504 PLEUBONECTID^. 



Reddish-brown ; a blackish band along and near to the base of the 

 dorsal and anal fins. 

 Pinang. 



a. Skin. From T)r. Cantor's Collection. — Type of the species. 



IV. No conspicuous nostril. 



29. Cynoglossus hamiltonii. 



Achirus cynoglossus, Ham. Buck. Fish. Gang. pp. 132, 373. 

 Plagusia cynoglossa, Cant. Catal. p. 229. 

 Tcania cyiioglossa, Katq), I. c. 



D. 100-102. A. 76-78. C. 10. V. 4. L. lat. 80. 



Two lateral lines on the left side, separated by thirteen longitu- 

 dinal series of scales at the point of their greatest distance. No 

 conspicuous nostril ; eyes very small ; lips not fringed. The length 

 of the snout is one-third of that of the head ; rostral hook short. 

 The height of the body is contained four times and two-thirds in the 

 total length, the length of the head five times and two-thirds. Red- 

 dish-brown, with irregular brownish-black spots ; sometimes a portioii 

 of the spots confluent into seven or eight cross-bands. 



Ganges. Pinang. 



a-b. Adult : skins. Pinang. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 



