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teeth on palatines and a rounded one on vomer. Origin of 

 first dorsal behind that of pectorals and above that of ventrals. 

 Spines of first dorsal soft and flexible, the first one minute, 

 the third one the longest, somewhat produced, and a little 

 shorter than head without snout. Origin of second dorsal well 

 in advance of that of anal, its spine "'/j of second spine of 

 anal, which is equal to length of maxillary. Dorsals, anal and 

 caudal scaly. Caudal very deeply forked, with elongate pointed 

 lobes. Pectorals pointed, straight, all its rays simple, longer 

 than head by somewhat more than two eye-diameters. The 

 two upper free pectoral filaments exceeding tail by about the 

 length of head and body, third one reaching to end of tail, 

 the fourth reaching to anal, the fifth to end of ventrals, the 

 sixth and seventh not quite so far. Ventrals somewhat more 

 than postorbital part of head. Distance between origin of ventrals 

 and of anal more than length of head. Colour of alcohol 

 specimen yellowish, browner above. Fins yellowish. L-ength of 

 single specimen 184 mm. 



Nomen indig. : Bulu-bulu. 



Habitat: Collected by the staff of the Fisheries-steamer 

 ''Gier" on the fishmarket of Banjermassin, Borneo. 



II. Polynemus borneensis Blkr. 



Folyncmus inacione/na Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. III. 1852, p. 419 (nee Pel). 

 Polynemus bortieensis Bleeker, Act. Soc. So. Indo-Neerl. II. 1857, lode Bijdr. 



Borneo, p. 3. 

 } Trichidio7i hllleri Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad. (2) LVII. 1905, p. 502. 



D'. VIII; D-. I. 16; A. III. 12; P. 17+7; V. 1.5; L.l. 65— 66; 

 6 



L. tr. T. 



12 

 Height about 4.3, about 6 in length with caudal. Head nearly 



4, 5 — 5.4 in length with caudal. Eye small, 7 — 9.2, about twice 



in snout, thrice in interorbital space and about 6 times in 



postorbital part of head. Mouth large, reaching far behind 



eye. Maxillaries 1.7 — 2 in head. Anterior and posterior nostrils 



close together, near eye. Praeoperculum very feebly serrated, 



the serrations near the produced and rounded inferior angle of 



praeoperculum more distinct. Upper lip absent, lower lip well 



developed but not continuous at symphysis. Bands of small 



teeth on jaws, not extending to their outside. On each 



palatine a proximal large pear-shaped patch and a distal smaller 



