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V. Half-grown. Purchased of Hr. Frank. — Back with three very 



distinct ridges. 

 «'. Yoiiug: skin. From Gronow's Collection. — This is the t}pe of 



I'^qualus indicus. — The anal fin is cut away. 



Var. e. jnhji mat odes. The hands are hrolcen itp into a great 

 number of hrouni sjjots or transverse lines, arranged in the form of 

 hands. Tliree very distinct dorsal keels. 

 .V. Half-grown. Java. Dr. Blccker's Collection. — One of the types 



of Ch. phijmatodes. 

 y. Young : stuffed. Pinang. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 



Var. ^. ohscura. Coloration uniforin hrown; keels on the lack- 

 present or ahsent. 

 z. Half-grown : stuffed. Cape Seas. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



— Ch. tuhercidatum. 

 u. Young. Yizagapatam. Presented by Captain Mitchell. 

 ft. Half-grown : stuffed. India. 

 y. Adult. Moluccas. — Ch. ohscurum. 

 I. Adult. Moluccas. From Dr. Bleeker's CoUectiou. — Type of Cli. 



hasseltii. 

 e. Adult : skin. Ceylon. From Dr. Kelaart's Collection. 

 i^. Half-grown. China. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



4. Chiloscylliunv punctatum. 



Chiloscvllium piinctatiuu, Midler ^- Henle, p. 18, pi. 3 ; Bleek. I. r. 

 p. 22; ? Dumeril, Elasmubr. p. 330. 



The lower labial fold is perfectly continuous. Mouth much 

 nearer to the eye than to the extremity of the snout, which is pro- 

 duced and rather obtuse. Posterior margin of the two dorsal fins 

 slightly concave, the postero-inferior angle being somewhat pro- 

 duced. Part of the base of the first dorsal is above that of the ven- 

 trals. Back smooth. Body with about ten broad dark cross bands, 

 and sometimes with small black dots besides. 



Java. 



a. Thirteen inches long. Eeceived from Dr. Bleeker with the in- 

 correct determination " Ch. malayaman." 



26. CROSSORHINUS. 

 Crossorhinus, Miill. ^- Ilcnie, p. 21. 

 Two dorsal fins, without spines — the first behind the ventrals, the 

 second in advance of the anal, which is very close to the caudal. 

 Tail rather short. Eyes small. Sjnracle a wide oblique slit, be- 

 hind and below the eye. Nasal and buccal ca^-ities confluent. 

 Head broad, flat, with the snout very obtuse ; mouth wide, nearly 

 anterior. A free nasal cirrus ; sides of the head with skinny ai>- 

 pendages. Upper and lower lips well developed. Anterior teeth 

 rather large, long, and slender, without lateral lobes ; the lateral 



