FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 535 

 SCLEROPAGES GUNTHERI (Castelnau) 



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Osteoglossum guntheri Cabtex,nau, Journ. Zool., Gervais, vol. 5, p. 131, 1876 



(type locality: Northeast Australia). 

 Scleropages guntheri Fowleb, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1911, p. 220 



(labeled "New Zealaud" though doubtless from Queensland). 

 Soleropages guentheri McCtjlloch and Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 8, 



pt. 2, p. 131, 1925 (reference). — McCulloch, Austral. Mus., Mem., vol. 5, 



p. 36, 1929 (Queensland). 

 Osteoglossum leichardti (not Giinther) Kent, Proe. Roy. Soc. Queensland, vol. 8, 



pt. 2, p. 108, 1892 (part). 



Depth 3% to 4%; head to hind opercle edge 3% to 4%, width 

 2% to 21A. Snout 4^4 to 5 in head from snout tip; eye 5% to 

 61/5, ly^ in snout, 1% in interorbital ; maxillary reaches Yg in eye, 

 expansion 2 in eye, length 1% to 1% in head from snout tip; con- 



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Figure 13. — Scleropages guntheri (Castelnau) : Specimen from Queensland. 



tinuous series of strong moderate-sized jaw teeth, laterally more or 

 less concealed by tough thick lips ; at snout tip 2 enlarged teeth, also 

 each side little below or opposite nostrils 2 or 3 others; each side of 

 mandibular symphysis 3 enlarged strong teeth and none more than 

 twice size of others ; vomer anteriorly with 3 transverse strong teeth, 

 5 smaller each side, also long area of small strong palatine teeth 

 besides broad asperous pterygoid area; interorbital 3% to Syg, broadly 

 convex, depressed. Gill rakers 8 + 13, pointed, rather robust, 1% in 

 eye. 



Scales 30 to 34 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 or 4 more on 

 latter; 4 or 5 scales above lateral line, 4 to 6 below, 21 to 26 predorsal ; 

 exposures reticulated pattern on mosaic-like surface. Along anal 

 base scales extend out from body and ensheath bases of fin rays; 

 caudal base scaly. Tubes short, simple, horizontal, median on scale 

 exposures. 



D. 16 to 19, twelfth ray 1% in total head length ; A. 27 to 29, sixth 

 ray 1%; caudal 1^/4; least depth of caudal peduncle 2%; ventral 

 1%; pectoral 31/^ in combined head and body to caudal base. 



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