3. TP.TROnOX. 301 



f. Hnlf-f^rown (2] inches long). China. From the voyage of the 



' Saniarang.' — Typo of T. insir/nittis. 



g. Type of T. solandri. Polynesia. Presented by Sir J. Richard- 



son. 

 h. Adult: skoletoi.. Zanzibar. 



48. Tetrodon papua. 



Vnlcnt. Amh. p. 358, fig. 21, and p. 502, fig. 408; Euygch, Amh. p. 0, 

 tab. 5. (ig. 10; Renard, i. pi. ?A). fig. 200, ii. pi. 25.' fig. 124. 



Tetraodon ninrgaritatus, (not Iliipp.) lilak. Vcr. Bat. Gen. xxiv. 

 mootk. p. 25, or N<tt. Tych. Nfid. Ind. iii. p. 302. 



papua, Bleok. Joiirn. Ind. Arch. ii. p. (338, and VerJi. Bat, Oen, 



xxiv. Blootk. p. 13. 



Tropidichthys niargaritatus, Bleeh. Nat. Tyds. Ned. Lid. vi. p. 500. 



Canthogii^ter niargaritatus, Bleek. 'Atl. Ichth. Gijmnod. p. 81. 



Psilonotus niargaritatus, Bleek. I. c. tab. 9. fig. 4. 



A large black spot ^\\ih. incomplete bluish edge, on the back, on 

 each side of the base of the dorsal fin. Sides of the body and cJieehs 

 and Gaudalfin ivith numerous, somewhat distant, bluish darlcer-edqed 

 ocelli, smaller than the pupil, llie spots on the check are not smaller 

 and not more dense than those of the body. Upper and lateral parts 

 of the snout with oblique bands, the lowermost is the longest and 

 nearly horizontal ; eye crossed by subhorizontal bands. A bluish 

 band runs cdong the median line of the abdomen to the vent. Back 

 of the tail 'snth angular bluish bands, the point of the angles being 

 directed backwards. Upper profile of the snout slightly concave. 

 Tail without spines. 



East-Indian archipelago. 



a. Adult, one of the typical specimens. From Dr. "Blceker's Col- 



lection. 



b. Adult. Amboyna. Purchased of Hr. Frank. 



49. Tetrodon bennetti. 



Folmt. Amh. p. 417, fig. 223, p. 427, fig. 209, p. 425, fig. 275; Ruysch, 

 Amh. pp. 9, 10,tab. 5. figs. 8, 11, 13, & 14; Renard, i. tab. 25. fig. 138, 

 ii. tab. 7. fig. 32. 



Tetrodon ocellatus, Bennett, Fish. Ceyl. p. 21, pi. 21 (not Bl.). 



Tropidichthys bennetti, Bleek. Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind. vi. p. 504. 



Psilonotus bennetti, Bleek. Ned: Tyds. Dierk. ii. p. 230, or Act. Soc. 

 Sc. Indo-Neerl. Sumatra, viii. p. 0(3. 



ocellatus, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. Gymnod. pi. 10. fig. 5. 



Cantliogaster ocellatus, Bleek. I. c. p. 80. 



A large black spot with incomplete bluish edge, on the back, round 

 the base of the dorsal fin. Sides of the body with round, rather 

 distant bluish S2)0ts of the size sf the pupil. TJie spots are smcdl and 

 much more numerous on the side of the head. Foremost part of the 

 snout vrith some bluish vertical bands ; eye crossed by subhorizontal 

 bands ; a bluish band cdong the median line of the throat. Back of the 

 tail with angular bluish bands, the point of the angles being directed 

 backwards. Caudal fin without markings. Upper profile of the 



