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Compressed, its greatest breadth about 1 1 / 2 times in its height. 

 Height 5.4 6 in total length, less than 4 times without caudal. 

 Head 4.3 4.6 in total length, bluntly pointed, its upper sur- 

 face flat, slightly declivous. Mouth rather small, lower jaw 

 somewhat prominent, strongly ascending, reaching to frontborder 

 of eye or somewhat passing it. Snout short, about half length 

 of eye, more . than 4 times in head. Eye 2.2 2.4, conspicu- 

 ously longer than postorbital part of head and interorbital space, 

 which is somewhat concave. Origin of first dorsal opposite to 

 1 3th or I4th scale, about in the middle between frontborder of 

 eye and caudal; its vertical 3 4 scales behind anus and much 

 nearer to anal than to base of ventrals. Origin of second 

 dorsal opposite to 2ist to 23^ scale and to about the first l / s 

 of anal; its distance from origin of first dorsal 1.5 to 1.7 

 times in length of head. Both fins are separated by 5 inter- 

 dorsal scales. Distance of origin of second dorsal from caudal 

 longer than head. Length of caudal peduncle measured behind 

 dorsal, longer than head. Pectorals more than 5 to 6 times 

 in total length; their tips reaching 9^ or io th scale. Anus 

 opposite to 9th or io th scale, situated in middle or past middle 

 of length of ventrals, their end reaching vertical through first 

 dorsal or nearly so. Scales entire or some of them slightly 

 indentated; about 16 to 17 before first dorsal and usually 

 2 large ones on interorbital space and occiput. About 20 gill- 

 rakers ; the longest equal to half length of eye. Teeth in 

 rather narrow bands on jaws, palatines, pterygoids and vomer. 

 In alcohol yellowish brown, with a silvery hue below the 

 lateral silvery band, the upper part of which is transparent 

 darkish. The scales above it have a lighter or darker margin 

 of different breadth, formed by more or less numerous dark 

 brown points. Fins more or less dusky, especially the caudal 

 and the base of the pectorals. Length 97 mm. [Specimens of 

 BLEEKER'S collection seen by us]. 



Nom. indig.: Lumbungan (Batavia) ; Kaluna (Saparua). 



Habitat : Singapore ; Pulu Weh ! ; Simalur ! ; Nias ! ; Sumatra 

 (Benkulen, Telok Betong, Trussan, Padang); Riouw Archipelago; 

 Banka ; Biliton ; Natuna-Islands ; Java (Batavia !) ; Bawean Island ; 

 Borneo (Kota baru!); Bali; Lombok; Sumbawa; Sumba!; 

 Flores!; Adonare ! ; Celebes (Makassar!, Bonthain, Menado); 

 Buton!; Timor (South coast!); Ambon!; Ceram ! ; Batjan; Ter- 



