148 GomiDiE. 



14. Callionymus schaapii. 

 Bleeker, Banka, p. 455. 



D. 4 I 10. A. ]0. C. 10. 



The praeopcrcular spine is curved, and has six tooth-Hke processes, 

 and a seventh at its base. 



Male. — Dorsal spines and the posterior dorsal rays elongate ; 

 caudal fin one-third of the length of the body. Olive, variegated 

 with brown ; doi'sal rays, posterior part of the base of the anal fin, 

 and anterior rays of the pectoral brown-dotted ; ventrals and anal 

 black-edged. {Bl.) 



Female ? 



Sea of Banka. 



15. CaUionymus longecaudatus. 



Callionymus japonicus, Hotitt. Verh. Holl. Maatsch. Wet. Haarh xx. 



p. 311 (not Vul). 

 longicaudatus, Temm. ^ Schleg. Faun. Japan. Poise, p. 151. pi. 78. 



figs. 1 , 2, pi. 79. A. fig. 1 ; Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc, Indo-Nederl. iii. , Japan, 



p. 17 (Japanese variety). 

 reevesii, Richai-ds. Voy. Sulph. Fishes, p. 60. pi. 36. figs. 1-3 (not 



fig. 4), and Ichth. Chin. p. 2ll ; Bleek. Cfiram, iii, p. 244 (Chinese 



variety) ; Bleek. Nalez. Ichth. Jap. p. 44. 



variegatus, Schleg. Faun. Japon. Poiss. p. 153 (fem.). 



belcheri, Richards. Voy. Siilph. Fishes, p. 62. pi. 37. figs. 1 & 2. 



D. 4 I 9. A. 9. C. 11. 



Praeoperciilar spine straight, as long as the diameter of the eye, 

 finely serrated superiorly ; a strong spinous process at its base, 

 pointing forwards. 



Male. — Spines of the anterior dorsal filiform, of moderate length. 

 Caudal exceedingly elongate, sometimes as long as the body : C. 

 longecavdatus, Schleg. 



Female. — Spines of the anterior dorsal short ; caudal of moderate 

 length : C. variegatus, Schleg. 



Coasts of China, Japan, Ceram, Amboyna, and Celebes. 



a. Adult. China. From the Haslar CoUecnon. 

 h~i. Adult : dried. From Chinese insect-boxes. 

 Ic. Half-grown. China. Presented by Captain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 

 I, m, n. Young. China. Presented by Captain Sir E. Belcher, 

 C.B. 



Some of the young specimens have the praeopcrcular spine a little 

 more coarsely denticulated and shgiitly bent outwards. These have 

 been called by Sir J. Richardson Callionymus helcJieri (Voy. Sulph. 

 Fishes, p. 62. pi. 37. figs. 1 & 2). 



0. Four inches long : not good state. Pacific. Presented by Captain 



Sir E. Belcher, C.B.— Tj-pe of C. belcheri. 

 p-q. Two to three inches long. China. Presented by Captain Sir 



E. Belcher, C.B. 

 It appears, from the researches of Dr. Blceker, that specimens 



