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and posterior nostrils close together, somewhat nearer to end 

 of snout than to eye. Praeoperculum coarsely serrated, its 

 inferior spine more or less distinctly longer and stronger than 

 the others, its angle produced and rounded. Upper lip absent, 

 lower lip well developed but not continuous at symphysis. 

 Narrow bands of small teeth on jaws and on palatines, bands 

 on lastnamed somewhat constricted in the middle. Few teeth 

 on vomer. Origin of dorsal between that of ventrals and pec- 

 torals. First dorsal spine of first dorsal minute, second one 

 shorter but stronger than the third and shorter than postor- 

 bital part of head. Origin of second dorsal in advance of that 

 of anal, its spine more than 2 /. 3 of second spine of first dorsal 

 and about equal to third anal spine. First anal spine very 

 small. Dorsals, anal and caudal scaly. Caudal deeply forked, 

 the lobes pointed. Pectorals somewhat falciform, all the rays 

 simple, about equal to head without snout. Third, fourth and 

 fifth pectoral filament about of equal length, reaching to end 

 of ventrals or somewhat farther. Ventrals somewhat shorter 

 or longer than postorbital part of head. Distance between 

 origin of ventrals and anal equal to or less than head. Colour 

 of alcohol specimens silvery or golden, brown above. Pectorals 

 blackish, other fins yellowish. Length 150 mm. [Specimens of 

 BLEEKER'S collection in Amsterdam Museum seen by us]. 



Nom. in dig.: Kuru (Malay Batavia); Laos (Cheribon); Bulu- 

 bulu (Badjau); Buluari (Banjermassin). 



Habitat: Sumatra (Benkulen, Priaman) ; Nias ; Java (Batavia!, 

 Tandjong Priok!, Cheribon, Samarang); Borneo (Balikpapan !) ; 

 Moluccos. - - Malay Peninsula, Pinang, Ceylon, British India. 



In sea. 



10. Polynemus longipectoralis n. sp. 



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 D 1 . VIII; DM. 16; A.II.i2;P. 15+7; V. I.5;L.l. 84 ; L.tr. T. 



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Height equal to head, 4 in length, 5.5 in length with caudal. 

 Eyes small, 5.5 in head, 1.3 in convex interorbital space, 

 somewhat less than snout and 3.3 in postorbital part of head. 

 Mouth rather large, reaching somewhat behind eye. Maxillaries 

 scaly, 2.3 in head. Upper iaw not emarginate at symphysis. 

 Anterior and posterior nostrils close together, close to eye. 

 Praeoperculum serrated, rounded and produced at its angle. 

 Narrow bands of small teeth in jaws, an oblong patch of similar 



