- 
L. H. Maynard. 
I have examined the series of small specimens recorded from Queensland as 
Equula gerreoides by De Vis and regard them as young forms of Eubleelceria 
{Nucheqioda) mickalis. 
Gojni.s GAZZA Ruppell, 1835. 
Gazza Riippell, Neue Wirhelth. Abyssin., Fische, 1835, p. 3. Haplotype, O. equulcejormis Ruppell. 
Id. Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. .Mus. ii., 1890, p. 506. Id, Klunzinger, Fisehe Rothen Meeres,. 
1884, p. 107. Id. Regan, Ann, Mag. Nat. Hist. (8), xii., 1913, p. 122. 
Mouth protractile obliquely downwards, armed with a series of well developed 
curved teeth, largest anteriorly ; gill-rakers elongate ; lower margin of preoperculum 
serrated; supraorbital smooth, or with only minute serra? ; depth 2 or more in 
length ; breast naked ; lateral line ceasing on anterior ]>art of caudal peduncle ; 
dorsal and anal spines not produced ; no dark blotches on head, body, or fins. 
This genus includes Gazza equulceformis Iiu])pell, whoso figure of the type 
agrees fairly well with Queensland specimens thus identified by De Vis, and upon 
wFich the above definition of the genus is based , Gazza min ula ( Bloch), of which Equula 
dentex Cuv. & Val. is a synonym, G. achlaniys Jordan and Starks, G. iapeimosoma 
Bleeker and its ally G. dispar De Vis, and G. argenlaria (Bloch & Schneider), with 
Sparus scombroides and Chromis scombroides Gunther as synonyms. 
