4. APOCRTPTES. go 



Ll^'ltS'' '^^' ^'"^'"''' '''''' '^ '^' "^""''''^ ^" "°^ ^he caudal 



Madras. Coast of Pondicherry. 

 a, b. Half-groAvn. Madras. Presented by T. C. Jerdon, Esq. 



7. Apocryptes macrolepis, 



Bheker, Borneo, iii. p. GQ. 



D. 6 j 29. A. 28. 



Scales smaU anteriorly, becoming larger on the tail. The hei-ht 

 of the body IS one-eleventh of the total length, the length of the 

 caudal fin one-fourth. Snout obtuse, as long as the ^ye, wh ch 

 occupies the second fifth of the length of the lead. The^anlS 

 teeth of the upper jaw enlarged, those of the lower horizontal • a 

 pau- of lai-ge canines near the symphysis. The gape reaches to 

 the I ^ Pf tenor margin of the eye. Dorsal fin^ Lntinuous at 

 fl^TL ^'?'''^.'}^'lf'^^^^ brown; dorsal fins black-spotted; 

 caudal blackish, with the rays greenish. {Bleek.) 



Rivers of Bandjermassing. 



8. Apocryptes nexipinnis. 



Cantor, Catal. p. 188. 



D. 6 I 26. A. 26. 

 Scales rather smaU anteriorly, becoming large posteriorly. The 

 height of the body is one-eleventh of the total length, the length of 

 the caudal fin one-fifth. Snout rounded, longer than the eye, which 

 occupies the third seventh of the length of the head. Gape verv 

 wide the maxillary extending far beyond the vertical from the eye 

 leeth m the jaws horizontal ; the upper jaw with a pair of strong 

 fangs antenoriy, the lower mth a smaller canine tooth on each side 

 Dorsal fins continuous. Slate-coloured; dorsal and caudal fiiLs 

 mmutely dotted with brown. 

 Sea of Pinang. 



a, h. Skins. Sea of Pinang. From Dr. Cantor's Collection.— Types 

 01 the species. ■''■ 



9. Apocryptes henlei. 



Bleeker, Verhaml Batav. Genootsch. xxii., Blemi. en Gob. p. 37. 

 D. 6 I 27. A. 28. 

 Scales small anterioriy, becoming larger posteriorly. The height 

 ot the body is one-tenth or one-eleventh of the total length • the 

 eye occupies the second fifth of (he length of the head. The'oane 

 reaches behind the eye. Anterior teeth of the upper jaw enlaiwd 

 those of the lower horizontal ; two canines near the symphysis. 

 Ihe length of the caudal is one-fourth of the total. Uniform 

 greenish. {Bleek.) 



Coasts of Java and Madura. 



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