2. SAURIDA 399 



2. SAURIDA*. 



Saurida, Cuv. 8f Val. xxii. p. 499 



Body subcylindrical, rather elongate, covered with scales of mode- 

 rate size ; head oblong, cleft of the mouth very wide ; intermaxillary 

 very long, styliform, tapering ; maxillary thin, long, closely ad- 

 herent to the intermaxillary. Teeth cardiform, those in the inner 

 series being longest, slender ; all can be laid downwards and inwards ; 

 teeth in the jaws, on the tongue, and on the palatine bones; those 

 on the palate form a double band on each side, the inner band being 

 much shorter than the outer. Eye of moderate size. Pectoral 

 short or of moderate length. Ventral nine-rayed, the inner rays not 

 much longer than the outer ones ; this fin is inserted before the 

 dorsal, not far behind the pectorals. Dorsal fin nearly in the middle 

 of the length of the body, with thirteen or less rays ; adipose fin 

 small ; anal short ; caudal forked. Gill-opening very wide, the gill 

 membranes not attached to the isthmus ; branchiostegals numerous. 



Indian Ocean ; "Western Pacific. 



1. Saurida tumbil. 



Roover, Valent. fig. 131 ; Renard, i. fig. 149. 



Lacertus peregrinus, Rondel. De Pise. xv. cap. 9. p. 428. 



Badi mottah, Russell, tab. 172. t 



Sahno tumbil, Block, ix. p. 112. taf. 430 ; Bl. Schn. p. 405. 



Saurus badimottah, Cuv. Regne Anim. ; Ruppell, Neue Wirbelth. Fische. 



p. 77; Cant. Mai. Fish. p. 270. 

 Saurida tombil, Cuv. fy Val. xxii. p. 500 ; Bleek. Verh. Batav. Genootsch. 



xxiv. Chir. p. 20. 



B. 16. D. 11. A. 10. Y. 9. L. lat. 60-62. L. transv. 4f/7. 

 Vert. 53. 



Snout rather obtuse ; orbit with broad adipose eyelids. The pec- 

 toral fin extends to the tenth scale of the lateral line, but not to the 

 vertical from the origin of the dorsal fin. A conspicuous ridgeralong 

 the caudal portion of the lateral line. 



Bed Sea, Indian Ocean, Western Pacific. 



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



2. Saurida nebulosa. 



? Saurus gracilis, Quoy 8f Gaim. Voy. XJran. Zool. p. 224. 



Saurus a bandes et taches, Liinard, Dix. Rapp. Soc. Hist. Nat. Maurit. 



1839, p. 41. 

 Saurida nebulosa, Cuv. 8f Val. xxii. p. 504. pi. 649; Bleek. Nat. 



Tydschr. Nederl. Ind. 1852, iii. p. 292. 



B. 13. D. 11. A. 9. V. 9. L. lat. 52. L. transv. ^. 



Snout somewhat pointed ; orbit with the adipose eyelids mode- 

 rately developed. The pectoral fin extends to the ninth scale of the 



* 1. Saurus ferox, Eydoux § Souleyet, Voy. Bonite, Poiss. p. 197. pi. 7. fig. 2. — 



Hob. ? 



2. Saurus a galou rouge. Lienard : see p. 394, note. 



