150 FRESH AND BRACKISH WATER FISHES. 



NO. 5065. 1 Ex. Waai-Soena, Boeroe. Coll. Hoedt, 1864. 

 N". 5066. 1 Ex. Amboiua. Coll. Teysmann, 1877. 

 NO. 5171. 35 Ex. Indian Archipelago. Coll. Bleeker. 



The fish (NO. 1029, Java, Coll. Kuhl and v. Hasselt), 

 taken by Bleeker for Perca ciliata (K. et v. H.) C. V., 

 and confirmed by his own handwriting »Paradules'^ on 

 the label of the bottle, is no Dides and does not accord 

 with the measurement given by of C. and V. Therefore 

 I can not adhere to Bleeker's opinion, when he considers 

 P. ciliata syn. with D. marginatus. 



Gill nor Günther having seen the type of Kuhl and 

 V. Hasselt, their determination shall remain undecided. 



Characters of the specimen N". 1029 are: D. 11 — 11, 

 A. 3 — 8. Distinct canines. Last dorsal spine shorter than 

 the forelast spine and the first soft ray. No scales on the 

 base of the dorsal fin as in Dules. Operculum with two 

 points, praeoperculum serrated, praeorbital smooth. Bran- 

 chiostegals 7. The ex. is very faded,'jbut I suppose it had a 

 uniform coloration without streaks or dots on body or fins. 



6. Gohius giuris Ham. Buch. 



Günther, Cat. of Fishes, T. Ill, p. 21 (p. 45, G. spectubilis f). 

 Day, Fishes of India, p. 294, pi. Q6, fig. 1. 



NO. 5172. 1 Ex. Length 96 mM. 



m 5178. 1 Ex. Length 280 mM. 



I am in doubt whether Günther's G. spectabilis is syno- 

 nymous with G. giuris H. B., as is the conclusion of Day. 

 The principal character, given by Günther for his species, 

 is the great length of the caudal fin C/l^ of the total), 

 whilst he says: » Dorsal fins higher than the body, the 

 » spines of the first are produced into filaments". 



Ex. N». 5172 has a total length of 96 mM., caudal fin 

 20 mM., 2^1 highest dorsal ray equals the height of the body. 



Ex. NO. 5173 has a total length of 280 mM., caudal 

 fin 70 mM., 2<1 highest dorsal ray, with long filament, 

 50 mM., height of the body 38 mM. 



Notes from tlie Leyden JMusetiin, Vol. XVI. 



