248 



from the caudal, which is forked. Ventrals with six rays. 

 Pectorals with a serrated spine. Small teeth in narrow bands 

 on the jaws, those on the palate in two patches which may 

 be connected. 9 10 branchiostegal rays. Gillmembranes free 

 from isthmus and slightly connected anteriorly. Gillrakers 

 slender, numerous. 



Synopsis of the species. 



I. Anal with 28 rays, more than 3 times in length 



of body P. brachypopterus p. 248. 



II. Anal with 40 rays, more than 2 times in length 



of body P. moolenburghae p. 249. 



Fig. 100. Pseudeutropius moolenburghae n. sp. 



i. Pseudeutropius brachypopterus (Blkr.). 



Eutr opius brachypopterus Bleeker, Ichth. Arch. Ind. Prodr. I. Siluri, 1858, p. 169. 

 Psettdeutropiiis brachypopterus Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. II. 1862, p. 71. 

 Pseudeutropius brachypopterus Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. V. 1864, P- 5$. 



B. 910; D. i. 6; A. 28; P. i. 8; V. 6. 



Moderately elongate, compressed, head conical, profile sloping 

 down from dorsal to snout, nearly straight. Height 4 2 / 5 , head 4. 

 A median groove running from the end of the snout to the 

 base of the occipital process, with a constriction at the vertex. 

 Occipital process very long and slender, bifurcated at its end, 

 .to receive the interspinal bone of the dorsal spine. Jaws equal. 

 Eye 34, about equal to snout, a little less than interorbital 

 space. Nasal barbels reaching on dorsal or not so far, 

 maxillary and outer mandibulary ones beyond end of pec- 

 torals, mental ones somewhat shorter. Dorsal as long as 



