shorter than postorbital part of head. Origin of second dorsal 

 well in advance of that of anal, its spine scarcely more than 

 third one of anal and slightly less than snout and eye together. 

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

 elongate pointed lobes. Pectorals pointed, straight, all of its 

 rays simple; as long as head without snout. Third filament 

 far exceeding tip of caudal, first and second reaching on caudal, 

 fourth reaching on anal, the three lower ones reaching on 

 ventrals. Ventrals equal to or longer than postorbital part of 

 head. Distance between origin of ventrals and that of anal 

 less than length of head. Colour of alcohol specimens silvery, 

 brownish above, fins yellowish, first dorsal and caudal dusky. 

 Length 350 mm. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Palembang, river Mussi, Djambi, river 

 Batang Hari!); Borneo (Bunut !, river Kapuas). 



In rivers and estuaries. 



14. Polynemus multifilis Schl. 



Polynemus nmltifilis Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, 1845, p. 295 Bijdragen tot de 



Dierkunde I. Afl. 4, 1851, p. II. 



Polynemus quaterdecimfilis Pel, Bijdrage Dierkunde I. Afl. 4, 1851, p. 9. 

 Polynemus polydactylus Bleeker. Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie III. 1852, p. 417. 

 Trichidion multifilis Bleeker, Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. II. 1865, p. 174. 

 Polynenms multifilis von Martens, Preuss. Exp. nach Ostasien Zoolog. Bd. I. 



1876, p. 309. 

 Polynenms multifilis Vailllant, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. (4) V. 1893, p. 108. 



D 1 . VIII; D 2 . I. 1415; A. II III. II 12; P. 14 16+14; 



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V. 1.5; L.I. 95 104; L. tr. i . 



2123 



Height 3.8 4.1, 5.4 6 in length with caudal. Head 4.2 4.4, 

 6 6.3 in length with caudal. Eyes small 5.8 7.2, 1.3 1.6 

 in snout, about twice in interorbital space and 3.1 5.2 in 

 postorbital part of head. Mouth large, reaching far behind eye. 

 Maxillaries scaly, 2.2 2.4 in head. Head covered with scales 

 to end of snout. Anterior and posterior nostrils close together, 

 near frontborder of eye. Praeoperculum bluntly denticulated 

 along its hindborder, its angle rounded and produced. Upper 

 lip absent, lower lip well developed but not continuous at 

 symphysis. Narrow villiform bands of teeth on jaws, not ex- 

 tending to the outside, and on palatines, where the bands 

 are constricted in the middle. A small patch of teeth on vomer. 



