. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 246 AUSTRALIAN ZOOLOGIST, 15(3), 1970 of New Guinea, 1967. A painting of it by George Coates reproduced by Halstead (1967, Pois. Ven. Mar. Anim. World, 2, pp. 81, 173, 204, 276, pi. xxiv, fig. 4 [the Queensland fish] and pi. xxxi, fig. 1, as Acanthurus) indicates that it occurs in north Queensland waters, although it had not before been officially recorded under its proper trivial name from Australia. The accompanying illustration was drawn from a Norfolk Island example (registered no. ) in the Australian Museum by Miss Lorraine Car
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 246 AUSTRALIAN ZOOLOGIST, 15(3), 1970 of New Guinea, 1967. A painting of it by George Coates reproduced by Halstead (1967, Pois. Ven. Mar. Anim. World, 2, pp. 81, 173, 204, 276, pi. xxiv, fig. 4 [the Queensland fish] and pi. xxxi, fig. 1, as Acanthurus) indicates that it occurs in north Queensland waters, although it had not before been officially recorded under its proper trivial name from Australia. The accompanying illustration was drawn from a Norfolk Island example (registered no. ) in the Australian Museum by Miss Lorraine Carter (now Mrs. L. Zirkzee).. Figure 2.—Surgeon Fish, Teuthis xanthopterins. Norfolk Island. Mrs. L. Zirkzee del. Teuthis maculiceps Hepatus maculiceps Ahl, 1923, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 11, p. 36, fig. 4. New Britain. , 27; , 23 (24); , 16. Head (34 mm., measured according to Randall) , depth (72) , snout (30) in standard length (134). Width of mouth from rictus to rictus (12) in head; caudal blade (9 mm.) in head. Dental formula 17/17. Colour in alcohol very dark brown. Traces of light spots on sides of head. A lighter area rings the posterior part of caudal peduncle. Fins dark brown like the body, except distal half or more of pectorals which are pale yellow. A blackish blotch behind uppermost part of gill-opening. Eye blue. Caudal blade with narrow surround of black. A dark blackish band along base of dorsal fins and perhaps a similar one, now faded, for anal fin. Thin white edge to caudal concavity. Described from a specimen, seven inches long, from Hog Harbour, New Hebrides, collected by the late Professor A. J. Marshall. Australian Museum regd. no. New record for the New Hebrides. GALATHEATHAUMATIDAE, fam. nov. The unique Galatheathauma Bruun* (which does not appear, at least to 1965, to have been listed in the Zoological Record) requires a new family name, Galatheathaumatidae, in the Order Lophiiformes or Pediculati. It differs
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