-fi
B a l i s t id .e .
M o o a c a u tlm s g r a n u la tu s (\V h ite ) P I. X L . f. 1, 2 .
Sidney.
M o n a c a n th u s c lrin en s is (O sb e ck , B a lis te s ) P I. X L .
r. 3 , 4 .
Eastern and western coasts of Australia. Malay Archipelago.
China. Indian Ocean.
M o n a c a tilh u s r iid is (R ich .) P I. X L . f. 7, 8 [scaber,
F o r s te r i ? ) . . . . .
Tasmania.
M o n a c a n th u s v itta tu s (S o lan d e r, B a lis te s )
Western Australia.
M o u a c a n lh u s v a r ia b ilis (R ic h .), A l e u t e r im e r ro n e o
u s ly , P I. L I I I . f. 1— 7 . . . .
Western Australia.
A le u te riu s p a r a g a u d a tu s (R ic h .) P I. X X X IX . f.
1— 4 . . . . . .
Tasmania. Australia.
A le u te r iu s m a c u lo su s (R ic h .) P I. X X IX . f. 5— 7 .
Tasmania. Australia.
A le u te r iu s tro s su lu s (R ic h .) P I. X L . f. 5, 6
Western Australia.
A le u te r iu s ? b row n ii (R ich )
North Australia.
A le u te riu s ? b a u e r i (R ich .)
North Australia.
OSTRACI0NTID.E.
O s tr a c io n b o o p s (R ic h .) PL X X X . f. 18— 21
Southern Atlantic.
T e t r a o d o n t id .e ,
T e tra o d o n v irg a tu s (R ich -) PI. X X X IX . f. 8 , 9
P o r t Jackson.
METHODICAL LIST OF SPECIES.
Page
T e tr a o d o n h am ilto n i (R ich .) PI. X X X IX . f. 10, 11
Australia. Tasmania. New Zealand.
S y n g n a t h id ® .
S y n g n a th u s h ym en o lom u s (R ic h .) P I. X X X . f.
11— 13 . . . . . .
Falklands.
SCYLLIID®.
H em is c y llium trisp e c u la re (R ic h .) P I. X X V I I I . f.
3— 7 . . . . . .
Western Australia.
I lem is c y lliiir a o c e lla tum , a s c a le o n ly , PI. X X V I I I .
f. 8 .....................................................................................
A c a u lh ia s (M ü lle r u n d H e n le ) , PL X X V I l l . f. 1, 2 * 44
Australia.
R a ia lem p rie ri (R ic h .) PL X X I I I . . . 34
Tasmania.
T r y g o n id ®.
U ro lo p h u s e p h ip p ia tu s (R ic h .) PL X X IV . . 35
Tasman ia .
P e t r o m y z o n t id ®.
P e trom y z o n m o rd a x (R ich .) P L X X X V I I I . f. 3— 6 42
Tasmania.
* Misp rin ted 5 in stead o f 1 in p. 44.
T h ro u g h in a d v e r te n c e th e fo llowing om is s io n s w e re m a d e in th e t e x t :—
P h c c o c c e t e s ( J e n y n s , I c h th . o f V oy. o f B e ag le , p . 1 6 8 , P L I lo o c c e t e s ( J e n y n s , I c h th . o f V o y . o f B e a g le , sp. 165, P L
X X IX . f. 3). X X IX . f. 2).
O u r sp e c im e n is n o t in th e b e s t o rd e r, a n d we c a n a d d T h e a b o v e r em a rk s a p p ly a lso to th is fish. O u r sp e c i-
n o lh in g to M r. J e n y n ’s a c c o u n t o f th e g en u s . I t is p o s s i- m e n h a s a sm a ll b a rb e l o n e a c h s id e o f th e sym p h y s is o f
b le t h a t th e s p e c ie s d iffe rs from h is la tita n s -, b u t n o t th e low e r j aw , w h ich is n o t shown in M r. J e n y n ’s figure o f
1 1 . : . .____ 1 ^ ._____*1____.1 r*__ ^ ^ 1_____________ l_ i \ T 2....'.0.1.. A ------,1 ll . . . .1 h a v in g h is s p e c im e n a t h a n d for com p a riso n , nlf... 4^ ..li Aa«. e> .
th e m a tte r fo r fu tu re in v e s tig a tio n .
H a b . F a lk la n d I s la n d s a n d C a p e H o rn .
) h a v e le ft I . J im h r ia tu s , a n d th e d e n titio n se em s a lso to d iffe r, a s w e ll
a s th e form o f th e b o d y ; b u t in th e a b s e n c e o f c om p a riso n
o f sp e c im e n s , we h a v e p r e fe rre d le a v in g th e m a tte r u n d e te
rm in e d .
H a b . F a lk la n d I s la n d s a n d C a p e H o rn .
F I S H E S .
BY JOHN RICHARDSON, M.D., F.R.S., &c.
