226 PERCIDJ?. 



Chanda nalua, Ham. Buch. Gang. Fish. p. 107. t. 6. f. 36 ; Cantor, 

 Catal. p. 6. 



' I lO-U 9-10 



The height of the hody is one-half of the total length (without 

 caudal -fin) ; the second spine of the first dorsal is one-fourth of the 

 same length ; no spinous teeth on the hinder part of the orbit (?) ; 

 interopcrculum entire (?). Coloration of body uniform. 



A rather doubtful' species. 



Javanese Seas ; Sea of Pinang ; Kivers of Lower Bengal. 



10. Ambassis interrupta. 



BleeJce}', Ceram, ii. p. 096. 



D-7|^. A.J,„. L.lat.28. 



The height of the body is one-half of the total length (without 

 caudal fin). Above the eye a small spine, directed backwards ; orbit 

 denticulated beneath ; interoperculum denticulated ; the lateral Hne 

 interrupted beneath the second dorsal fin ; the second spine of the first 

 dorsal one-third of the total length (withoiit caudal fin) ; the third 

 anal spine longest, but much shorter than the second of the dorsal fin. 

 Coloration uniform, A^th a silvery lateral band ; fins yellowish, the 

 interspace between the second and third dorsal spines blackish. 



Seas of Batavia and Wahai (Ceram). 



11. Amhassis bumensis. 

 Sleeker, Boeroe, p. 396. 



I>-'|8-^- ^-^0- I'-lat.28. L.transv.g. 

 The height of the body is 2^ in the total length (without caudal 

 fin). Above the eye a small spine, directed backwards ; orbit not den- 

 ticulated beneath ; interoperculum "«dth a small spine at the angle ; 

 the lateral line internipted beneath the front end of the second 

 dorsal ; the second spine of the first dorsal is 3^ in the total length 

 (without caudal) ; the third anal spine not much longer than the 

 second, and shorter than the second of the dorsal fin. Coloration 

 uniform, with a silvery lateral band ; fins yellowish, the interspace 

 between the second and third dorsal spines blackish. (Bl.). — Closely 

 allied to the preceding species. 

 Rivers of Boeroe. 



12. Ambassis wolffii 

 Bleeker, Borneo, i. p. 9. 



A. i-. L. lat. 36. 



D.7|^. 



10 



The height of the body is rather more than one-half of the total 

 length (without caudal fin) ; the second dorsal spine is nearly one- 

 fourth of the same length, and equal to the second of the anal fin ; 



