Hyporhemphus regularis (Gunther). Yo Gy. 
Head 43 to 4 2/3; depth 8 1/6 to 9; D. ii, 13; A. il, 
14 OF 15; scales 56 to 60 from shoyglder to caudal base med- 
fally and 7 or 8 more on latter; 56 to 39 predorsal scales 
to head; 6 or 7 scales above lateral line to dorsal origin; 
snout 2 4/5 to 3 in head; eye 3 1/5 to 4 1/3; maxillary 3 2/3 
to 4; interorbital 3¢ to 4; combined eye and postocular reg- 
ion 2 in beak. Body well compressed. caudal peduncle compres- 
sed, least depth 1: to 1 its length or 3; to 4 in head. 
Head width 22 to 3 in itd length. Snout length about 4/5 its 
width. Eye large, hind pupil edge midway in head. Maxillary 
largely concealed, apparentiy not to nostril, which is close 
before eye above. Teeth fine,in bands in jaws, extend or 
front of maxillary though not visible in its profile. Inter- 
orbital level. Preorbital elongate, entire, rnomboidal, depth 
3/5 its length. Scales with 3 to 5 basal marginal radiating 
striae, circuli basally moderate; in young fine and vertical- 
ly parallel apically, absent apically in adult. Dorsal origin 
nearer caudal base than ventral origin. Anal similar, op- 
posite. Pectoral moderate, 1 2/5 to lg in head. Ventral 
origin midway between hind eye edge and caudal base, fin 
2 3/5 in head. 
Color in alcohol: faded browndsh. Side with narrow 
whitish line, evidently silvery-white in fresh material, 
extends from shoulder to caudal base medially; exps 
about equal to pupil width below front of dorsal. 
head with silvery reflections. Length 111 to 245 mm. (beak 
and tail damaged). Two from Sydney. 
