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55. Gobius javanicus. 



Bleoker, Natuurk. Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. 1856, p. 88. 

 D. 6||. A.f L.lat. 27-28. 

 The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the head, 

 and one-fifth of the total ; the height and width of the head are 

 three-fourths of its length. Eyes close together, their diameter 

 being more than one-third of the length of the head; the upner 

 jaw 18 somewhat longer than the lower; the maxiHary extends to 

 be ow the anterior margin of the eye. Cleft of the mouth little 

 obhque. The teeth form bands, those of the outer series bemg en- 

 larged Crown of the head and operclcs s.aly. Dorsal fins lower 

 than the body ; the middle spines of the anterior dorsal are the 

 longest; caudal obtuse, rounded. Green: three deep-violet spots 

 on each side of the head ; most of the scales with a brown spot • pos- 

 terior dorsal and caudal fins brown-dotted; the spinous dorsal with 

 a large round black spot posteriorly. (Bhek.) 

 liivers of Southern Java. Coast of Booroo. 



50. Gobius borneensis. 



Sleeker, Borneo, i. p. 10. 



The height of the body is contained five times in the total length 

 the length of the head four times and three-quarters; the head is 

 two-thirds as broad as long. The width of the interorbital space is 

 less than that of the orbit, which is one- third of the length of the 

 head. Teeth very small; cleft of the mouth narrow, not extending 

 on to the orbit. The first dorsal is half as high as the body ; caudal 

 rounded. Green, anteriorly clouded with brown : dorsal fins red, 



n I "^ ^ ^™'''^ ^^^""^ ''PP'^^' ^^^^gi^i' the second black-spotted 

 the other fins immaculate. (Bleek.) 



liivers of Bandjennassing (Borneo) and of Sumatra. 

 57. Gobius melanurus. 



Sleeker, Verhand. Batav. Genootseh. xxii., Bletm. en Gob. p. 31. 

 D. 6||. A.|. L.lat. 20. 



fi J^^'^^u'^^l^'f the body equals the length of the head, and is one- 

 htth ot the total. The head is somewhat broader than high convex 

 and obtuse ; the eyes are close together, theii- diameter bein- one- 

 thu-d or one-fom-th of the length of the head. The upper jaw with 

 the teeth of the outer series enlarged ; canine teeth none The first 

 dorsal IS lower than the body ; caudal convex. Head, the fii^t dorsal 

 and the caudal black ; the remainder brown. (Bleel- ) 

 Coasts of Java and Biliton. 



With regard to the small number of scales in the lateral line see 



the note on G. pasuruensis, p. 32. ' 



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