252 r.ECORDs ok the austualian museum. 



Odontogohius htjuoensis, Bleeker, Ai'cli. Neei"l. Sci. Nat., ix., 1874 (fide Day). 



Apocryptes l'nie(itH>i, Alleyne & Macleaj', Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, i., 

 1877, p. 332, pi. xii., fig. 3. Id., Macleay, hoc. cit., v., 1881, p. 611. 



Apocryptes hivittatus, Macleay, Loc. cit., ii., 1878, p. 357, pi. ix., fig. 5, and 

 v., 1881, p. 611. 



Amhlytjohiiiii hynoensis, Jordan & Richardson, Check List Fish. Philippine 

 Arch., 1910, p. 49. Id., Weber, " Siboga " Exped., Ivii., 1913, p. 472. 



D. vi/15 ; A. 16 ; P. 18 ; V. i/5 ; C. 15. 64 scales between the upper 

 base of the pectoral and the hypural joint, and about 26 between the 

 anterior dorsal and anal rays. 



Depth 45 in the length to the hypui'al joint ; head 37 in the same. 

 Eye 4'3 in the head, 1*3 in the snout, which is 3*2 in the head ; iuterorbital 

 space 1"2 in the eye. Depth of caudal peduncle 1*9, and caudal fin 1*1 in 

 the head. Breadth at the bases of the pectorals 1-3 in the depth of the 

 body. 



Head almost naked, a few rudimentary scales on the upper portion of 

 the operculum. A few low ridges of mucigei^ous papillae ; rows of large 

 open pores behind the preoperculum and above the operculum. Eyes of 

 moderate size, separated by a rather broad, slightly convex iuterorbital 

 space. Upper profile of the head and snout forming a convex curve. 

 Anterior nostril in a short tube near the middle of the snout, the posterior 

 a simple opening nearer the eye. Mouth a little oblique, maxilla reaching 

 back to below the anterior margin of the eye; jaws subequal. Premaxil- 

 laries with several lai'ger curved teeth on each side anteriorly, followed by 

 a row of small ones which increase in size and become biserial backwai'ds. 

 Mandible with an outer i^ow of larger curved teeth, and one or two curved 

 canines on each side ; behind tliese is a double row of small teeth which 

 become uuiserial on the sides. Palate toothless. Tongue subtruncate 

 anteriorly, its tip free. Gill-openings separated by a wide interspace ; 

 exposed edge of the shoulder-girdle smooth. 



Body leather broad, compressed. It is covered with rather small 

 scales which extend forward to behind the eyes, and cover the breast and 

 base of the pectoral ; they are mostly ctenoid, but are cycloid anteriorly 

 and on the abdomen. A minute genital papilla. 



First dorsal fin commencing behind the vertical of the pectoral base ; 

 the spines increase in length to the fifth, and the membrane fn)m the last 

 touches the base of the first ray. Dorsal rays subequal in lengtli, the 

 posterior ones forming a pointed lobe which overlaps the caudal base. 

 Anal of similar form to the second dorsal, the rays increasing slightly in 

 length backwai'ds. Pectoral rounded, reaching the vertical of the first 

 dorsal ray. Ventrals inserted slightly before the pectorals, completely 

 united, and reaching three-fourths of their distance fi'om the vent. Caudal 

 broadly rounded. 



CoJour-murJiitn/. — A broad dark band commences on the snout, and 

 extends backward to below the anterior dorsal rays ; a second extends 

 fx'om behind the nuiutli acioss the opercles to the pectoral base, and is 



