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34. Zenarchopterus dispar (Cu\ iei \ Valenciennes) 



One specimen, without lower jaw, and with mutilated caudal, probably belonging to this species, from 

 Bacon (no 1008; length, without bill, 1.5 in.). Dorsal xu; anal 11; scales It). 



Hemiramphus dispar Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Mat. Poiss., \i\ 12 (58), pi. 558, 1846, Java; GUnther, Cat., vi, 274. 

 Zenarchopterus dispar, Bleeker, Atlas, VI, 63, pi. ccuii.flg. 4 



35. Zenarchopterus philippinus Peters. 



Forty-nine specimens from Bacon (no. 3384; length 3.5 to 1.5 in.). Dorsal I 1: anal 15; head 1.5 in 

 length; lower jaw 1.5 in head; scales 16; caudal forked. 



Hemirhamphui [Zenarchopterus) philippinus Peters, Sfonatsb. K8n. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1868, 273, Luzon. 

 Zenarchopterus philippinus, Bleeker, Atlas, vi, 63. 



Family ATHERINID F. 



36. Atherina temminckii Bleeker. 



Two specimens from Bulan (no. :i'.iii7: length 2.5 and 3.5 in.), and one from Bacon (no. 3751 : length 3 in.). 

 Head I in length; depth 6.3; eye 2.8 in head; snout 4.1; interorbital 3; dorsal vi-r, 9; anal 12. 



Altar Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind., \, 1853, 506, Batavia;lJordan & Seal.', Proc. U. S. National Museum, 



xxviu. 1905, 771 I Negros). 



37. Atherina lacunosa Forsi i i 



Five specimens from Bacon (no. 3961 : length 2.7."> to 3.75 in. I. 



Head 3.8 in length without caudal; deptli 4.6; eye 2.75 in head; snout 4.5; interorbital 3; dorsal v-i, 

 10; anal i. 13; scales 41-7: maxillary reaching vertical at anterior edge of pupil; origin of spinous dorsal 

 slightly neater anal than insertion of M'titrals; no dark blotch on pectoral. 



Atherina lacunosa Forsti r, Descr. Anim., 298, 1774, New Caledonia; probably m>i of Giinther. 



38. Atherina forskalii Ruppell. 



Eighteen specimens from Bulan (no. 3833; length 2.1 to 3.2 in.), and 53 specimens from Bacon (no. 

 3653 and 3892; length 2 to 3.5 in.). 



no forskalii Ruppell, Neue \\ irb., Fische, 132, pi. :«. Sg. 1. Is;;;.. Belama; Giinther. Cat., in. 397; Hay. I- iahes India, 

 345, pi. t.xxi. Qg. 4. 



Family mlciliim:. 



39. Mugil sundanensis Bleeker. 



Nine specimens from Bacon (no, 3643 to 3651 : length 1 to 6.2 in.). 

 u toil mndanen Bleeker, Nat. rijds. Ned. [nd., iv, 265, Sumatra; Giinther, Cat., in, i- 1 

 40. Mugil planiceps Cuviir \ Valenciennes. 

 Five specimens from Bulan (no. .'5710 to 3714; length 6.5 to 8.75 in.) 

 plan cep I uvler & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., xi, 93 (122) Calcutta; Gunther, Cat., in, 128. 



Family SPHYrLENlD F. 



41. Sphyrsena jello < u\ ier & Valenciennes. 



Three specimens from Bacon (no. 4175 to 1177; length 13 to 14 in.) and 2 from Bulan (no. 1152 and 

 U53; length 16.35 and 19.5 in.). No. 1175 to U77 are referred to this species with some doubt, as they are 

 in such had condition as to make the scale counts impossible, hm iii other respects the\ agree with S. jello. 



Head 3.5 in length; depth 7.5 eye 6.4 in head; snout 2.1; interorbital 4.75; scales 16-130-20 



Sphura ivier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., in (49 1829, Vizagapatam; Giinther, Cat., it, 337; Da 



Fisiir . [ndia, 342 



