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Somewhat longer, surpassing origin of first dorsal; their pointed 

 axillary scale is nearly half length of the fin and equal to 

 axillary scale of ventrals, which is strongly pointed. Least 

 height of caudal peduncle about i'/2 times in its length and 

 twice or more than twice in length of head. Silvery, greyish 

 along the back, a dark spot at upper edge of base of caudal, 

 extremity of median fins dusky. Length 225 mm. [Specimens 

 of Bleeker's collection seen by us in the Museum of Leiden 

 and Amsterdam]. 



Habitat: Java Sea!; Java (Batavia) ; Borneo (Sinkawang); 

 Halmaheira. — Malay Peninsula ; Coast of British India ; Balut- 

 chistan (Zugmayer). 



In sea. 



7. Mugil cunnesius C.V. 



Mtigil cun/iesliis Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. nat. Poissons, XI. 1836, p. 114. 

 Alugil cunnesius Cantor, Cat. Malayan Fish. Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal vol. XVIII. 



Prt. II, 1850, p. 1082. 

 Mugil cunnesius Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. III. 1859 — 1861, p. 434 (nee Blkr.). 

 Mugil cunnesius Klunzinger, Fische d. Rothen Meeres 1884, p. 132 (nee Rtipp., 



nee Klunz. 1870, p. 830). 

 Mugil cunnesius Ogilby, Ann. Queensl. Mus. No. 9, Part. I. 190S, p. 26, 



D'. IV; D-. I. 8; A. III. 9; L.1.42— 43; L.tr. 13. 



Height subequal to length of head, about '4 of length, '/, 

 of length with caudal. Diameter of eye '/s of length of head 

 and twice its postorbital part, posteriorly with a gelatinous 

 membrane. Interorbital space very slightly convex, its width 

 being '-/,., of the length of the head. Snout short, obtuse, equal 

 to diameter of eye. The praeorbital has the anterior margin 

 nearly straight, neither toothed nor notched ; it does not entirely 

 cover the maxillary, the extremity of which is visible behind 

 the angle of the mouth. Lips thin. Origin of first dorsal sepa- 

 rated by 22 scales from snout; opposite to 12th lateral scale 

 and nearer to end of snout than to base of caudal. Anterior 

 dorsal spines exceeding somewhat one half of length of head. 

 Second dorsal opposite to 25th lateral scale and to third anal 

 ray. Caudal slightly emarginate. Vertical fins without scales. 

 Pectorals much shorter than head, reaching to 1 2th lateral scale 

 or to origin of first dorsal, with a long axillary scale, nearly half 

 the length of the fin. Least height of caudal peduncle less 

 than one half the length of the head. Bluish green above, 

 silvery below; dorsal and caudal fins with indistinct blackish 



