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lid only rudimentary developed. Intcrorbital space flat or nearly 

 so, less than twice the diameter of the eye. Snout obtuse, 

 equal to eye or somewhat shorter. Praeorbital scaly, slightly 

 emarginate and indistinctly denticulated, the maxillary exten- 

 ding beyond it and conspicuous when mouth is closed. Lips 

 thin, smooth. Origin of first dorsal conspicuously nearer to 

 base of caudal than to end of snout, opposite to nth or I2th 

 lateral scale and separated by 19 — 20 praedorsal scales from 

 snout. Dorsal spines about equal in height to second dorsal 

 and anal. Origin of second dorsal opposite to 21st — 23'd lateral 

 scale. Anal with its anterior third before the origin of soft 

 dorsal, its origin opposite to 19th — 21st lateral scale. Both fins are 

 entirely scaly. Pectorals shorter than head, reaching to 8th or 

 9th lateral scale. No axillary scale. Caudal emarginate. Least 

 height of caudal peduncle about equal to its length and twice 

 in length of head. Colour uniform. Back darkish green. Length 

 more than 150 mm. 



Habitat: Singapore; Pulu Weh ! ; Sumatra (Benkulen) ; 

 Simalur ! ; Java (Batavia) ; Borneo ! (Sungi duri) ; Celebes (Badjoa, 

 Pompanua, Makassar !) ; Kangeang Island ! ; Flores (river Mbawa I 

 and river Nargi!); Aru Islands!; North New Guinea (Kaiserin 

 Augusta river!); South New Guinea (river Mimika). — East 

 Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Ceylon, China, Japan, Formosa, 

 Pescadores Islands, Philippines, Samoa, Pacific Islands. 



In sea, brackish- and fresh-water. 



14. Mugil borneensis Blkr. 



Mugil borneensis Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschv. Ned. Ind. II. 185 1, p. 201. — Ibid. 



XVI. 1858— 1859, p. 278. 

 Mugil adustus Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. V. 1853, p. 503. 

 Mugil borneensis Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Neerl. VIII. i860, 13. Bijdr. visch- 



fauna Borneo, p. 55. 

 Mugil borneensis Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. III. 1859 — 1861, p. 448. 

 Mugil borneensis Kner, Fische Novara-Exp. 1865 — 1867, p. 228. 

 Mugil borneensis Day, Fishes of India, 4°. 1878 — 1888, p. 357. 

 Liza borneensis Kendall & Goldsborough, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. Elarv. Coll. 



vol. XXVI. No. 7, 191 1, p. 258. 



D'.IV; D^. L8— 9; A. III. 9; L.l. 32— 34; L.tr. 10— II. 



Rostro-dorsal profile anteriorly convex. Height 3.7 to nearly 

 4 times in length, ^'^j^ — 4''/^ in length with caudal. Head about 

 3.5 in length, about 4'4 in length with caudal. Eye about 4 

 times in length of head, twice in its postorbital part; gela- 



