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Mugil oligolepis Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. XIX. 1859, p. 437. 



Mugil oligolepis Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sc. Ind. Need. VIII. 1860, isde Bijdr. 



Vischfauna Borneo, p. 40. 



Mugil oligolepis Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. III. 1859 1861, p. 449. 

 Mugil oligolepis Day, Fishes of India 4, 1878 1888, p. 358. 



D 1 . IV; D 2 . I. 8 9; A. III. 9; P. 14; V. 1.5 ; L.I. circa 26; 

 L. tr. 10 II. 



Rostro dorsal profile somewhat convex. Height somewhat 

 less than length of head, which goes about 3.4 in length and 

 more than 4 times in length with caudal. Eye about 3.5 in 

 head and I y. 2 or more in its postorbital part ; a gelatinous 

 eyelid is wanting. Interorbital space slightly convex, conspi- 

 cuously broader than diameter of eye and less than postorbital 

 part of head. Snout blunt, shorter than eye. Maxillary visible, 

 when mouth is closed. Praeorbital bent, emarginate, its infe- 

 rior border truncate, denticulate. Lips thin; mandible with an 

 emarginate or double symphysial knob. First dorsal with strong 

 spines, nearly equal to head without snout. Its origin nearer 

 to base of caudal than to end of snout, from which it is sepa- 

 rated by 15 to 1 6 praedorsal scales. It is opposite to 9th scale 

 of lateral line. Origin of second dorsal opposite to i/thor i8th 

 scale and behind anterior half of anal, the origin of which is 

 opposite to i6th scale. Pectorals not much shorter than head, 

 reaching near to origin of first dorsal. No axillary scale above 

 pectorals, a short one above base of ventrals. Caudal slightly 

 emarginate. Caudal peduncle about as long as high, its least 

 height nearly equal to postorbital part of head. Greenish above, 

 silvery below. Length 90 mm. [Specimens of BLEEKER'S col- 

 lection in the Leiden Museum seen by us]. 



Habitat: South and West Borneo (Pamangkat, Sungiduri, 

 Sampit) in rivers; Sumbawa in sea; North Celebes. Malacca 

 (Bongor, PETERS, river Muar, DUNCKER) ; Philippines (JORDAN 

 & RICHARDSON); Saigon (KNER); seas and estuaries of British 

 India (DAY), Seychelles brackish water (REGAN). 



n. Mugil melinopterus C.V. 



Mugil melinopterus Cuvier Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poissons XL 1836, p. 146. 

 Mugil melinopterus Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. III. 1859 1861, p. 452. 

 Mugil melanopterus (sic !) Gunther, Sudseefische II. Journ. Mus. Godeffr. 1 88 1, p. 218. 

 Liza melinoptera Jordan Scale, Bull. Bur. of Fish. vol. XXV. (1905) 1906, p. 217. 



D 1 . IV; D 2 .1.8; A. III.9; L.I. 28 29; L.tr. io II. 



