3. TETROnON. '^C)^ 



f. Half-grown (2^ inches long). China. From the voyage of the 



' Samarang.' — Type of 1\ ijisignitus. 



g. Typo of T. solandri. Polj-nesia. Presented by Sir J. Richard- 



son. 

 h. Adult : skeleton. Zanzibar. 



48. Tetrodon papna. 



VaJmt. Amb. p. 353, fig. 21, and p. 502, fig. 498; Ruysch, Ami. p. 0, 

 tab. 5. fig. 10; licnard, i, pi. 30. fig. 200, ii. pi. 25.' fig. 124. 



Tetraodou niargaritatus, (not liilpp.) Blcek. Vvr. Bat. Gen, xxiv. 

 Blootk. p. 2o, or Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind. iii. p. 302. 



papua, Bleeh. Journ. Ind. Arch. ii. p. 638, and Verh. Bat. Gen. 



xxiv. Blootk. p. 13. 



Tropidichtliys niargaritatus, Blcek. Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind. vi. p. 500. 



Canthogaster niargaritatus, Blcek. Atl. Ichth. Gymnod. p. 81. 



Psilonotus niargaritatus, Bleek. I. c. tab. 9. fig. 4. 



A large black spot ^vith incomplete bluish edge, on the back, on 

 each side of the base of the dorsal fin. Sides of the body and checks 

 and caudal Jin with numerous, somezuhat distant, bluish darJcer-edged 

 ocelli, smaller than the pzipil. The spots on the cheek are not smcdJei' 

 and not more dense than those of the body. Upper and lateral j^arts 

 of the snout with oblique bands, the lowermost is tlio longest and 

 nearly horizontal ; eye crossed by subhorizontal bands. A bluish 

 band runs along the median line of the abdomen to the vent. Back 

 of the tail "udth angular bluish bands, the point of the angles being 

 directed backwards. Upper profile of the snout slightly concave. 

 Tail without spines. 



East-Indian archipelago. 



a. Adiilt, one of the typical specimens. From Dr. Bleeker's Col- 

 lection. 

 6. Adult. Amboyna. Purchased of Hr. Frank. 



49. Tetrodon bennetti. 



Valent. Amb. p. 417, fig. 223, p. 427, fig. 2G9, p. 425, fig. 275; Buysch, 

 Amb. pp. 9, 10,tab. 5. figs. 8, 11, 13, & 14; Benard, i. tab. 25. fig. 138, 

 ii. tab. 7. fig. 32. 



Tetrodon ocellatus, Bennett, Fish. Ceyl. p. 21, pi. 21 (not Bl.^. 



Tropidichtlij'S bennetti, Blcek. Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind. \i. p. 504. 



Psilonotus bennetti, Bleek. Ned. Tyds. Dierk. ii. p. 230, or Act. Sac. 

 Sc. Indo-Ncerl. Sumatra, viii. p. 60. 



ocellatus, Blcek. Atl. Ichth. Gymnod. pi. 10. fig. 5. 



Canthogaster ocellatus, Bleek. I. c. p. 80. 



A large black spot with incomplete bluish edge, on the back, round 

 the base of the dorsal fin. Sides of the body tuith round, rather 

 distant bhd.'ih .'^pots of the size of the jmpil. TJie sjwts are s^nall and 

 much more maneroits on the side of the head. Foremost part of the 

 snout with some bluish vertical bands ; eye crossed by subhorizontal 

 bands ; a bluish band rdong the median line of the throat. Back of the 

 tail -with angular bluish bands, the point of the angles being directed 

 backwards. Caudal fin without markings. Upper profile of the 



