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the vertical through the origin of the anal. The united caudal, 

 dorsal and anal form a slightly subtruncate fin, the corners 

 of which are rounded. Pectorals 5 to 7 times in length of 

 head. Teeth conical, pointed, uniserial, 8 in each mandible, 

 the 4 anterior stouter, 6 — 8 in each maxillary, 5 — 6 on the 

 vomer, 3 pairs of stouter teeth on the intermaxillary plate. 

 Colour uniform, back darker. Length 245 mm. 



Habitat: Batu Islands; Java (Wijnkoops Bay !) ; Kci-Islands 

 (Elat: reef). 



4. Moringua floresiana n. sp. 



Height 24 — 30; head 7.8 — 10, 4.3 — 5.7 in trunk. Tail about 



twice in head and trunk. Eye 8 — 10, somewhat shorter than 



snout. Cleft of mouth more or less than 4 times in length of 



head, reaching to hindborder of eye. Jaws nearly equal, upper 



jaw somewhat prominent. Dorsal and anal much lower in 



their middle, this lower part about equal in length to their 



anterior part, the longest rays of which arc longer than half 



o°o 00 height of body. Ori- 



o O"^ 0° °o gin of anal immedia- 



0^0^ o o tely behmd anus, be- 



P o o Q o sinnine with a ridec; 



o 



o o 



O °o O 



000 ^ o in a ripe female the 



o o " o . . ^- , 



„ o '-' o origin of the anal is 



o ^Q o o one fourth of the 



Q v ° o rrcd o length of the head be- 



hind the anus, and be- 



Fig. 167. Dentition o{ Mcnngua floresiana n. sp. gj^^^ without a ridge. 

 a intermaxillary, iu maxillaiy, md inandibulary, „ . . ^ , , 



, „ . / c Origin of dorsal one 



V vomerine teeth. X °- 



fourth of the length 



of the head behind anus; in the ripe female more than one 



third of that length. United rays of caudal, dorsal and anal 



forming a spatulate fin. Pectorals 4 to more than 5 times in length 



of head. Teeth conical, pointed, uniserial; on the intermaxillary 



plate in a semioval series of 6 — 8 teeth, on the vomer in a 



longer or shorter series. Dark brown above, yellowish below, 



the two colours rather sharply defined. Anterior part of dorsal 



and the united caudal, dorsal and anal dark brown, their 



margin yellowish. Length 302 mm. 



Habitat: South coast of Flores, on surface, not far from 



shore!, collected by Dr. G. A. J. VAN DER Sande. 



