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Balikpapan, Kota Baru, Lombok, Ambon, Kei, Aru). — Beaufort, Bijdr. 

 Dierk., Amsterdam, pt. 19, p. 98, 1913 (Saonek, Soroiig).— Jordan, Tanaka, 

 Snydee, Journ. College Sci. Tokyo, vol. 33, p. 57, 1913 (reference). — Fowleir, 

 Proe. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1915, p. 225 (Padang, Singapore, Apia, 

 Bacon). — Bamber, Journ. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 31, Zool., p. 478, 1915 

 (Red Sea). — Izxjka and Matsuura, Cat. Zool. Spec, Tokyo Mus. Verte- 

 bra ta, p. 179, 1920 (Misaki). — Fowleir and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 vol. 62, p. 3, 1922 (Cebu).— Babnard, Ann. South African Mus., vol. 21, pt. 

 1, p. 1G3, 1925 (East London, Natal).— Fowler, Bishop Mus. Bull. 22, p. 31, 

 1925 (Samoa).— Herbe, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 31, p. 391, 1926 (Puerto 

 Galera, San Miguel Bay, Bacon, Iloilo, Estancia, Siquijor, Bantayan, Cab- 

 alian, Busuauga, Culion, Dinagat, Camiguin, Caldera Bay, Zamboanga, 

 Davao, Samal, Jolo, Pearl Bank, Sitanki, Sibutu, Japan, Amoy, Hongkong, 

 Saudakan, Lord Howe Island). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 vol. 79, p. 260, 1927 (Bacon).— McCulloch, Fishes of New South Wales, 

 ed. 2, p. 21, pi. 7, fig. 70a, 1927.— Fowlek, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, p. 62, 

 1928 (Shortland, New Guinea, Pacific, Tongatabu, Fiji ? Apia).— Wu, 

 Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, vol. 5, No. 4, p. 53, fig. 43, 1929 (Amoy).— 

 Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1929, p. 602 (Hongkong).— Wu, 

 Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, vol. 5, No. 4, p. 53, fig. 43, 1929 (Amoy).— 

 Schmidt, Bull. Acad. Sci. U.R.S.S., p. 104, 1930 (Nagasaki; Obama) ; 

 Trans. Pacific Comm. Acad. Sci. U.S.S.R., vol. 11, p. 24, 1931 (Nagasaki).— 

 Tanaka, Jap. Fish. Life Colours, No. 67, 1933. — Herre, Journ. Pan-Pacific 

 Res. Inst., vol. 8, No. 4, p. 7, 1933 (Dumaguete) ; Fishes Herre Philippine 

 Exped. 1931, p. 23, 1934 (Culion; Dumaguete; Sitanki).— Fowler, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 86, p. 417, 1934 (Natal) ; vol. 87, p. 369, 

 1935 (Natal). — Tortonese, Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Torino, ser. 3, 

 vol. 45, p. 15, 1935-36 (Mar Rosso; Massaua). — Sttvatti, Index Fish. Siam, 

 p. 66, 1937 ( Songkhla ; Chumphon ; Samut Prakan ; Canthaburi ; Thale Sap ; 

 Pakphum; Samut Sakhon Bay; Sriracha). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Philadelphia, vol. 89, p. 133, fig. 4, 1937 ( Paknam ) .— Hebre and Mtees, 

 Raffles Mus. Bull., No. 13, p. 16, 1937 (Singapore).— Fowler, List Fish. 

 Malaya, p. 45 (247), 1938 (reference). 



Plotosus ilcapor Lesson, Diet. Classique Hist. Nat., vol. 15, p. 435, 1929 (type 

 locality: Offack Bay, Waigiu). 



Plotosus ikapor Lesson, Voy. Coquille, Zool., vol. 28, pt. 1, p. 132, pi. 31, fig. 3, 

 1830 (type). 



Plotosus mm-ginatus Bennett, Life of Raffles, p. 691, 1830 (type locality: 

 Sumatra). 



Plotosus vittatus Swainson, Nat. Hist. Animals, vol. 2, p. 307, 1839 (on 

 Bloch). 



Plotoseus lineatus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 15, p. 412, 1840 (type 

 locality: Red Sea, Seychelles, Malabar, Mauritius, Trinquemale, Pondi- 

 cherry, Amboina, Celebes, Friendly Islands, Tahiti, Macao, Philippines). — 

 Schlegel, in Siebold's Fauna Japonica, Poiss. pts. 10-14, p. 228, pi. 104. 

 fig. 3, 1846 (Nagasaki Bay).— Richardson, Ichth, China Japan, p. 286, 1846 

 (Seas of China; Macao). — Thiolliere, Fauna Woodlark, p. 203, 1857 

 (Woodlark Island). 



Plotosus castaneus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 15, p. 421, 1840 (type 

 locality: Mahe). 



Plotosus castancoidrs P.leeker, Nat. Tijds. Nedevland. Indie, vol. 2, p. 490, 

 1851 (type locality; Rio). 



