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of head, has an adipose eyelid and is larger than the interorbita. 
space, the concavity of which is continued to the occiputl 
Some rather strong striae behind the eye. Origin of dorsal 
nearer to tip of snout than to adipose fin, as high as long. 
The small adipose fin above the middle of the anal, the base 
of which is shorter than that of the dorsal. Pectorals twice 
in head, reaching to the ninth scale of the lateral line. Origin 
of ventrals below hinder half of pectorals, extending as far back 
as base of dorsal. Scales cycloid, large, about 6 longitudinal 
rows on cheeks, opercle and praeopercular margin; 17—18 
scales between occiput and dorsal. An obtuse keel along the 
caudal portion of the lateral line. Unequal, pointed teeth in 
two rows in the jaws, a narrow band of several rows on each 
side of the palate. A narrow band of several rows of depres- 
sible teeth on the tongue and the basibranchialia. Yellowish 
below, back dark brown with irregular crossbands, descending 
below lateral line. A black blotch in the scapular region hidden 
by opercle. Dorsal, pectorals and caudal barred with brown. 
[Described after a west indian specimen]. 
Habitat: Arafura Sea (Ginther). — Western part of tro- 
pical Atlantic. 
In sea. 
3. Saurus variegatus (Lac.). 
? Cobitis japonica Houttuyn, Verh. Holl. Maatsch. Haarlem, XX. 1782, p. 450. 
Salmo variegatus Lacéptde, Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 1803, p. 157. 
Salmo varius Lacépede, Hist. Nat. Poiss. V. 1803, p. 224. 
Saurus variegatus Quoy & Gaimard, Voyage Uranie, 1824, p. 223. 
Saurus varius Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. V. 1864, p. 395. (p. p.). 
Saurus varius Klunzinger, Abh. Zool. Bot. Gesellsch. Wien, XXI. 1871, p. 589. 
Synodus synodus Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. VI. Livr. 27, 1875, p. 154. (mec Esox 
synodus L.). 
Synodus japonicus Jordan & Herre, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. XXXII. 1907, p. 517. 
Saurus varius Giinther, Fische der Siidsee, Heft VIII. 1909, p. 375. (p. p-)- 
B. 15—16; D. 12; A. 8—g; P. 12—13; V. 8; L. 1. 60—64; 
A ae 
10O—II 
Elongate, cylindrical with back and ventral surface depressed, 
as also the pointed head. Height about 6, head 3'/,—4, eye 5—7, 
with a narrow adipose eyelid, about 1'/, times in snout, about 
equal to concave interorbital space. Cleft of mouth wide, jaws 
subequal. Mandible enclosed. Origin of dorsal about midway 
between tip of snout and small adipose fin. Its length equal 
