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Mugil oligolcpis Bleeker, Nal. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. XIX. 1859, p. 437. 



Mugil oligolepis Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sc. Ind. Need. VIII. i860, I3de liijdr. 



Vischfauna Borneo, p. 40. 

 Mugil oligolepis Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. III. 1859 — 1861, p. 449, 

 Mugil oligolepis Day, Fishes of India 4°, 1878— 1888, p. 358. 



D'. IV; D-. I. 8— 9; A. III. 9; P. 14; V. 1.5; L.l. circa 26; 

 L. tr. 10— II. 



Rostro-dorsal profile somewhat convex. Height somewhat 

 less than length of head, which goes about 3.4 in length and 

 more than 4 times in length with caudal. Eye about 3.5 in 

 head and i '/., or more in its postorbital part; a gelatinous 

 eyelid is wanting. Interorbital space slightly convex, conspi- 

 cuously broader than diameter of eye and less than postorbital 

 part of head. Snout blunt, shorter than eye. Maxillary visible, 

 when mouth is closed. Praeorbital bent, emarginate, its infe- 

 rior border truncate, denticulate. Lips thin; mandible with an 

 emarginate or double symphysial knob. First dorsal with strong 

 spines, nearly equal to head without snout. Its origin nearer 

 to base of caudal than to end of snout, from which it is sepa- 

 rated by 15 to 16 praedorsal scales. It is opposite to 9th scale 

 of lateral line. Origin of second dorsal opposite to 17th or iS'h 

 scale and behind anterior half of anal, the origin of which is 

 opposite to i6tli scale. Pectorals not much shorter than head, 

 reaching near to origin of first dorsal. No axillary scale above 

 pectorals, a short one above base of ventrals. Caudal slightly 

 emarginate. Caudal peduncle about as long as high, its least 

 height nearly equal to postorbital part of head. Greenish above, 

 silvery below. Length 90 mm. [Specimens of Bleeker's col- 

 lection in the Leiden Museum seen by us]. 



Habitat: South and West Borneo (Pamangkat, Sungiduri, 

 Sampit) in rivers; Sumbawa in sea; North Celebes. — Malacca 

 (Bongor, PETERS, river Muar, DuNCKER) ; Philippines (JORDAN 

 & Richardson); Saigon (Kner); seas and estuaries of British 

 India (Day), Seychelles brackish water (Regan). 



II. Mugil melinopterus C.V. 



Mugil melinopterus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poissons XI. 1836, p. 146. 

 Mugil tnelinopterus Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. HI. 1859 — 1861, p. 452. 

 Mugil melanopterus (sic !) Giinther, Siidseefische II. Journ. Mus. Godeffr. 1 88 1 , p. 2 1 8. 

 Liza melinoptera Jordan & Scale, Bull. Bur. of Fish. vol. XXV. (1905) 1906, p. 217. 



D'. IV; D-. L8; A. III. 9; L.l. 28— 29; L.tr. 10— II. 