I n n o e x p e d itio n th a t ev e r s a ile d from E u r o p e h a s m o re c a re b e e n ta k e n to c o lle c t th e z o o lo g ic a l p r o d u c tio n s o f th e
s e a , th a n in th e p re - em in e n tly s c ie n tific o n e o f th e E r e b u s a n d T e r ro r . T h e c om m a n d in g offic e r, a n a c c om p lis h e d
z o o lo g is t, h a d p rev io u s ly p a id m u c h a tte n tio n to I c h th y o lo g y , a n d , u n d e r h is fo s te r in g s u p e r in te n d e n c e , am p le c o lle
c tio n s o f fish we re m a d e a t N ew Z e a la n d , V a n D iem e n ’s L a n d , A u s tra lia , K e rg u e le n ’s L a n d , C a p e H o r n , th e
F a lk la n d s , a n d w h e rev e r a n o p p o r tu n ity o ffe red o f d raw in g th e s e in e o r tr aw l, o r d ro p p in g a h o o k . T h e sp e c im e n s
th u s o b ta in e d fille d m a n y c a sk s , a n d n um e ro u s j a r s a n d b o ttle s , a n d i t w e re g r e a tly to b e w ish e d th a t so m u c h in d u s try
h a d m e t with th e fu ll m e a su re o f su c c e s s th a t i t d e s e rv e d ; b u t we h a v e to r e g r e t th a t, d u r in g a v o y a g e p ro tr a c te d fo r
u pw a rd s o f fo u r y e a r s a n d a h a lf, in c lu d in g e v e ry p o s s ib le c h a n g e o f c lim a te , a n d d u r in g w h ic h th e sh ip s w e re
b u ffe te d b y m a n y seve re g a le s , a n d s u s ta in e d in n um e r a b le sh o c k s in fo rc in g th e ir way th ro u g h th e ic e -p a c k s o f th e
A n ta r c tic S e a s , th e sp e c im e n s su ffe re d v e ry sev e re d am a g e . O w in g to th e d e te r io r a tio n o f th e sp ir its in j a r s th a t we re
c row d e d w ith fish , a n d th e lo n g c o n tin u e d a c tio n o f th e b r in e , w h e re th a t liq u id was em p lo y e d , v e ry m a n y sp e c im e n s
e n tire ly p e r is h e d , o r m e re ly f r a gm e n ts o f sk e le to n s c o u ld b e r e s c u e d from th e m a s s . Y e t th e p r e s e n t n um b e r,
w h ich in c lu d e s o n ly th e G o b io id fish e s a n d th e ir a llie s , is r ic h in n ew fo n n s , a u d w ill sh ew th e I c h th y o lo g is t t h a t e n o u g h
r em a in s to re n d e r th e c o lle c tio n a s in te r e s tin g a s a n y t h a t h a s b e e n m a d e , o f la te y e a r s , in a n y q u a r te r o f th e g lo b e .
E x c e p t w h a t m a y b e g le a n e d from th e n o te s a n d d raw in g s o f th e F o r s te r s , who a c c om p a n ie d C o o k o n h is s e c o n d
v o y ag e , n o tliin g is k n own o f th e f ish in h a b itin g th e s e a s b e y o n d th e fiftie th p a r a lle l o f so u th la titu d e . S ir J am e s R o s s
m e rits th e w a n n e s t th a n k s o f z o o lo g is ts fo r h a v in g d o n e so m u c h to s u p p ly th is w a n t. T h e y a re d u e a lso to
D r . J o s e p h D a lto n H o o k e r fo r h is a b le c o -o p e ra tio n w ith h is c om m a n d in g officer, a n d fo r th e e x c e lle n t sk e tc h e s a n d
n o te s wh ich h e h a s c o n tr ib u te d ; a s w e ll a s to th e o th e r o fficers who le n t th e ir a id in fo rm in g th e c o lle c tio n s .
F am . G o b i id ® .
G o b iu s b y n o e n s is . R ic h a rd s o n .
C h . S p e c . G. q u in q x ie -fa s c ia iu s m a c u la tu s q u e , p u n c t i s
coloralis, s e i-iatis u t r in q u e in n u c h a ; p i n n a d o r s i
p r io r i neb u lo sd , s e c u n d d lin e a td ; p in n i s cceteris u n i -
coloribus.
R a d i i :—D . 6]— ] |1 6 ; A. 1 |1 5 ; C 1 9 ; P . 2 1 ; V. l l lO — 1
u n ited .
P l a t e I ., fig. 1 a n d 2, n a tu r a l siz e .
T h i s sp e c ie s h a v in g c a n in e te e th , w ill r a n k in th e g ro u p
which IS h e a d e d m th e H i s to i r e de s P o is so n s b y G.
v e n e n a tu s (12, p . 85.) I t is n o t v e ry d is s im ila r in its
g e n e ra l form to G. n ig e r . T h e sp e c ific n am e h a s b e e n
b e s tow e d in h o n o u r o f B e n j. B y n o e , E s q ., S u rg e o n in th e
R o y a l N a v y , w h o , w hile s e rv in g in th e B e a g le , m a d e
e x te n s iv e co lle c tio n s o f .Australian an im a ls a n d p la n ts ,
w h ic h h e p r e s e n te d to th e M u s e um o f H a s la r H o s p ita l.*
T h e le n g th o f th e h e a d is c o n ta in e d fo u r tim e s a n d a
h a lf in th e to ta l le n g th o f th e fish , c a u d a l fin in c lu d e d ;
its wid th is le s s th a n h a l f its le n g th , b u t e q u a l to i ts h e ig h t,
* To make the list of Australian species as complete as possible, a few
undescribed fish from the westem coasts of that counliy, discovered bv
the ofBcers of the Beagle surveying ship, have been added to Sir James
Boss’s collection.