50. CABANGIB^. 



inches, lines. 



Diameter of the eye 4^ 



Length of the caudal 1 



of the pectoral 8 



of the ventral 6 



13. Equula rivulata. 



tSchhy. Fmm. Japan. Poiss. p. 126. pi. 67. f. 2; ? Richards. Ichthyol. 

 Cliina, p. 276. 



Db- A.i. 



The height of the body is contained three times in the total length, 

 the length of the head four times and one-fifth. The dorsal fin is 

 low, and the length of the second spine is 3| in the height of the 

 body. Back with numerous blackish streaks, descending obliquely 

 backwards; dorsal fin without black. (Schleg.) 



Sea of Japan. 



14. Equula insidiatriz. 



Zeus insidiator, Bl. tab. 192. f. 2, 3; i. Gm. p. 1221 ; Bl. Schn. p. 95; 



Shatv, ZooL iv. p. 284. pi. 41 ; Lacep. iv. pp. 572, 574. 

 Equula insidiatri.x, Cm: 4" ^al. x. p. 98 ; Cant. Catal. p. 151 ; Bleek. 



Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. Makr. p. 84. 



The height of the body is 2| in the total length, the length of the 

 head 4|. No spines above the orbit. The cavity on the head is 

 triangular, and 2| as long as broad. The loAver prajopercular mar- 

 gin is minutely serrated ; the mandibula ascends in a vertical line. 

 The lateral line extends nearly to the tail. Scales exceedingly small. 

 Back with rather irregular vertical blackish streaks, generally in- 

 terrupted and forming spots. 



East Indian Seas, entering fresh waters. 



a-d. Adidt. Sumatra. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



c, f. Adult : skins : bad state. Malayan Peninsula. From Dr. 



Cantor's Collection. 

 (J. Young, China. 

 X. Adult. 

 t. Half-groWn; bad state. From the Haslar Collection. 



15. Equula interrupta. 



Chanda ruconius, Buch, Ham. Gamj. Fishes, pp. 100, 371. pi. 12. 



f. 35 (uiouth faulty). 

 Equula interrupta, Cur. <§• Val. x. p. 102 ; Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. 



Makr. p. 85. 

 ruconius, Cuv. <§• Val. x. p. 79. 



D - A - 



The height of the body is one-half the total length, the length of 



