1364 . 
Snout normal or extension short and fleshy, projecting freely 
over mouth, Ryes separated by low ridge, lovrer little advanced. Mouth 
moderate, asymmetrical, jaws of blind side curved; upper jaw notched to 
receive symphysis of lower jaws. Teeth small, pointed, in bands in jaws 
of blind side. Nasal organ of blind side nearer median line of head 
than that of ocular side and below front dorsal rays; olfactory laminae 
parallel to one another and to main axis of body; no central rachis. 
Interorbital naked. Upper angle of gill opening level with pectoral base. 
Gill rakers moderate, slender, rather long. Lower pharyngeals moderate or 
rather broad, in contact anteriorly. Scales small or moderate or rather 
irregular, nearly all cycloid on both sides of body. Dorsal and anal nak* - 
ed, without basal sheaths. Lateral line rising slightly or with very low 
curve anteriorly and short accessory branch. Dorsal begins near snout 
end well before nasal organ of blind side. Anal like dorsal, withou> spine. 
Caudal convex, scales extending on both sides. Pectoral more developed on 
eyed side. Right ventral only normally developed, with 6 rays joined to 
anal. 
Four species in southern Australia and New Zealand, 
