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MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAyO MUSEUM. 
The nostrils of the blind side are surrounded by a whirligig of cirrhi. The 
scales of the blind side of the body are ctenoid, but lack the patches of hair-like setae 
characteristic of the eyed side. 
Dorsal originating on the most anterior part of the head, before the level of the 
mouth opening. Its rays are divided and are longest over middle of back ; the last 
ray is joined to the convex-margined caudal fin. Anal fin originating below the 
posterior part of the head, otherwise similar to the dorsal. Pectorals reduced, 
especially on the blind side. There appear to be six rays in each, though they are 
hidden in adipose tissue and their divided tips misleadingly suggest a larger number. 
The left pectoral has the upper ray longest. The right ventral fin has five rays and is 
almost median in situation. The left ventral fin is displaced to one side and has 
suffered the reduction of one ray. Both ventral fins are separate from one another 
and from the anal fin. The vent lies between the ventral fins and has a long papilla. 
The lateral line runs along the middle of each side, and ascends sharply on the 
posterior part of the head, then descends, parallel to the dorsal profile, to above the 
eyes. 
Colours, in life, pinkish-brown, Avith diffuse l)rown infuscations. Setae black. 
Pectoral of eyed side blackish. Ventrals brown. Piijuls metallic greenish. Blind side 
whitish, -with blue visceral tinge and some pink reflections, also some 2 :»ink near lips. 
Sensory ridges of head and the pectoral fin on the blind side, white. No dark crossbars. 
These colours have not altered much after months of ju’cservatiou in alcohol. 
Described from a fine specimen, 203 mm. in standard length or nine inches 
overall. Austr. Mus. regd. No. lA. (>714. 
Locality . — Trawled off " Sea Star Reef,’’ Shaw Island, Cumberland Group, 
tjueensland, on a muddy bottom, with strong currents above, in about 10 fathoms, 
on the moonlit night of September 13, 1935 by Melbourne Ward and G. P. Whitley. 
In two hours, on this occasion, we obtained 112 specimens of 26 different species of 
fishes. 
A smaller specimen (lA. 6740) trawled off Shaw Island, Queensland, over a 
bluish mud bottom in 10 fathoms as the result of three 10 minute hauls on the night 
of Se})tember 5, 1935. At this time 53 s])ecimens of fishes belonging to 18 species 
were secured, besides invertebrates. Several species of fishes which had been originally 
described from the Arafura Sea were ol)tained off Shaw Island. 
Norman, in his report on the “ Kndoavour ” fishes, has recorded S, muelleri 
from localities to the northward. 
