228 TRACHINIDiE. 



thirds the length of the pectoral ; suprascapula with tAvo rather 

 strong spines ; prteopereulum with six spines. The first dorsal 

 white, with a black spot. (Cuv.) 

 Indian Ocean. 



5. Uranoscopus guttatus. 



Cm: 4- Val iii. p. 305 ; Ctiv. Rk/ne Amm. III. Poiss. pi. 17. f. 2. 

 D. 4 1 12. A. 13, Caec, pylor. 8, 

 The anterior part of the sides, above the lateral line, without 

 scales. Pra;opcreiilnm with six, suprascapida with two spines ; 

 hnmeral spine one-tliird the length of the pectoral. The posterior 

 margin of the skuU -with five small, rounded lobes. The head and 

 the back dotted with white ; the first dorsal white, with two black 

 spots. (Ciiv.) 



Coast of Pondicherry. 



6. Uranoscopus bicinctus, 



Temm. •^^ Schleg. Faun. Jupon. PoLss. p. 2G. pi. 10. B. (not good) ; 

 Bleek. Act. Soc. Nederl. ii. Amboina, p. 41. 



^'^h 



A. 13. 



No barbel below the chin. The length of the head is 3| in the 

 total ; the distance between the giU-openings is rather more than 

 that between the extremities of the occipital and turbinal bones. 

 Suboperculum with one, prseoperculum with fom- spines, pointing 

 downwards*. Body with two dark bands, one across the anterior 

 part of the body, the other below the second dorsal ; the first dorsal 

 black, the caudal dark brown. 



Japanese and Chinese Seas ; Sea of AmbojTia. 



a. Adult : stuffed. Japan. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



h. Young. China. Presented by Captain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 



c. Young. China. Presented, by Captain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 



d. Half-grown: stuflPed. 



7. Uranoscopus asper. 



Temvi. Sf Srhlpf/. Farm. Jajnm. Poiss. p. 26. pi. 9. f. 1 j Richards. Ichth. 

 Chin. p. 211. 



D. 4 I 14. A. 14. 



The length of the head is 4^ in the total ; the length of the hu- 

 meral spine is 2i in that of the pectoral ; two small scapular spines ; 

 suboperculum with one, praeoperculum with three spines. The first 

 dorsal black ; head and back brown, irregularly spotted with lighter. 



Chinese and Japanese Seas. 



a, h. Adult : stuffed. Japan. 



* Bleeker found the number of the pra3opercular spines to vary between four 

 and six. 



