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P. A. RAWLINSON 
and Dr M. N. Hutchinson (South Australian 
Museum, Adelaide), and Mr B. C. Mollison (In¬ 
land Fisheries Commission, Hobart) for the loan 
of specimens and for discussions resulting in this 
paper. Staff of the European museums visited in 
1 973-4 are also thanked for their hospitality and 
assistance. The receipt of a Commonwealth 
Postgraduate Research Award during the early 
stages of data gathering is gratefully acknowl¬ 
edged. This paper was compiled by A. J. Cov¬ 
entry and M. N. Hutchinson from Peter Rawlin- 
son’s unpublished notes and manuscripts; Mar- 
nie and Kate Rawlinson assisted in assembling 
the material. 
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