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lary reaches somewhat beyond frontmargin of eye, about 2 
times in length of head. 3—5 diverging postfrontal striae. 
Operculum more than twice as high as broad, suboperculum 
rectangular, lower posterior corner rounded, hindmargin of 
praeoperculum straight. Dorsal about half the diameter of the 
eye nearer to caudal than to snout, its origin one eye-diameter 
nearer to snout than to caudal. Length and height of dorsal 
both equal to snout and eye. Anal as long as dorsal. Pectorals 
longer than head without snout. Ventrals nearly under the 
middle of the dorsal. Caudal 6'/, in total length. Teeth on 
the tongue only. Gillrakers 32, the longest about half length 
of eye. Scales very thin, feebly crenulated. Praedorsal scales 
about 14—I5; 17 praeventral, 13 postventral scutes. Silvery, 
back dark bluish. Fins hyaline. Length about 100 mm. 
Habitat: Bali; Ambon!; Batjan! — In sea. 
4. Pellona C. V. 
(CuvIER & VALENCIENNES. Hist. Nat. Poissons XX, 1847, p. 300). 
Platygaster Swainson (name preoccupied). 
Tlisha (Gray) Richardson (no description). 
Oblong, much compressed, convex, ventral profile strongly 
serrated by thoracal and abdominal scutes. Scales of moderate 
size, thin, deciduous. Lower jaw prominent, cleft of mouth 
oblique, of moderate width. Oral border of upper jaw with a 
ligament between lateral end of intermaxillary and prominent 
middle of maxillary, which ligament may be replaced by a 
small toothed supplementary bone. Two other supplemental 
bones along the dorsal border of the maxillary. Minute teeth 
on the jaws, in rasp-like bands on palatines, pterygoids and 
tongue, none on vomer. Ventral fins very small. Upper pectoral 
ray strong and broad. Anal fin long, 2'/,-—3 in length, with 
33—54 rays. Its origin below or just behind dorsal, the origin 
of which is behind ventrals. Caudal fin deeply forked. Gill- 
rakers stout, not numerous (about 20), spinulous all round. 
Nomen indig.: Mata besar, Bulan bulan (Malay.). 
Sy Ho psis.otethe specenes: 
A. Oral border of upper jaw with a supplemental bone 
situated between lateral end of intermaxillary and pro- 
minent middle ‘of maxillary) 24.00.) seen e eee ane P. hoevenii p. 86. 
