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with dark brown above, and serrae and spinules on head much more 
prominent. Length, 62 to 105mm. Three from Takao. 
Day’s figure of Platycephalus tuberculatus ** shows the soft dorsal 
and anal with fine longitudinal or inclined narrow bands. In 
our specimens these are all very much breader and contrasted. More- 
over, the preopercular spine is variably long in our examples and 
may or may not extend over the gill-opening to the pectoral base. 
Family PLEURONCHTIDAE. 
PSHEUDORHOMBUS CINNAMOMEUS (Schlegel). 
Head, 33; depth, 24; D. 77; A. 63; scales 88 counted close above 
along lateral line to caudal base and 5 more on latter; tubular scales 
81 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 more on latter; 20 scales above 
lateral line arch to dorsal base, 36 below straight section anteriorly 
to anal base; snout 4 in head; lower eye, 54; maxillary, 24; pectoral, 
12. Gill-rakers, 5-+-9 left, 3+-8 right, lanceolate, slightly less than 
gill-filaments, which 2 in lower eye. Scales ctenoid on both sides of 
body; with 13 to 16 basal radiating striae, 18 to 23 apical denticles, 
moderately long and strong on left side; 16 to 21 basal radiating 
striae and 17 to 21 apical denticles on right side; all circuli fine. 
Color in alcohol with left side nearly army-brown, and very slight 
dark cloudings. Blotch obscurely at beginning of lateral line nearly 
bone-brown. Right side nearly tilleul-buff, and vertical fins all 
grayish terminally. Length, 212mm. Takao. 
Also ten young from the same locality. They show: Head, 44 to 
44; depth, 24 to 22; D. 75 to 87; A. 65 or 66; scales fallen and pock- 
ets hardly distinguishable; snout to lower eye, 4 in head from upper 
jaw tip; lower eye, 34 to 3£; maxillary, 24 to 22; pectoral, 14 to 13. 
Gill-rakers, left 2 or 3 + 7 or 8; right 0 to 2+6. Color in alcohol 
with left side pale brown, little variegated and right side pale to 
whitish. Length, 57 to 65 mm. 
PSEUDORHOMBUS PENTOPHTHALMUS (Gunther). 
Head, 3} to 34; depth, 1,3,; D. 63 or 64; A. 47 to 49; scales, 70 or 
71 counted close above along lateral line to caudal base and 5 more 
on later; 71 or 72 tubular scales in lateral line to caudal base and 18 
more on latter; 13 or 14 scales above lateral line arch to dorsal base, 
29 to 82 below to anal base; snout, 4 to 44 in head; lower eye, 43 to 
42; maxillary, 24 to 24; pectoral, 12 to 12. Gull-rakers, 44-14 left, 
5115 right, lanceolate, long as gill-filament, or about 2 in eye. 
Scales with 12 or 13 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 18 to 22, 
left; right scales cycloid and basal radiating striae 10 to 17; circuli 
fine. Color in aleohol with left side nearly benzo-brown, ‘mottled 
44 Wishes of India, vol 2, 1876, p. 275, pl. 69, fig. 5. 
