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a longitudinal patch below dorsal and the lateral part of the 

 tail, which shows about 6 light crossbars, hindwards diminishing 



in breadth. Length of the single 

 specimen known 60 mm. 

 Habitat: Banda, on reef! 



7. Syngnathus punctatus M. Web. 

 [Fig. 36, p. 86]. 



Syngnathus punctatus Max Weber, Siboga- 

 Expeditie, Fische. 1913, p. 113. 

 D. 23 ; P. 16 ; Rings 15 + 30 ; sub- 

 dorsal rings I + 5. 



Rather robust. Trunk heptagonal, 

 the ventral keel conspicuous. Tail 

 tetragonal, somewhat less than twice 

 the length of the trunk. Shields 

 transversely striated and corrugated, 

 their edges prominent but smooth. 

 Intermedial shields oval, very con- 

 spicuous. Superior cristae of trunk 

 terminating about in the middle of 

 the dorsal, not continuous with those 

 of tail, which are deflected anteriorly 

 and terminate on the first tail-ring, 

 quite near the termination of the 

 median cristae of the trunk. Inferior 

 cristae of trunk and tail continuous. 

 Head somewhat . more than 6 l /. 2 

 times in length, twice in that of 

 trunk. Snout conspicuously longer 

 than remaining part of head; its 

 least height is less than diameter 

 of eye, it is cylindrical, its upper 

 somewhat concave profile gently 

 rises to that of head. A low median 

 keel on posterior half of snout ending 

 in the narrow concave interorbital 

 space. Top of head corrugated with 

 an indication of a median keel and 



a more conspicuous one on nape and behind eyes. Operculum 

 strongly inflated with a short keel, which is somewhat curved 



Fig. 36. 



Syttgnathus punctatus M. Web. 

 X2-5- 



