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I. Aeoliscus Jordan & Starks. 



(JORDAN & STARKS, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. XXVI. 1902, p. 71). 

 Amphisile Cuvier, Regne anim. II. 1817, p. 350 p.p. 



Besides the unpaired plate behind the fourth plates of upper 

 row of dorsal cuirass (see description of family) there is a 

 median unpaired plate anteriorly between the posterior ends 

 of the first pair and the anterior ends of the second pair of 



Fig. IO. Aeoliscus strigatus (Gthr.). 4 / 5 n. s. 



the dorsal plates. To the end of the strong spine of the dorsal 

 cuirass is jointed a movable spinous ray. Interorbital space 

 convex and striated without a longitudinal groove. For other 

 characters see those of the family. 



Distribution: From Red Sea and the East coast of 

 Africa through Indie and Pacific to Westpacific Islands, Japan 

 and Australia. 



Living near shore. 



i. Aeoliscus strigatus (Gthr.) [Fig. 10, p. 20] 



Amphisik scuta fa Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. II. 1851, p. 245. (nee L.) 

 Amphisile scutata Steindachner, Verhandl. zool. hot. Gesellsch. Wien X. 1860, 



p. 765. (nee L.) 



Amphisile strigata Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. III. 1859 1861, p. 528. 

 Amphisile strigata Bleeker, Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. II. 1865, p. 144 ("= Amphi~ 



sile scutata Blkr. ol. plur. loc. (nee Cuv.)"). 

 Amphisile strigata Ltitken, Vidensk. Med. Naturh. Foren. Kjobenhavn, (1865) 



1866, p. 216. 



Amphisile strigata Giinther, Fische der Siidsee, 1881, p. 222. 

 Aeoliscus strigatus Jordan & Starks, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. XXVI. 1902, p. 71. 

 Amphisile strigata Jungersen, Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skrifter K0benhavn 7. R. 



Afd. VI. 2, 1908, p. 44. 

 Aeoliscus strigatus Max Weber, Siboga-Expeditie, Fische, 1913, p. 98. 



D. III. 9 10; A. II 12; P. II 12; V. 4. 



Height 8 9; head somewhat more or less than 2 ! / 2 in length 

 to base of soft dorsal rays, about 3 times in length to end 

 of terminal spine. Eye n 12, more than i 1 /^ to twice in 

 postorbital part of head, about S'/j times in snout, which goes 

 about iy 3 in length of head. Interorbital space convex, longi- 



