34. CYNOGLOSSUS. 41 17 



narrow, its width being less than one-half of that of the orbit. Lii).s 

 not fringed. The angle of the mouth is somewhat nearer to the gill- 

 opening than to the extremity of the snout ; rostral hook not extend- 

 ing to below the eye. The height of the body is contained four times 

 and three-foui'ths in the total length, the length of Ihc head four 

 times and two-fifths. Light viole t-rose-coloiu'cd, each scah^ witli a 

 transverse streak, and with two to four dots of violet colour ; fins 

 with violet dots. 



Batavia. ^ 



a. Adult. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection. 



11. C3moglossus sumatrensis. 



Plagusia sumatrana, Bleek. Sumatra, iii. p. 529. 

 Arelia sumatrensis, Bleek. Emim. p. 185. 



D. 104. A. 77. C. 8-10. L. lat. 70. 

 Two lateral lines on the left side, one on the right. Two nostrils ; 

 one between the eyes, the other above the cleft of the mouth. The 

 width of the interorbital space is less than that of the orbit. Lips 

 not fringed. The angle of the mouth is nearer to the gill-opening 

 than to the end of the snout ; the rostral hook extends to beloA\' the 

 eye. The height of the body is contained four times and a third in 

 the total length, the length of the head five times and a third. 

 Greenish, clouded with brownish. {Bl.) 



Sumatra (Benkulen). 

 a. Bad state. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection. 



12. Cynoglossus kaupii. 



Arelia kaupii, Bleek. Act.Soc. Sc. Indo-Nederl. vi. Samatra,v'\\\. p. 73. 

 D. 107. A. 82. C. 12. V. 4. L. lat. 75. 



Two lateral lines on each side. Two nostrils: one between the 

 eyes, the other before the angle of the lower orbit. The width of tlic 

 interorbital space equals the diameter of the eye. Lips not fiml)ri- 

 ated. The angle of the mouth is rather nearer to tlie gill-opening 

 than to the extremity of the snout ; rostral hook sliovt. Tbc hciglit 

 of the body equals the length of the head, and i,-s contained four tinns 

 and a third to four times and a quarter in the total length. Olive, 

 with numerous brownisli longitudinal stripes. (BL) 



Benkulen. 



Pleuronectes arel, Bl. Schn. p^ 159, or Arelia achncHhri. Kmip, /. c. 

 appears to be closely allied to this species. 



13. Cynoglossus quadrilineatus. 



Achirus bilineatns, Laedp. \\. pp. 059, (id-'l. 

 Plagusaa bilineata, lluiip. All. Fisrhe, p. 123. 



quiidrilineatn,, Bin-];. Vcrluiiiil. Balar. (iniontsrli. \m\- t'litinm. 



p. 21, or Natvurk. '/'i^ilschr. X,(hrl. Iiid. i. \y 112. 

 Arelio qiinihibiif':it:i. Kuiij} in IVii-i/ni. AkIi. |S,")S. j. 10/ 

 1). 10;>112. A. .S3-S(;. ('.!(». V. I i, Lit. 9',. 

 Two lateral lines on each side, separated in the midil'c by -ii bout 



VUL. IV. '-^ K 



