250 BLENNIIDiE. 



specimen belongs, perhaps, to a species different from that 

 described by Valenciennes ; it has a dark-brown longitudinal 

 band on the side, and no cross-bands on the throat ; numbers 

 of the fin-rays : D. i^. A. 19. 



25. Salarias celebicus. 

 Sleeker, Celebes, v. p. 250. 



D. 12 I 17. A. 18-19. V. 2. 



The height of the body is contained five times and two-thirds in the 

 total length, the length of the head five times. Forehead prominent. 

 A small simple tentacle above the orbit and at the nostril . Canine teeth 

 none. The dorsal is deeply notched, and not united with the caudal ; 

 both portions are nearly of equal height, lower than the body, but 

 higher than the anal fin. Greenish, dotted with brown and blue. (Bl.) 



Coasts of Batu, Celebes, Booroo, and Amboyna. 



26. Salarias guttatus. 

 Giv. ^ Val. xi. p. 308. 



D. 12 I 17-18. A. 20. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- 

 sixth of the total. A small simple tentacle above the orbit and on 

 each side of the neck. Canine teeth in the lower jaw. The dorsal 

 fin is one-half notched, and terminates immediately before the root 

 of the caudal. Eeddish-grey, above dotted with brown, sides spotted 

 with white ; root of the pectoral with some white spots ; fins white, 

 the rays brown-spotted. ( Val.) 



Sea of Vanicolo. 



27. Salarias interruptus. 



Bleeker, Boeroe, ii. p. 68. 



D. 12 I 19. A. 21. 



The height of the body is contained seven times or seven times 

 and a half in the total length, the length of the head six times. The 

 space between the orbits is rather concave ; the forehead does not 

 project beyond the mouth. A short simple tentacle above the orbit 

 ancl at the nostril. A canine tooth in the lower jaw. The dorsal fin 

 is deeply notched : the anterior portion is rather lower than the pos- 

 terior, and nearly equal in height to the anal fiji ; the posterior is 

 somewhat lower than the body. Body with short brown longitu- 

 dinal streaks ; dorsal fin with tkree or four series of brown spots ; 

 caudal dotted with brown ; anal with a brown margin. {Bl.) 



Sea of Kajeli (Buru). 



28. Salarias chrysospUos. 



.Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Nedcrl. ii., Amhoina, p. 66. 



D. 12 I 18. A. 19. V. 2. 

 The height of the body is contained seven times in the total lengtb . 



