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orbital width slightly less than snout, but little elevated; preopercle 

 edge denticulate. Lower gill rakers 12, short, thick. 



Scales 47 to 54 along above lateral line to caudal base, 46 to 50 

 along below lateral line; 8 scales above lateral line, 17 below, 16 ? 

 predorsal to occiput, 6 or 7 rows on cheek to preopercle ridge. 



D. XIII, 11 to 13, fifth spine 2 in head, third ray 1%; A. Ill, 

 10 or 11, second spine 2%? third ray 1%; caudal IV3, hind edge 

 slightly concave; least depth of caudal peduncle 2V^; pectoral IV3; 

 ventral ly^. 



Eight rather broad dark bands on side of body, above lateral line 

 follow curve of back and more or less confluent posteriorly, those 

 below horizontal. Median band ends in dark mark on caudal base, 

 above and below 2 dark rounded spots. Another spot on upper 

 edge of caudal peduncle. Sometimes outer portions of dorsal and 

 anal light colored, also spinous dorsal and anal with darker mark- 

 ings. Light curved band at pectoral base. Opercular membran& 

 blackish posteriorly. Length 200 mm. (Ogilby and McCuUoch.) 



East Indies. 



TERAPON BIDYANA (Mitchell) 



Acerina (Cernua) bidyana Mitchell, Three Exp. Interior Eastern Australia, 

 vol. 1, 1838, p. 95, pi. 8. Lat. 29° 9' S., river between Gwydi River and 

 Mclntyre River, New South Wales. 



Therapon iidyana McCulloch, Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 9, 1913, p. 359 (New 

 South Wales) ; Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 40, 1915, p. 262, 

 pi. 36, fig. 1 (Murrumbidgee River). — Ogilby and McCulloch, Mem. 

 Queensland Mus., vol. 5, 1916. p. 112 (Australia). 



Datnia elUptica Richaedson, Ichth. Voy. Erebus and Terror, 1844-48, p. 118, 

 pi. 52, figs. 4-8. Rivers in Western Australia. 



Therapon elliptmis Gijnthee, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 276 (type; 

 Naomi River, Australia). — Klunzingee, Arch. Naturg., vol. 38, pt. 1, 1872, 

 p. 21 (Murray River). — Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Acclimat. Soc. Victoria, vol. 

 2, 1873, p. 127 (Western Australia). — Klunzingee, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. 

 Wien, vol. 80, pt. 1, 1879, p. 350 (Murray River, Port Philip, Hobson's 

 Bay.)— Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 5, 1881, p. 363 

 (rivers of Western Australia). — Mettee, Anal. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat., 

 Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, p. 13 (Laguna de Bay, Luzon). — Elera, Cat. Fauna 

 Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 472 (Laguna de Bay). — Waite, Rec. Australian Mus., 

 vol. 3, 1900, p. 210 (Kimberley, West Australia).— Stead, Fishes of 

 Australia, 1907, p. 122, pi. 4 (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South 

 Australia, West Australia). 



Terapon ellipticus Waite, Mem. New South Wales Natural. Club, No. 2, 1904, 

 p. 33.— Stead, Edible Fish. New South Wales, 1908, p. 73, pi. 42. 



Therapon niger Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Acclimat. Soc. Victoria, vol. 1, 1872, 

 p. 38. Murray River; vol. 2, 1873, p. 38 (Murray River) ; Rec. London 

 Internat. Exhib., 1873, p. 9 (Victoria). — Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New 

 South Wales, vol. 5, 1881, p. 365 (Murray basin) ; vol. 9, 1884, p. 12 (note). 



Therapon richardsonii Castelnau, Rec. London Internat. Exhib., 1873, pt. 7, 

 No. 5, p. 9. Victoria, Australia. — Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South 

 Wales, vol. 5, 1881, p. 364 (Murray basin). — Lucas, Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, 

 ser. 2, vol. 2, 1890, p. 19 (Murray River). — Ketstt, Great Barlrier Reef, 1893, 

 pp. 282, 369 (Queensland). 



