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arches. Union of gill membranes in middle of length of head. A 

 broad shallow groove in front of dorsal. Origin of dorsal over 

 second scale behind pectoral, pectoral extending # of distance to 

 anal, origin of anal midway between snout and base of caudal. 

 End of dorsal farther posterior than that of anal, last rays of dorsal 

 reaching for half their length over caudal. Pectoral equals post- 

 orbital part of head. Caudal rather pointed, its length 4J in that 

 of body. Ventrals wanting. Tail from anal equals one-half its 

 depth, which is over half that of the body. Scales with rather wavy 

 concentric stria?, lateral line decurved and interrupted over origin 

 of anal. Color, in alcohol : Sides with about a dozen cross stripes 

 each bent with the angle forward, dorsal dark, anal edged with 

 black, dark above, belly washed with black, a dark blotch on upper 

 side of head and a dark stripe backward from eye. A black ocellus 

 at base of caudal. 



This species is readily distinguished from orientalis by the greater 

 number of fin rays and scales and by the two rows of teeth on the 

 palatines. 



The above description is based on one specimen, 5 J in. long. 



FISTULARIIDJE. 



Fistularia serrata Cuvier. 



Fistularia serrata Cuvier, Kegne Animal, Poiss., 209, 1829; Giinther, Cat. 

 Ill, 533, 1861 ; Day, Fishes of India, 360, pi. 76, fig. 3, 1888. 



Recorded by Sauvage. 



MUGILIDJE. 



Mugil oeur (Forskal). 



Mugil crenilabis frir Forskal, pp. XIV, 74, No. 109c, 1775. 



Mugil japonicus, Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, p- 134, pi. 72, fig. 1, 1847. 



Mugil cephalotus, Giinther, Cat. Fishes, III, 419, 1861. 



One specimen, 9 in. long. 



Head 4, depth U, eye 4 ; scales 38-13 ; D. I V-8 ; A. Ill, 8. 



Mugil strongylocephalus Cuv. & Val. 



Mugil strongylocephalus Richardson, Ich. China [Giinther); Giinther, Cat., 

 Ill, 425, 1861. 



Recorded by Sauvage. 



Mugil troschelii (Bleeker). 



Mugil troschelii Giinther, Cat. Fishes, III, 448. 



One small specimen, 2 inches long, part of the scales off and tip 

 of caudal broken. 



