148 GOBIIDiE. 



14. Callionymus schaapii. 

 Sleeker, Batika, p. 455. 



D. 4 I 10. A. 10. C. 10. :' 



The praeopercular spine is curved, and has six tooth-like processes, 

 and a seventh at its base. 



Male. — Dorsal spines and the posterior dorsal rays elongate ; 

 caudal fin one-third of the length of the body. Olive, variegated 

 with brown ; dorsal rays, posterior part of the base of the anal fin, 

 and anterior rays of the pectoral brown-dotted ; ventrals and anal 

 black-edged. (Bl.) 



Female ? 



Sea of Banka. 



15. Callionymus longecaudatus. 



Callionymus japonicus, Houtt. Verh, Holl. Maatsch. Wet. Haarl. xx. 



p. 311 (not Val). 

 longicaudatus, Temm. 8f Schleg. Faun. Japan. Poiss. p. 151. pi. 78. 



figs. 1, 2, pi. 79. A. fig. 1 ; Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc, Indo-Nederl. iii., Japan, 



p. 17 (Japanese variety). 

 reevesii, Richards. Voy. Sulph. Fishes, p. 60. pi. 36. figs. 1-3 (not 



fig. 4), and Ichth. Chin. p. 211 ; Bleek. Cb'am, iii. p. 244 (Chinese 



variety) ; Bleek. Nulez. Ichth. Jap. p. 44. 



variegatus, Schley. Faun. Japon. Poiss. p. 153 (fem.). 



belcheri, Richards. Voy. Sulph. Fishes, p. 62. pi. 37. figs. 1 & 2. 



1). 4 I 9. A. 9. C. 11. 



Prgeopercular spine straight, as long as the diameter of the eye, 

 finely serrated superiorly ; a strong spinous process at its base, 

 pointing forwards. 



Male. — Spines of the anterior dorsal filiform, of moderate length. 

 Caudal exceedingly elongate, sometimes as long as the body: C. 

 longecaudatus, Schleg. 



Female. — Spines of the anterior dorsal short ; caudal of moderate 

 length: C. variegatus, Schleg. 



Coasts of China, Japan, Coram, Amboyna, and Celebes. 



a. Adult. China. From the Haslar Collection. 

 b-i. Adult : dried. From Chinese insect-boxes. 

 k. Half-grown. China. Presented by Captain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 

 Z, TO, n. Young. China. Presented by Captain Sir E. Belcher, 

 C.B. 



Some of the young specimens have the praeopercular spine a little 

 more coarsely denticulated and slightly bent outwards. These have 

 been called by Sir J. Richardson Callionymus behhei-i (Voy. Sulph. 

 Fishes, p. 62. pi. 37. figs. 1 & 2). 



0. Four inches long : not good state. Pacific. Presented by Captain 



Sir E. Belcher, C.B.— Type of C. belcheri. 

 p-q. Two to three inches long. China. Presented by Captain Sir 



E. Belcher, C.B. 



It appears, from the researches of Dr. Bleeker, that specimens 



