2. SAURIDA 399 



2. SAURIDA*. 



Saurida, C'ui'. ^- Val. xxii. p. 499. 



Body subcylinclrical, rather elongate, covered with scales of mode- 

 rate size ; head oblong, cleft of the mouth very wide ; intermaxillary 

 very long, styliform, tapering ; maxillary thin, long, closely ad- 

 herent to the intermaxillary. Teeth cardiform, those in the inner 

 series being longest, slender ; all can be laid downwards and inwards ; 

 teeth in the jaws, on the tongue, and on the palatine bones ; those 

 on the palate form a double band on each side, the inner band being 

 much shorter than the outer. Eye of moderate size. Pectoral 

 short or of moderate length. Ventral nine-rayed, the inner rays not 

 much longer than the outer ones ; this fin is inserted before the 

 dorsal, not far behind the pectorals. Dorsal fin nearly in the middle 

 of the length of the body, with thirteen or less rays ; adipose fin 

 small ; anal short ; caudal forked. Gill-opening very wide, the gill- 

 membranes not attached to the isthmus ; branchiostegals numerous. 



Indian Ocean ; Western Pacific. 



1. Saurida tumbil. 



Roover, Talent, fig. 1.31 ; Renard, i. fig. 149. 



Lacertus peregrinus, Rondel. De Pise. xv. cap. 9. p. 428. 



Badi mottali, Russell, tab. 172. 



Salmo tmubil, JBloch, ix. p. 112. taf. 430; £1. Schn. p. 40.5. 



Saiirus badiniottah, Cin\ Rer/ne Am'm. ; Riippell, Neve Wirhelth. Fische, 



p. 77; Cant. Mai. Fish. p. 270. 

 Saurida tombil, Cuv. ^-Val. xxii. p. 500; Bleek. Verh. Batav. Genootsch. 



xxiv. Chir. p. 20. 



B. 16. D. 11. A. 10. V. 9. L. lat. 60-02. L. transv. 4^/7. 

 Yert. 53. 



Snout rather obtuse ; orbit with broad adipose eyelids. The pec- 

 toral fin extends to the tenth scale of the lateral line, but not to the 

 vertical from the origin of the dorsal fin. A conspicuous ridge along 

 the caudal portion of the lateral line. 



Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Western Pacific. 

 a-h. Adult : skins. Pinang. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 



2. Saurida nebulosa. 



? Saurus gracilis, Quoji S,- Gaim. Voi/. Uran. Zool. p. 224. 



Saurus a baudes et taches, Lienard, Dix. Rupp. Soc. Hist. Kat. Maunt. 



1839, p. 41. 

 Saurida nebulosa, Cin\ H,- Val. x-xii. p. r)04. pi. 649; Bleek. Nat. 



Tt/d.sclir. Nederl. Ind. 1852, iii. p. 292. 



B. 13. D. 11. A. 9. V. 9. L. lat. 52. L. transv. ^. 



Snout somewhat pointed ; orbit with the adipose eyelids mode- 

 rately developed. The pectoral fin extends to the ninth scale of the 



* 1. Saurus ferox. Eydnu,r ^- Souhijff, Voy. Bonife, Poi.vs. p. 197. pi. 7. fig- 2. — 



Hab. ? 



'2. Saurus a galon rouge, Lienard : see p. 394, >ioff. 



