152 



in each jaw. Origin of anal about opposite to that of dorsal, 

 which is separated by 34 — 37 scales from occiput and by 6 

 scales from lateral line. Dorsal and anal concave, the anterior 

 rays the longer. Base of dorsal not much longer than that of 

 anal. Pectorals somewhat longer or shorter than or equal to 

 head without snout. Length of ventrals about '-^j- of that of 

 pectorals, the outer ray the longest. Base of ventrals about 

 midway between frontborder of eye and base of caudal, in 

 young specimens nearer to caudal. Caudal forked. Colour of 

 preserved specimens yellowish, with a silvery lateral band, 

 broadest between origin of anal and dorsal and bordered above 

 by a blackish line. Fins hyaline. Tip of anterior part of dorsal 

 and tips of caudal black. Length 236 mm. 



N o m. i n d i g. : Djulong djulong, Rodja rodja (Malay Batavia). 



Habitat: Singapore; Sumatra (Atjeh!); Riouw; Banka; 

 Java Sea!; Java (Batavia!, Semarang!); Celebes (Menado!); 

 Salibabu!; Batjan. — Solomon Islands?, Formosa?, Madras? 



Note. GUNTHER (Cat. Brit. Mus. VL 1866, p. 265) described 

 quite another species from Hongkong as HemirJiamphus viela- 

 jinriis C.V. The description in the "Histoire naturelle des 

 Poissons" is too short to state with absolute certainty if 

 Bleeker's or Gunther's H. melanurus is that of C. V. As 

 C.V.'s specimen came from Celebes and as the description of 

 the colour agrees exactly with that of Bleeker's specimens, 

 we think that Bleeker's species has to be called nielaimriis C.V. 

 That of GUNTHER has to be called Gilntheri, which name 

 was proposed by Bleeker (Atl. ichth. VL p. 59). Kner 

 (Novara Exp. L p. 324) mentions melanurus CN. from Madras, 

 Seale (Occas. Papers B. P. Bishop Mus. IV. 1906, p. 13) from 

 the Solomon Islands; Jordan & RICHARDSON (Mem. Carnegie 

 Mus. IV. 1909, p. 176) mention it from Formosa. As they 

 give no description, it is impossible to make out '\{ melanurus CN. 

 (Blkr.) or giintheri Blkr. is meant. 



5. Hemirhamphus balinensis Blkr. 



Hemirainphns haU'nensis Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indiii XVII. 1858 — 1859, 



p. 170. 

 Hemirhamphus iiitcrniedius Bleeker, Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. III. 1866, p. 154 



(nee Cantor). 

 Hc7ni)hamphjis balinensis Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VI. 1866, p. 261. 

 Hemirhamphus balinensis Bleeker, Atl. ichth. VI. 1866 — 1872, p. 58. 



