Reporhamphus WHITLEY, Australian Zoologist, 
vol# 6, pt« 4, p» 314, Feb* 13, 1931* (Type 
Hemirhaniphus australis STEINDAGHNER, orthotypi 
Ardeapiscis miTLEY, Australian Zoologist, vol. 
6 , pt. 4, p. 314, Feb. 13, 1931. (Type 
Hemirampbus welsbyi 0-GILBY, orthotypic.) 
Body rather robust, moderately long, sides 
compressed or somewhat flattened. Upper jaw very short, 
lower produced into long slender beak, bordered with 
membfane. Beak short in young, longer with age. 
Premaxillaries form triangular plate with teeth fitting 
against toothed portion of mandible. Teeth feeble, 
mostly tricuspid. Air bladder cellular, sometimes with 
many parbibions* Scalss modarate* Dorsal longer than 
anal. Little advanced and last ray more or less extended. 
Anal not modified in males. Pectoral short. Ventral 
small, placed well postmedian or much nearer caudal 
base than gill opening. 
Species numerous. 
