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XIII. TELMATHERINA Boulenger, 1897. 



Telmatherina Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 428, 1897. 



Orthotype. — Telmatherina celebensis Boulenger. 

 Range. — Fresh waters of Celebes. 



The rather deep body, relatively few vertebrae {17 -{- 16) and the 

 filamentous dorsal spines indicate a relationship of this genus with the 

 Melanot/ENIin^, especially Pseudomugil. 



22. Telmatherina celebensis Boulenger, 1897. 



Telmatherina celebensis Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 428, pi. 28, fig. 3, 

 1897; Weber, Bijd. Dierk. Amsterdam, 206, fig. 3, 1913. 

 Type-locality. — Lake Matanna, Celebes. 

 Range. — Lakes (Matanna, Towuti) of Celebes. 



23. Telmatherina abendanoni Weber, 1913. 



Telmatherina abendanoni Weber, Bijd. Dierk. Amsterdam, 208, fig. 6, 1913. 



Type-locality. — Soroako, on Lake Matanna, Celebes. 

 Range. — Lake Matanna, Celebes. 



Subfamily ATHERININ^. 



Atherinina Giinther, Catalogue Fishes Brit. Mus., 3, 391, 1861 (in part). 

 Atherinin^ Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Set. Phila., 40, 727, 1904 (in part). 



This group is defined in the key to the genera. It contains all the 

 Old World marine atherines and a few species from tropical America, 

 on the Atlantic side. Most of the species have been placed in a single 

 genus, Atherina. From this we separate out a large group, Hepsetia, 

 with Atherina boyeri as its type, and several smaller groups. Many 

 of the Australian and South Pacific forms are in especial need of critical 

 study, as regards both their generic and specific status. 



XIV. ATHERION Jordan and Starks, 1901. 



Atherion Jordan and Starks, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 24, 203, 1901. 



Orthotype. — Atherion elymus Jordan and Starks. 

 Range. — Shores of the western Pacific. 



This genus comprises two small fishes, very aberrant, but obviously 

 allied to Atherina. 



24. Atherion elymus Jordan and Starks, 1901. ■^'• 



(Plate I, Fig. 1.) 



Atherion elymus Jordan and Starks, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 24, 203, fig. 3, 1901. 



Type-locality. — Tide-pools at Misaki, Sagami, Japan. 

 Range. — Shores of southern Japan. 



