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t. Luciocephalus pulcher (Gray) [Fig. 94, p. 369]. 



Diplopierus pulcher Clray, Illustiat. Indian Zoology I. 1830 — 1832, tab. 87, 



'ig- I (figure only). 

 Luciocephalus pzilcher Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie I. 1851, p. 274. — 



Ibid. III. 1852, p. 99. 

 Luciocephalus pulcher Bleekcr, Verb. Bat. Gen. X.KIV. 1852, Bijdr. Snoekacbt. 



Visschen, p. 24. 

 Luciocephalus pulcher Bleeker, Verb. Akad. Amsterdam XI.X. 1879, Poiss. pbaryng. 



labyrintb. p. 29. — All. ichth. IX. 1877, Tab. 396, Osphrom. tab. 2, fig. i. 

 Luciocephalus pulcher Vaillant, Nouv. Arcb. Mus. Hist. Nat. (4) V. 1893, p. 104. 



D. 9— II; A. 18—19; P. 15 — 16; V. 1.5; L.l. 40—42; 

 L.tr. 12 — 13. 



Proportions changing with age, in large specimens height more 

 than 5.5 times, head slightly more than twice in length without 

 caudal. Eye nearly in the middle of head, about 7 times in 

 its length, less than interorbital space, mord than 2.5 in post- 

 orbital part of head and thrice in length of snout. Median fins 

 without scales. Caudal obtusely and somewhat asymmetrically 



Fig. 94. Luciocephalus pulcher (Gray). X "'A- 



rounded. Pectorals small, somewhat longer than half length 

 of postorbital part of head. Ventral filaments nearly reaching 

 to end of anal. Colour very variable, usually back and dorsal 

 surface of head brown, otherwise yellowish ; a broad brown 

 band from snout to caudal, above and along it often one or 

 more longitudinal series of dark brown blotches. Caudal with 

 blackish oblique bands and a basal blotch. Length 180 mm. 



Nom. in dig. Tumbu Ramer (Djambi); Djulung djulung 

 nansuli (Laut Tador), Bruson, Tom-brudjon (Danau Sriang). 



Habitat: Singapore; Sumatra (Lahat, Palembang, Musi 

 ilir, Benakat, Sungi Surikaka, Sungi Mahe, Indragiri, Laut 

 Tador, Taluk!, Gunung Sahilan !, Djambi!,); Banka; Biliton ; 

 Borneo (Baram, Sarawak, Bankayan, mouth and upper course 

 river Kapuas: Danau Sriang, Sintang, Sebruang, Kahajan, 

 Bandjermassin) ; Pulu Matjan. — Malay Peninsula. 



InDO-AUSTKALIAN bISHES IV. 



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