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2. Doryiclitliys spinosus, Kp. 



Syngnathns spinosus, Schlegel. 



Syngnathus boaja, Meeker, Bijdrag tot den Trosk. Vissch. p. 14. 



Diiicjn. — Serrated projections of the borders of the body. 

 Before the dorsal tin 20 or 21 rings, and up to the anal ring 

 23 or 24. Dorsal tin placed on !> rings, of which three are 

 body-rings. From the medial line of the silvery gill-cover 

 raised streaks pass over each half of the disk. Caudal rings 

 from 33 to 38. 



Descr. — The longest and thickest of all, since I have seen a 

 specimen which reaches the length of Hi inches. Snout very long, 

 and measuring double the distance between the fore edsre of the 

 orbit and the extremity of the bulging gill-cover. An elevated 

 line, originating at the hind-head or border of the orbit, surrounds 

 the quadrantal occiput. A shorter or longer elevated line tra- 

 verses the middle of the hind-head to its end. Body higher than 

 broad, brown, with, on each ring, two white stripes bordered with 

 black, which coalesce with one another near the dorsal fin. 

 Snout, and also the silvery gill-cover, spotted with black. Eyes 

 golden. Fins yellowish or dusky brown. Entire length 16(W 

 inches. Length of head 3*37 inches ; of snout 2'09 inches ; of 

 body 9'18 inches; of tail 686 inches; of dorsal fin 1'73 inch. 

 Height of body 071 inch ; breadth of body OoJ inch. 



Rad.— P. 25 ; D. 48 ; A. 4 ; C. 7 or 8. 



A great number of specimens exist in the Museums of Leyden, 

 London and Paris, brought from Java, Borneo and Macassar. 



A male specimen exhibits au abnormal formation in the right 

 side only, in that the lateral line unites with the under edge of 

 the second caudal ring, while in all the others the lateral line is 

 interrupted. 



B. The unbroken lateral line joined by an arc near the anus to 

 the under edge of the tail. 



3. Doryichthys Easselti, Kp. 



Syngnathus brachyurus *, Bleeker, Bijdr. p. 16. 

 Syngnathus fluviatilis, Kuhl et Van Hasselt, MSS. 



* Since the name of brachyurus is common to the other members 

 of the genus, I cannot adopt it as a distinguishing appellation of the 

 species ; neither can the epithet of fluviatilis be used, because the fish 

 does not frequent rivers. 



