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Nat. Genova, series 3, vol. 10, 1926, p. 585 (Sarawak).— Fowler, Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1927, p. 281 (Orani and Orion) ; Mem. Bishop Mus., 

 vol. 10, 1928, p. 211 (compiled) ; Joum. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 1928, p. 

 113 (Bombay; Philippines) ; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1929, p. 642 

 ( Bacon ) . 

 Therapon (Datnia) puta Bleekeb, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erland., vol. 7, 1873- 



1876, p. 112 (Singapore, Bintang, Banka, Java, Celebes) ; vol. 8, 1876- 



1877, pi. (62)340, fig. 2. 



Terapon puta Jokdan and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), 

 p. 24 (Manila and Cavite). — Evebmann and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 

 26, 1906 (1907), p. 83 (Bulan, Bacon, San Fabian). 



Therapon ghebul (Ehbenbekg) Cuvieb, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 3, 1829, p. 133. 

 Red Sea.— GiJNTHEB, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 281 (copied).— 

 Klunzingek, Verb. zool. hot. Ges. Wien, vol. 20, 1870, p. 728 (Koseir, 

 Red Sea). 



Corns trivittatus Buchanan-Hamilton, Fishes of Ganges, 1822, pp. 92, 370. 

 Ganges mouths. 



Therapon. trivittatus Cantor, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 18, pt. 2, 1849, p. 

 1001 (sea of Pinang, Singapore, Malayan Peninsula). — Guntheb, Cat. Fish. 

 Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 280 (India, Ceylon, Singapore, Moluccas).— 

 ScHMELTZ, Cat. Mus. GodefEroy, No. 1, 1864, p. 8 (South Sea).— Kner, Reise 

 Novara, Fische, 1865, p. 45 (Java). — Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1865, 

 p 13 (Cochin, Malabar).— Day, Fishes of Malabar, 1865, p. 7.— Playfaie, 

 Fishes of Zanzibar, 1866, p. 22 (Zanzibar). — Martens, Preuss. Exp. Ost 

 Asien, 1876, p. 386 (Manila). — Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 

 vol. 5, 1881, p. 361 (Torres Straits). — De Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South 

 Wales, vol. 8, 1884, p. 457 (New Britain). 



Therapon (Datnia) trivittatus Bleekeb, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 8, 

 1876-1877, pi. (62)340, fig. 2. 



Autisthes argenteus De Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 9, 1885, 

 p. 398. Queensland Coast. 



Depth 3 to 3%; head 2% to 314, width 1% to 2%. Snout 27/8 

 to 3% in head; eye 3 to 31/5, 1 to li/^ in snout, greater than inter- 

 orbital in young to equal with age; maxillary reaches opposite eye 

 in young, to hind nostril with age, expansion 2 to 2i/4 in eye, length 

 3 to 3% in head; teeth simple, conic, in villiform bands in jaws, 

 outer row little enlarged, none on palate or tongue; interorbital 4 

 to 41/^, broadly convex; preopercle with lower edge finely dentic- 

 ulate, few denticles around angle at margin, of which at least 3 to 

 6 enlarged and median i/o of eye; lower preorbital edge rough; 

 opercular spine i^ of eye. Gill rakers 9 + 20, lanceolate, subequal 

 with gill filaments or 1/0 in eye. 



Scales 80 in lateral line to caudal base and 8 more on latter; 12 

 scales above lateral line, 24 below, 19 or 20 predorsal to occiput, 6 

 rows on cheek to preopercle ridge. Scales with 8 or 9 basal radiat- 

 ing striae ; apical denticles 10 to 12, with 2 or 3 transverse series of 

 basal elements; circuli fine. 



D. XII, 10, I, fifth spine 11/2 to 1% in head, first ray 15^ to ^^ ; 

 A. Ill, 8, I, third spine 2y5 to 2i/4, first ray 1% to 2; caudal II/3 to 



