Myrophis australis Castelnau 
Myrophis? australis CASTELNAU, Proc, Linn. Soc, Nev# South Wales, 
vol. 3t 1578, p« (355) 396. Port Jackson, — MACLBAY, Proc. 
Linn. Soc. Now South Wales, vol. 4, pt. 2, 1882, p, 271 (reference). 
Tail much longer than body, very pointed. Head with strong longi¬ 
tudinal central ridge. Orbit 1 1/2 in snout. Mouth cleft reaches over 1/2 
of orbit. Teeth very numerojis, small, truncated, uniserial, except in front 
where another equal short series. Hind nostril large, below arched longi¬ 
tudinal median ridge Just above and on side of lip, with fleshy fringe be¬ 
low, front one very small. 
Dorsal and anal united, well developed, former behins much nearer pect¬ 
oral than vent. Pectoral well developed. 
Gray brown, sometimes almost red, body marbled with rather darker. 
Fins slaty. Length 860 mm, (Castelnau.) 
New South Wales, 
