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Synopsis of the Species. 



I. Depth about if in length; dorsal (77) 80-86, 2nd to 5th or 6th rays 



moderately prolonged : anal (61) 64-67 . . . i. polyophthalmus . 



II. Depth 1 1 to 2 in length ; 2nd to 4th rays of dorsal more or less prolonged, 

 expanded and pinniform. 



A. Dorsal 88-gi, anal 72-76 ; rays of left pelvic not prolonged. 2. pennatus. 



B. Dorsal 82, anal 66 ; rays of left pelvic prolonged and pinniform . 3. krempfi. 



I. GRAMMATOBOTHUS POLYOPHTHALMUS (Bleeker). 



I'latyophrys polyophthalmus, Bleeker, 1866, Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk., iii, p. 46; Bleeker, 1866-72, Atl. 



Ichth., vi, p. 12, Pleuron., pi. iii, tig. 3 ; McCulIoch, 1922, Mem. Qd. Mus., vii, p. 244. 

 Rhomboidichthys angustifrons, Giinther, 1880, Shore Fishes "Challenger", p. 46. pi. xxi, fig. b; 



Alcock, i8go, Ann. .Mag. Nat. Hist., (6) vi, p. 435. 

 Psettylis ocellaia, Jenkins, rgio, Mem. Ind. Mus., iii, p. 27. 

 Orammatobothus polyophthalmus, Xorman, 1926, Biol. Res. "Endeavour", v, p. 253; Norman, 



1927, Rec. Ind. Mus., xxix, p. 35, fig. 8 ; McCuUoch, 1929, .Mem. Aust. Mus., v, p. 276. 

 Platophrys anguslifrons. Fowler. 1928, Mem. B. P. Bishop Mus., x, p. 91. 

 Bothus [Platophrys) polyophthalmus, Weber and Beaufort, 1929, Fish. Indo-Austral. Arch., v, p. 119. 



Fig. 1S7. — Grammatobothus polyophthal. 



B..M. (N.H.) 79. 5.14 • 



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Depth of body about if in the length, length of head 3J to 4. Upper profile of 

 head more or less deeply notched in front of eyes. Snout shorter than eye, diameter 

 of which is 3I to 3* in length of head and about 3 times interorbital width : lower 

 eye a little in advance of upper. Usually one or two blunt prominences in front of 

 lower eye, and two more above the maxillar\-. Maxillary extending to below anterior 

 edge of eye or a little beyond, length 3J to 3J in that of head ; lower jaw 2\ to 2J in 

 head. 8 or 9 short gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 77 to 82 scales in 

 lateral line. Dorsal (77) 80-86 ; second to fifth or sixth rays moderately prolonged, 

 highest § to t length of head. .\nal (61) 64-67. Pectoral of ocular side with 13 to 

 15 rays, upper ray frequently prolonged to below posterior half of dorsal (? male) ; 

 length (without produced ray) ij to ij in that of head. Caudal pointed. Pale 

 brownish, with 3 large conspicuous black ocelU forming a triangle, the two anterior 

 ones above and below the pectoral, the third on the middle of the straight portion 



