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to postorbital part of head, about equal to the height of its first 

 ray. Anal small, shorter than snout and eye, its middle rays 

 opposite to adipose fin. Pectorals about in the middleof the 

 height, their tip conspicuously distant from vertical through 

 origin of dorsal, about equal to length of snout and eye, reaching 

 to the io th scale of the lateral line. Ventrals about equal to head, 

 extending to end of base of dorsal; their origin below distal 

 half of pectorals. Scales cycloid, on the cheeks in 6 rows, a 



Fig. 54. Saurus variegatus (Lac.) 



series of enlarged scales along margin of praeoperculum, 19 20 

 praedorsal scales. Lateral line nearly straight, not keeled on 

 tail. Pointed teeth in the intermaxillary: an outer series of 

 smaller and fixed ones and an inner series of larger, depressible 

 ones. Similar teeth, but more numerous and with 2 outer series, 

 in the lower jaw. On the vomer and palatines, in a long, narrow 

 band, the anterior teeth longer and more crowded, 6 rows of 

 rather large teeth on the tongue, smaller ones on basibranchi- 

 alia. Dusky above, sides and below yellowish. On back and 

 sides cross bands, the centre of which may be paler. Head 

 with dark patches, the jaws barred. Fins, except anal and 

 ventrals, with more or less conspicuous series of black spots. 

 Length 240 mm. 



Nomen indig.: Totate (Ternate). 



Habitat: Java (Prigi); Sumatra (Trussan, Padang); Batu ; 

 Nias; Singapore; Celebes (Menado, Tombariri); Sangi; Sula 

 Archipelago!; Ternate; Halmahera; Gebe!; Batjan; Ambon!; 

 Binongka!; Nusa laut!; Banda!; Goram!, Tiur!; New Guinea!; 

 Bali; Flores straits!. -- West Pacific to Sandwich islands and 

 Society islands; Philippines, China, Japan. Indie to Red Sea, 

 Zansibar and Madagascar. 



In sea. 



4. Saurus kaianus Gthr. 



Saurus kaianus Gunther, Challenger Rep. VI. Shore Fishes, 1880, p. 50. 

 Synodus kaianus Gilbert, Bull. U.S. Fish. Comm. XXIII. part II. 1903 (1905), p. 588. 



