ABT. 10 SUMATRA, JAVA, AND TAHITI FISHES — FOWLER AND BEAN 5 



Family MUGILIDAE 



25. MUGIL CERAMENSIS (Bleeker). 



From Benkoelen, 28 examples, 35 to 54 mm. November, 1925. 



Four from Benkoelen, 30 to 34 mm. December 19, 1925. 



D. VI-I, 8, 1; A. Ill, 9. Scales 30, transversely 12 at soft dorsal 

 origin. Small scale in pectoral axil. No adispose eyelid. Pectoral 

 \% to \)4, in head. Maxillary visible. Silvery, back blue gray. 

 Below white, fins pale. 



26. MUGlL DUSSUMIERI (Valenciennes). 



At Benkoelen, 232 examples, 16 to 124 mm. December 13-19, 1925. 



A. II, 9. Scales 30. Eye long as snout, with adipose lids. Max- 

 illary visible. First anal spine inserted nearer caudal base than snout 

 tip; front half of anal before soft dorsal. Pectoral little shorter than 

 head. Axillary pectoral scale 2% in fin. 



26 a. MUGIL VAIGIENSIS (Quoy and Gaimard). 



From Benkoelen, 30 examples, 24 to 74 mm. November, 1925. 

 Dorsals and anals terminally and upper band on pectoral black. 

 Also 30 from same locality December 19, 1925, 14 to 30 mm. 



Family SPHYRAENIDAE 



27. SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA (Walbaum). 



Six from Benkoelen Beach, 30 to 110 mm. December 19, 1925. 

 Black band on head and row of black spots on trunk. 



Family TRICHIURIDAE 



28. TRICfflURUS HAUMELA (Forsk&l). 



One from Benkoelen, 238 mm. November, 1925. Eye 2 in snout. 

 Anal as minute spine. Upper third of dorsal dusky. 

 One from same locality, 263 mm. long, December 19, 1925. 



Family CARANGIDAE 



29. CARANX SEXFASCIATUS (Quoy and Gaimard). 



One from Benkoelen, 76 mm. December, 1925. 



30. SCYRISINDICA (Riippell). 



One from Benkoelen, 65 mm. December 19, 1925. Like Day's 

 figure of Caranx gallus though ventral little longer. 



Family LEIOGNATHIDAE 



31. LEIOGNATHUS EQUULA (Forsk&l). 



One from Benkoelen, 52 mm. December 17, 1925. Chest naked, 

 spinous dorsal uniformly pale, lower preopercle edge finely serrated. 



32. LEIOGNATHUS BLOCHI (Valenciennes). 



One from Benkoelen beach, 75 mm. December 19, 1925. 



33. LEIOGNATHUS SPLENDENS (Cuvier). 



One from Benkoelen, 93 mm. November 1925. 



