spines on the innerside, a little longer than branchial fila- 

 ments, equalling about 3 / 4 of eye. Scales with the hindborder 

 irregulary crenulated and indentated. Colour silvery. Length 

 450 mm. 



Nomen indig. Bandang lalaki (Mai.). 



Habitat: Java (Batavia!, Surabaya, Pasuruan) ; Madura; 

 Pinang; Singapore; Celebes (Macassar!, Badjoa, Pompanua). - 

 Formosa; Hawaii. 



In sea. 



2. Elops machnata (Forsk.). 



Argentina machnata Forskal. Descript. Animal. 1775, p. 68. 



Elops saurus Bleeker. Atl. Ichth. VI. 18661872, p. 84. (not of Llnne). 



(pro parte?). 



Elops machnata Regan. Ann. Mag Nat. Hist. ser. 8. III. 1909, p. 39. 

 Elops machnata Bean & Weed. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XLII. 1912, p. 589. 



B. 28 32; D. 21 23; A. 1516; P. and V.?; L.I. 94 98; L. tr.? 



Height 5 5 2 / 3 , head 4 1 / 3 4 2 / 5 > eye 4V 2 4 2 / 3 - Snout as lon g 

 as or longer than the eye. Maxillary extending beyond the 

 eye. Lower jaw projecting, covering the anterior part of the 

 intermaxillary band of teeth when the mouth is closed. Pec- 

 torals 3 / 5 length of head, extending a little less than a /2 f 

 the distance from their base to the ventrals. Origin of ventrals 

 a little nearer to base of caudal than to the end of snout. Four- 

 teen gillrakers. Silvery. Length 680 mm. [Not seen by us]. 



Habitat: Java (Batavia). Cape of Good Hope; Red Sea; 

 Madras; China and Japan. 



The indo-australian Elops has been considered by previous 

 authors to belong to the circumtropical Elops sanrus L. This 

 species has recently been split by REGAN in several ones. 

 The numerous specimens seen by us, amongst which several 

 of BLEEKER'S collection, all belong to Elops hawaiensis. On 

 account of its distribution it was to be expected that Elops 

 machnata also occurs in the Archipelago, which was recently 

 confirmed by BEAN & WEED. 



In sea. 



2. Megalops Lacepede. 



(LACfepfcDE. Hist. Nat. d. Poissons, V. 1803, p. 289). 



Oblong, slightly compressed. Scales thin, large, those of the 

 lateral line with radiating tubes. An axillary scale above pec- 

 torals and ventrals. Mouth oblique, bordered above by a con- 

 spicuous praemaxillary and a large rounded maxillary with 



