Cestraciontidæ.

Two dorsal fins, with spines, the first opposite to the space between the pectorals and vantrals; the second in advance of the anal. Nostrils and buccal cavity confluent. Mouth rather narrow, the upper lip divided into seven lobes, the lower with a fold. Spiracles small, below the posterior part of the eye. Gill-openings rather narrow. Dentition similar in both jaws, viz., small obtuse teeth in front, which in young individuals are pointed and provided with from three to five cusps. The lateral teeth large, pad-like, twice as broad as long, arranged in oblique scries, one series being formed by much larger teeth than those on the other series.

Pacific and East Indian Archipelago.

Cestracion Phillipi. South and East coast.

——galeatus. Port Jackson.