550 A COLLECTION OF FISHES FROM SUMATRA. 



cycloid. Scales along middle of side rather narrowly imbricated. Except base 

 of caudal, which is covered with small scales, fins scaleless. A bare area at base 

 of pectoral. Lateral line high at first, then sloping down and extending along 

 middle of side of caudal peduncle and out on base of caudal. Tubes small and 

 simple. 



Dorsals continuous, spines small, much shorter than rays, and origin of fin 

 about over pectoral. Soft dorsal beginning about opposite first third of pectoral, 

 and fin of more or less uniform height, though becoming a little lower posteriorly. 

 Anal inserted a little nearer tip of mandible than base of caudal, and anterior rays 

 longest. Caudal unevenly emarginate, nearly straight when expanded. Pectoral 

 with expanded rays, upper longest and forming a point that reaches origin of anal. 

 Ventral inserted opposite origin of pectoral, and reaching about three-fifths of dis- 

 tance to anal. 



Color in arrack olive-gray above, side and lower surface whitish. A broad 

 blackish band from pectoral out over caudal to its margin, and upper and lower 

 edges of latter dusky, otherwise whitish. Basal portion of dorsal somewhat dark 

 gray-brown like back, and its margin paler. Anal whitish with a slightly dusky 

 margin. Other fins whitish. Iris pale yellowish. Peritoneum white. 



Length 14 inches. 



Type No. 27,783, A. N. S. P. Padang. 



One example. GriflBth's figure of Labrus vittatus^ is very crude, and may pos- 

 sibl}' be intended for this fish. The submarginal anterior dark line on the anal, if 

 ever present, has faded completely. The black lateral band is not of the same pat- 

 tern as it is shown in his figure, i. e., narrowing posteriorly. 



( Urichthys, an old name applied to Cheilinus, a genus of Labroids which these 

 fishes somewhat resemble.) 



CALLIONYMLDiE. 



233. Callionymus sagitta Pallas. 



PLATYCEPHALID^. 



234. Platycephalus indicus (Linnffius). 



GRAMMOPLITES gen. nov. 

 Type Coitus scaber Linnaeus. 



Lateral line armed with spines. 

 {VpaixiJ.r], line ; ottXiVi^s, armed.) 



235. GRAMMOPLITES SCABER (Linnseus). 



GOBIIDiE. 



ELEOTRIDIN/E. 



236. Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes). 



237. Eleotris fusca (Schneider). 



238. BuTis GYMNOPOMUS (Bleeker). 



1 Anim. King. Cuv., X, 18.34, plate 45 (opposite p. 254, no description). No locality. (Not 

 Labrus vittatus Walbaum.) 



