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MJOIOIBS OF THE QUEENSLAND MJ’SEUM. 
extending into the sealy slioulder to below Ihe i)ro(*nnibent s})ine. Lateral line 
strongly arehed to below the bth dorsal spine, the length of the curved section 
2-G in that of the straight, whhdi is armed throughout with 36 strongly keeled 
spinigerous scutes, the widest of which are below the last third of the soft dorsal 
and 1*33 in the eye-diameter: some of the spines on the peduncle exceptionally 
strong, upright, and recurved. 
Dorsal fin with viii, il8 rays; spinous dorsal well developed, originating 
above the base of the pectoral; procumbent spine strong and exposed; spines 
flexible, the 3rd Imigest, 2*7o in Ihe length of the head. tli(‘ last .small and isolated. 
Soft dorsal originating about one eighth nearer to the root of the caudal than 
to the tij) of the snout, the anterior i-ays produced as a falciform lobe, its length 
4-7 in that of the body and extending when depressed to the 10th vny; last ray 
somewhat producaHl. (huidal fin deeply forked, the U]^per lol)e the longer. 3*55 
in the length of tlie body. Anal fin with ii. i 16 rays, originating below the 7th 
dorsal ray ; free spines w(41 developed, the 2nd the longer, 1*!)5 in the eye-diameter 
and 4*25 in the 1st ray, wliieh is 1-75 in the length of the iu^ad and extends when 
de])ressed to the lOlh ray. Pectoral with 19 rays, its length 2-^0 in that of the 
body and about one twelfth more than that of the head, the 5th ray longest, 
extending to above the 5th anal ray. Ventral moderate, its length 2-35 in that 
of the pectoral and G-7 in that of the l)ody, the outer ray longest, extending to 
the vent. 
Gill-raker.s stout and rather long, 6-^20 on the anterior arch, the longest 
aboTit two fifths more than the gill-fringes and 5*65 in the length of the head. 
Vent situated one fourth Clearer to the anal than to the origin of the ventral. 
Lpper surface pale olive green with or M'ithout blue spots. sides silvery; 
abdomen, breast, and lower surface of head milk-white; a well marked black 
axillary spot, extending downwards to cover the posterior half of the pectoral- 
base ; a large diffused dark spot on the upper half of the opercle. Fins pale 
yelloAvish green, the anterior border and outer half of the dorsal lobe and the 
extremity of the upper caiidal lobe darker. (bucculrntys. having a large 
month.) 
I4escribed from a single specimen, 235 millim. in length, forwarded from 
Townsville by Mr. F. 11. Taylor, Entomologist to the Listitute of Tropical 
iMediciue, to whom we hereby return oui‘ best thanks. 
Ilishn'ical : — (4ur earliest knowledge of this species was supplied by the 
naturalists of the ‘‘ CheAnn-t,'' who collected two s])ecimens, measuring 207 and 
On our spccinuui all The body above the level of the straight part of the lateral line 
is <'losely bine-spotted. 
AleCiilloch (in lit.) savs — ^ ‘ ^ly smallest specimen, 128 millim., has five broad, dark 
cross-bars descending from Ihe back to the middle of the sides. 
