82 GOBirD^. 



4. Apocryptes bato. 



Gobius bato, Biich. Ham. p. 40. pi. 37. fig. 10. 



Apocryptes bato, Cuv. fy Val. xii. p. 143. pi. 349 ; Sleeker, Verhund. 

 Batav. Genootsch. xxv., Bengal, en Himlust. p. 103. 



D. 5 I 21. A. 22. 



Scales exceedingly small. The height of the body is one-eighth of 

 the total length ; snout obtuse, rounded, equal in length to the dia- 

 meter of the eye, which is one-fifth of the length of the head. Gape 

 horizontal, reaching to below the middle of the eye, with the upper 

 jaw a little longer than the lower. Teeth small ; a pair of small 

 canines at the symphysis of the lower jaw. Caudal fin lanceolate, 

 its length being two-ninths of the total. Greenish ; body and dor- 

 sal fins dotted with dark brown. 



Mouth of the Ganges. River Hooghly (Calcutta). 



5. Apocrjrptes serperaster. 



Eichards. Ichthyol. China, p. 206. 



D. 6 I 27. A. 27. 



Scales small anteriorly, becoming larger postcriorlj\ The height 

 of the body is one-ninth or one-eleventh of the total length. Snout 

 obtuse, rounded, somewhat longer than the eye, with the upper jaw 

 rather longer than the lower ; gape of moderate width, the max- 

 illary extending to below the posterior margin of the eye. Teeth 

 small ; the front teeth of the upper jaw enlarged, those of the lower 

 horizontal ; a pair of small canines near the symphysis, another on 

 each side of the mandibula. Dorsal fins not continuous. Greenish- 

 olive ; caudal darker. 



Chinese Seas. 



Of. Adult. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. — Type of the 



species. 

 b, c. Adult. China. From the Haslar Collection. 

 d-e. Half-grown. Bengal. From the Collection of the East India 



Company. 

 f-k, l-t, u-w, X. Adult and half- grown : not good state. From the 



Haslar Collection. 



6. Apocryptes rictuosus. 



Cuv. ^ Val. xii. p. 151. 



D. 6 1 25-27. A. 27. 



Scales small anteriorly, becoming larger on the tail. The height 

 of the body is one-fourteenth of the total length, the length of tho 

 caudal fin one-third. Snout obtuse, somewhat longer than the eye ; 

 the lower jaw slightly prominent. Teeth small, those of the lower 

 jaw horizontal ; a pair of small canine teeth near the symphysis, and 

 another canine tooth on each side of the lower jaw. Gape wide, tho 

 maxillary extending beyond the posterior margin of the eye. Dorsal 



