FLATFISHES (HF.TKKOSO.MATA) 

 I'SEUDORHOMBUS ELEVATUS. Osilby. 



[DhEP FLOUNDIiK.] 

 (p.ill), 11. IV, iHrr. l-ish. Inill.i. p. -tJ-l, pi. x.Ml. flK, J ; Jenkins 



1927, Rec. Ina. Mm 



Mrriillo.h, 

 W (.|,.-r ,inrl 



r^cuduthumbus javan 



In.l. Mus..iii.p. 24. 

 Pseminrhombus cUmitui, Osilby, loi-'. Mom. Qd. Mus,, i. p. 4s; Xn 



"Endeavour", v, p. 234, hg. 



li);c), Mem. .A.ust. Mu5., v, p. 27'). 

 I'scudurhombus affinis, Weber, igi3, " Siboga "Expt-d., Vise 



Beaufort, 1929, Fish. Indo-.-\ustral. .\rcli., v, p. no, ftg. 23. 

 '; I'seudorhonibus oligodiin, Schmidt and Lmdberg, 1930, Bull. Acad. I.eiiingiad, p. 1147. 



Depth of body i j to twice in the length, length of head 3{ to nearly 3.; Upper 

 profile of head .somewhat notched in front of eyes. Snout about as long a.s eye, 

 diameter of which i.s 3.1 to 4 J in length of head ; anterior margins of eyes level, or 

 lower very slightlv ni advance of upper, which is separated from edge of head by a 



space equal to i or .1 its ihameter. Maxillary extending to below middle of eye or a 

 little beyond, length 2\ to -!j in that of head : lower jaw .scarcely projecting, i| to 

 nearlv twice in head. Teeth all small m both jaws, scarcely enlarged anteriorly ; 

 23 to 32 teeth on blind side of lower jaw. GiU-rakers rather long, slender; 11 to 

 15 on lower part of anterior arch. Scales all ctenoid on ocular side, cycloid on Wind 

 side ; 63 to 74 in lateral line. Supratemporal branch of lateral line nearly reaching 

 base of ninth to eleventh ray of dorsal fin. Donsal 67-74 '■ commencing above anterior 

 nostril of blind side, and at a distance in front of eye equal to about ^ its diameter ; 

 a line connecting base of first ray and po.sterior nostril, if continued, passes above the 

 hinder end of the maxillary or crosses its most posterior part. Anal 52-5S ; tip of 

 first interhaemal spine, if projecting, comes out on the blind side, behind the vent 

 and above first or second ray of anal fin. Pectoral of ocular side with 11 or 12 rays, 

 length li to 1 1 in that of head. Caudal double-truncate; caudal peduncle 2^ to 

 2f times "as deep as long. Pale brownish, with 5 rows of inconspicuous darker rings ; 

 generally a dark blotch, with or without a margin of small white spots, at junction 

 of curved and straight parts of lateral line, and one or two smaller ones on the straight 

 portion ; sometimes similar blotches above and below lateral line ; median fins with 

 brown spots and markings. 



