Hemirhamphus argenteus (not BENNETT) MACLEAY, 
Proc. Linn. Soc, New South Wales, vol. 6, pt^ 
2, p. 246, 1882 (reference). —MG CULLOCH, 
Amer. Mus. Mem., no. 5, pt, 1, 103, June 29, 
1929 (compiled). 
Depth 6 2/3 in body without caudal; head 3 1/3, 
Eye less than interorbit^l; beak equals space between 
snout tip and hind eye edge; beak before snout 12 in fish 
without 
short, straight, pointed 
at extremity. 
Scales 48 in lateral line, 
D. 15, inserted rather behind anal; A, 15; caudal 
forkdd, lower lobe rather longer; pectoral rather longer 
than lower jaw, rather more than half total length of 
head, rays 12; ventral inserted nearer anal than end 
of opercle. 
Back brown. Body with silvery lateral band, 
surmounted by blue black streak. End of beak red. 
Length 125 mm, (Castelnau.) 
Queensland. An imperfectly known species. 
