Toxotes microlepis, Gthr., and T. microlepis, Blyth, 143 
XXI.—Note on Toxotes microlepis, Gthr., and Toxotes 
microlepis, Blyth. By G. A. BouULENGER. 
THE important collection of reptiles and fishes recently made 
at Toungoo by Mr. E. W. Oates and presented by him to 
the British Museum, among which I found the new frog 
described above, contained several examples of a To.xotes 
which has appeared on all lists of Burmese fishes as Tozotes 
microlepis; Day * attributing the species to Blyth, Vinci- 
guerraf to Giinther. The fact is that two fishes were 
described independently and almost simultaneously by 
Giinther { from Siam and by Blyth § from Burma under the 
name of 7. microlepis. Day assumed the two species to be 
identical, in which view he was followed by Bleeker {| and by 
Vinciguerra. Having compared the Burmese specimens with 
the Siamese types of 7’. mdcrolepis, Gthr., I find them to be 
easily distinguishable both as regards structure and colora- 
tion. As Giinther’s name was published before Blyth’s I 
propose to change the name of the Burmese species to 7. 
Blythit. ‘The diagnoses | have drawn up show the distinc- 
tive characters of the two species. 
1. Towotes microlepis, Gthr. 
Depth of body one half total length (without caudal) ; 
fourth dorsal spine considerably longer than third ; third anal 
spine but slightly longer than second dorsal, and shorter than 
the soft rays. four black blotches or vertical bars on the 
upper part of the side. 
2. Toxotes Blythit. 
Toxotes microlepis, Blyth. 
Depth of. body not half total length (without caudal) ; 
fourth dorsal spime not or but slightly longer than third; 
third anal spine as long as third dorsal and nearly as long as 
thesoft rays. Jrregular black longitudinal blotches or stripes 
running along the body 3 a small black spot below the axilla. 
* ‘Fishes of India,’ p. 117 (1875). 
+ Ann. Mus. Genova, (2) ix. 1890, p. 168. 
{ Cat. Fishes, ii. p. 68 (1860). 
§ Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxix. 1860, p. 142 (1861). 
|| Atl. Ichthyol. ix. p. 2. 
