9. SILLAGO. 245 



and the lateral line. The height of the body is 6i to 7 times in the 

 total length, the length of the head 4^ to 44. The diameter of the 

 eye is one-fourth of the latter, and equals the interorbital space. The 

 ventral spine is feeble. Coloration uniform. 

 Molucca and Ja])anese Seas. 



3. Sillago maculata. 



Sillago macidata, Quoj/ ^- (jaim. Voi/. Freijc. Zool. p. 261. pi. 5.3. f. 2 ; 



Cm: i^- Val. iii. p. 411 ; Blecker, Perc. p. 02, and Bali, iii. p. 101. 

 bassensis, Cuv. Hf Val. iii. p. 412*; Qitoij i<) Gaim. Voij. Astrol. 



PoUs. p. 072. pi. 1. f. 2. 



r>. 11 I ^. A. Jy. L. lat. 70. L. transv. ^ 



The height of the body is 5^ in th»^ total length, the length of the 

 head four times ; the space between the eyes is one-half the length 

 of the snout. The ventral spine feeble. On each side seven or eight 

 blackish l)lotches and a yellow longitudinal band ; the second dorsal 

 dotted with, blackish. 



Coasts of South -eastern Australia; East Indian xVrchipelago. 



«-c. Adult : very bad state ; have been in chloride of zinc. Sydney. 



From the Haslar Collection. 

 d, e. AdiJt : very bad state ; have been in chloride of zinc. Sydney. 



From the Haslar Collection. 



4. Sillagro TJimctata. 



Cui: ^ Val. iii. p. 413; Quoij >.y Gaim. Vuy. Astrol. Poiss. p. 071 

 pi. 1. f. 1. 



D. 12 U. A. -1. L. lat. 170. L. transv. 35. Caec. pylor. 4. 



I -ib 22 ^ •' 



The height of the body is eight times in the total length, the length 

 of the head 4|. Body with numerous black dots above the lateral 

 line ; fins immaculate. 



Australian Seas. 



a. Adult : skin : not good state. Hobson's Bay, Port Phillip. 



b. Many young specimens in a bad state. South Australia. 



c. Young. South Australia. From Mr. Dring's Collection. 



5. Sillago ciliata. 



Cuv. (§• Val. iii. p. 415 ; Cuo. Rcyne Anivi. III. Poiss. pi. 13. f. 2. 



D. 11 I y^. A. ^. L. lat. 63. L. transv. 5/12. 



The height of the body is 5| in the total length, the length of the 

 head nearly four times ; the space between the eyes is 2\ in the length 

 of the snout. The ventral spine feeble. Silvery, with a yellowish 



* Cuvier (/. c.) states tlio number of the anal fin as ^^^ ; the figure in the Vcz/ntjc 

 de V Astrolabe shows twenty-one rays. 



