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Family POMADASIDAE 



45. PLECTORHINCHUS CRASSISPINUS (Ruppell). 



Two from Benkoelen, 40 to 73 mm. December, 1925. Agrees 

 with Day's figure. Both show posterior two-thirds of tail abruptly 

 white and borders of soft dorsal and anal broadly white, latter 2 fins 

 broadly blackish submarginally. 



46. POMADASIS MACULATUS (Bloch). 



Two from Benkoelen, 83 to 126 mm. November, 1925. Smaller 

 example with isopod crustacean attached to base of caudal fin. 



Family THERAPONIDAE 



47. THERAPON JARBUA (Forskai). 



Two from Benkoelen, 25 to 32 mm. November, 1925. 

 Twenty-eight from same locality, 14 to 57 mm. December 19, 1925. 



Family LETHRINIDAE 



48. PENTAPUS AUROUNEATUS (Lacfepfede). 



One from Poeloe Toekus Island, 716 mm. November 25, 1925, 

 Soiled gray white with iU-defined dull yellowish longitudinal band. 

 Iris straw yellow. Rays of most fins with pale buff. 



Family GERRIDAE 



49. GERRES FILAMENTOSUS (Cuvier). 



Three from Benkoelen, 17 to 28 mm. November, 1925. Scales 

 above lateral line 6. Depth, 2%. Second dorsal spine not elongated. 

 Nine transverse dark bands on sides. Spinous dorsal and caudal 

 largely grayish marginally. 



5 0. GERRES ABBREVIATUS (Bieeker). 



Two from Benkoelen, 26 to 100 mm. December 13 to 19, 1925. 

 Agree with the figures by Bieeker and Day, though only edge of 

 spinous dorsal dusky and hind caudal edge pale, like rest of fin. 

 Scales above lateral line to spinous dorsal origin 5, in lateral line 55. 

 Second dorsal spine IM iii head. Broad scaleless groove in interor- 

 bital for premaxillary projections. 



Family MULLIDAE 



31. UPENEOIDES VITTATUS (Forsk&l). 



Two from Benkoelen, 98 to IGO mm. December 13 to 19, 1925. 



52. UPENEOIDES TRAGULA (Richardson). 



One from Benkoelen, 42 mm. December 19, 1925. 



53. MULLOroES AURIFLAMMA (Forskil). 



One from Poeloe Toekus Island, 315 mm. November 25, 1925. 

 Brilliant gamboge band from eye to upper caudal lobe basally. Sides 

 of head and body with rose copper tints. Back brown. Iris pale 



