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obtuse, shorter than the eye, with the upi^er jaw shghtly overlapping 

 the lower. The upper maxillary reaches to below the posterior half 

 of the orbits ; the upper jaw armed with an outer scries of larger 

 teeth. Prteoperculum rounded, denticulated, with several larger 

 spinous teeth at the angle. Caudalis pointed ; pectoral and ventral 

 fins nearly equal in length ; the second anal spine 2^ in the length 

 of the head. Above greenish, with a darker blotch above the opercle ; 

 the spiaous dorsal edged with brown. (Bl.) 

 Batjan. 



20. Scisena microdon, 



Otolithus microdon, Bleaker, Java, i. p. 99, and Verhand- Batav. Ge- 

 nootsch. xxii. Madura, p. 10, xxiii. Sdcen. p. 16. 



D-HslVe- ^-f L.lat.90. 



The height of the body is one-fifth of the total length, the length 

 of the head one-fourth. The snout is longer than the diameter of the 

 eye, which is one-sLxth of the length of the head ; jaws equal in 

 length ; small canines in the upper jaw, none in the lower ; prae- 

 opercidum with distinct denticulations. Caudalis pointed ; the second 

 anal spine half as long as the first ray. Coloration uniform. {Bl.) 



Seas of Batavia, Samarang, and 8iirabaja. 



21. Scseina vogleri. 



Otolithus vogleri, Bleeker, Ti/dschr. Nederl. Indie, iv. p. 253. 

 D.lOU-^3. A. A L.lat.40. 



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

 fourth of the total ; the diameter of the eye is 4| in the length of the 

 head. Snout obtuse, with the upper jaw projecting and convex, longer 

 than the diameter of the eye. The upper maxillary reaches to below 

 the middle of the orbit ; intermaxillary with an outer series of larger 

 teeth, without distinct canines ; canines in the lower jaw none. Prse- 

 opcrculum distinctly denticulated. Caudahs pointed ; the second 

 anal spme half as long as the first ray. Coloration uniform. {Bl.) 



Sea of Sumatra. 



22. Sciaena horueensis. 



Otolithus borueeusis, Bleeker, Borneo, ii. p. 2(58. 

 D. 1014 ^-f L. lat. 40. 



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

 and one-fourth of the total length. The snout is obtuse, convex, with 

 the jaws eqiial, as long as the diameter of the eye, and 3i in the 

 length of the head. Upper jaw with four canine teeth of moderate 

 size, the lower jaw witliout canines. Prjcopercuhun denticidated at 

 the inferior limb as well as at the posterior. {Bl.) 



Rivers of Bandjermassing (Borneo). 



