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back darker. Scapulary region with black venules. Fins hya- 
line, caudal with a darker margin. Length to 130 mm. 
(A specimen of Bleeker’s collection seen by us). 
Habitat: Java (Batavia, Palabuan Batu!); Sumatra (Telok 
betong, Benkulen, Padang); Pinang; Singapore; Borneo 
(Sinkawang). 
In sea. 
5. Stolephorus Lacépede. 
(Lacépéde. Hist. nat. des Poissons V, 1803, p. 381. — Max Weber & L. F. 
de Beaufort, Verh. Akademie Amsterdam XVII, 1912, p. 21). 
Elongate; scales thin, very deciduous, not more than 7 pro- 
minent spined scutes between pectorals and ventrals. Snout 
prominent. Maxillary may be produced as far as gillopening. 
Dorsal, generally without small praedorsal spine, situated to- 
tally or partly before anal, which is short (16—23 rays) and 
goes 4'/,—7'/, times in length. Upper pectoral ray not pro- 
duced. Teeth on jaws, vomer, palatines, pterygoids and tongue. 
Eleven to 13 branchiostegal rays. Caudal peduncle at least 
twice as long as high at its end. A silvery band along 
the sides. 
Gregarious, planctonic marine fishes of small size, trans- 
lucent when alive. 
SyMopsis of the species. 
I, Origin of anal behind dorsal. 
a, Anal about 6 times in length. Maxillary tapering 
posteriorly, its end rounded, reaching hindborder 
Or PUACOPEREHIITEN 6 54S G ohd 016 6 Byet ba oN co S. heterolobus p. 44. 
6, Anal 7—7'!/, times in length. Maxillary truncated 
behind, reaching to mandibulary joint. ...... S. zollingert p. 44. 
II, Origin of anal below dorsal. 
a. Seven spiny abdominal scutes between pectorals 
and ventrals. Maxillary produced to gillopening. 
ial! is Giljey ata lieiayaldale Bae Aan 6) Gececect a) HOMME - S. commersonit p. 45 
6. 4—5 spiny abdominal scutes between pectorals 
and ventrals. 
I. Maxillary reaching to frontborder of praeoper- 
culum. Anal 5°/,—6 in length.......... S. indicus p. 46 
2. Maxillary reaching gillopening, anal 41/,—5 in 
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