Dr. A. Giinther on tivo new Fishes from Celebes. 439 



SympJiorus tceniolatus. 

 D. J^. A. |. L. lat. 55. L. transv. 9/20. 



The height of the body is a little more than the length of 

 the head, and one third of the total (without caudal). Eye 

 situated immediately below the upper profile of the head, 

 rather nearer to the extremity of the snout than to the end of 

 the operculum, one fifth of the length of the head. The 

 maxillary extends somewhat beyond the vertical from the 

 front margin of the eye. The width of the interorbital space 

 is not much more than the diameter of the eye. Scales on the 

 cheek small, forming about ten series. Dorsal spines rather 

 feeble and short, the third to ninth not much differing in 

 length, about one fourth of the length of the head ; the tenth 

 is conspicuously longer, and attached to the first ray. The 

 soft dorsal fin elevated, the third to sixth rays being produced 

 into long filaments. Anal spines feeble, the third nearly 

 thrice as long as the second ; anal rays long, especially the 

 third, which is produced into a filament. Caudal fin emar- 

 ginate. Pectoral reaching to the vent, the fifth upper ray 

 being the longest. Ventrals not produced into filaments. 



Olive, fins with a reddish tinge. Body with seven narrow, 

 slightly oblique and undulating, bluish bands, edged with 

 darker ; a narrower parallel stripe of the same colour between 

 every pair of the bands. The bands and stripes are continued 

 along the side of the head, but more irregular and broken up 

 in their course. The interradial membrane of the soft vertical 

 fins with round violet spots as large as the pupil of the eye. 



One example, 12 inches long, was found by Dr. A. B.Meyer 

 at Macassar. 



Batrachus grunniens. 



It is worthy of remark that in two specimens from Celebes 

 the vomerine and anterior palatine teeth are not uniserial, but 

 form rather a narrow band. 



Mugil Meyeri. 

 Very similar to Mugil nepalensis. 



D. 4 I ^. A. \. L. lat. 27. L. transv. 11. 



The height of the body is contained five times in the total 

 length, the length of the head five times and a half; the latter 

 equals the length of the caudal fin. An adipose membrane 

 covers a portion of the iris anteriorly and posteriorly. The 

 upper profile, from the dorsal to forehead, is nearly straight. 



