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271. Pterois volitans (Linna?us). 



Two fine specimens from Bacon (no. 3444 and 344"). length <i.5 and 6.75 in.). 



Gastcrostcus volitans Linna?us, Syst. Nat., ed. x 296, 1758, Amboyna. 



Pterois volUant, liiinther, Cat., n, 122 (Egypt; South Africa I i« "f Good Hope; Madras; China; Amboyna). 



Pseudomonoptcrus (Pterois lolituns. Bleeker, Atlas. i\. pi. CCCCXII, fig. 3. 



272. Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier & Valencieru 



Four specimens from Bacon (no. 3574 and 3577; length 3.5 to 1 75 in.). 



Pterois zebra Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., iv, 269(367), 1829, He de France; GQnther, Cat., II, 126 (Amboyna; 



China; Madagascar). 

 Pseudomonopterus (Dendrochirus) zebra, Bleeker, Atlas, ix. pi., ci CCX1, fig. 1. 



Family PL ATYCEPHALID*. 



273. Platycephalus bataviensis Bleeker. 

 One specimen from Jolo (no. 3276; length 8 in.). 



Platycephalus bataviensis Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. tnd., iv, 1853. 4rt). Batavia; Atlas, ix. pi. rrrcxx, fig. I; Gflnther, 

 II, 188. 



274. Platycephalus insidiator I Forsk&l). La 

 On specimen from San Fabian I no 3900; length 6.2 in.). 



Cottue insidiator I or leal Descr. Anim.,25, 177a, Red Sea. 



Platycephalus insidiator, Gunther, Cal . u. 177 (Calcutta; Gang I Malayan Peninsula; Moluccas; Amboyna; I api 



York; Australia; Red Sea; l'<>ii Natal Caj ! l Hopi 



275. Platycephalus macracanthus BI^Im Can 



One specimen from San Fabian (no. 3857; length 5 25 in.). 

 Platycephalus macracanthus Bleeker. Versl Heded. Ur. Wet., 2d reeks, m, 1868-fl, 253, Amboyna; Ula ,ix,pl CCCCX1X, fig. I 



Familj CALLIONYMID 1 



276. Calhurichthys reevesii I Richardson 



Four specimens from Bulan (no. 1077 1" 1080 length 5.75 to 6.5 in.). 

 CcUlionumui reevesii Blchardson, Voj Sulphur, 60, pi 36, fig 1 I 184S,Canton. 



family NOTOTHENIIDiE. 



277. Parapercis hexophthalma (Ehrenberg). 

 One specimen from Bacon (no. 3721 . length li.'J i 1 * 1. 



Percis In tophthalma Ehrenberg in Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., [II, 202 .-'71 . 1829, Massuah 1 I at., n. 



239 (Louisiade Archipelago; Red Sea 



Family OPHICEPHALIDjE. 

 278. Ophicephalus striatus Bloch. 



Five specimens from Philippines (without local label, no. 3793 to 3795; length 3.1 to 4 in.). 



Ophicephalus Hriatue Bloch, Iehth., x. 117. pi. crci.ix. 17!>7. East Indies. 



Ophion phalus ^iriatus, Gunther, Cat., m. m 1 Loodianah; Ganges; Bengal; Pinang; Madras); Bleeker, Atlas, ix. pi. c 1 cxi ix. 

 fig. 1. 



