Description of two new species of fishes (Thachichthys macleayi, and Mendosoma allporti), caught in the estuary of the Derwent

Abstract

Mendosoma gay- one dorsal fin deeply notched, with twenty-two spines - Mendosoma allporti. New sp. - head small, pointed. cheeks scaly. Height of body is 3 1/4 in the total length. It is known to fishermen as " The Real Bastard Trumpeter," and vies with the latter in delicacy of flavour. The only fish allied to this species seems to be M. lineatum, Gay, from the coast of Chili. It is interesting to know that the only other species of the genus is to be found on the coast of Tasmania.