A COLLECTION OF FISHES FROM SUMATRA. 553 



of dorsals they extend for a short distance, but below do not reach lower surface of 

 abdomen or base of anal. Head more or less variegated with dusky, and a dark 

 transversely oblique band bordered with paler on each side extending down behind 

 eye. Two dark bars from eye to maxillary. Fins dusky-blackish, bases paler. 

 Spinous dorsal with about four longitudinal grayish lines, upper darker and more 

 or less diffuse with dark color of that part of fin. Grayish lines extending longi- 

 tudinally though inclined posteriorly. Anal with four grayish lines, outer two 

 closer, and somewhat broken and interrupted in places. Indistinct traces of grayish 

 cross-bands on caudal. Margins of vertical fins show little or no evidence of reticu- 

 lations formed by grajdsh lines. Pectoral and ventral with more or less grayish 

 and brownish. Iris brownish. Peritoneum whitish. 



Length 4^ inches. 



Type No. 27,802, A. N. S. P. Padang. 



One example. This species appears to be related to Salarias ooriii, but differs 

 in the coloration and fin radii. 



(Boo-tAt'o-Kos, Basiliscus. ) 



242, ScARTicHTHVs STiGMATOPTERUS sp. nov. Plate XIX, lower figure. 



Head 4^; depth 6i; D. XIII, 22; A. ii, 23; P. 13; V. 2; width of head If 

 in its length ; depth of head 1^ ; eye 4 ; width of mouth 2^ ; maxillary 24 ; fourth 

 dorsal spine 2 ; fifteenth dorsal ray \\ ; eighteenth anal ray 1^ ; least depth of 

 caudal peduncle 2-|; caudal l-j/jj-; pectoral 1^^; ventral 1|-. 



Body elongate, well compressed, and greatest depth probabl}- through belly. 



Head similar to preceding, except not so much constricted above, with broad 

 fringed cutaneous flap over e\'e, and no occipital tentacle. 



Gill-opening and fins similar to preceding. 



Color in arrack deep drab with a tinge of pale heliotrope or purplish. Side 

 with about seven pairs of broad transverse bands, darker than body color, space 

 between each pair somewhat narrower than either dark baud and also with a narrow 

 dark median transverse line or band. These bands also extend diffusely out on 

 bases of dorsals, but not on lower surface of abdomen or to base of anal. Head 

 more or less plain-colored, a little darker above, and two dark bars from eye to 

 maxillary. Fins pale, marginal portion broadly dusky or blackish. Margins of 

 dorsals and most of upper half of caudal finely reticulated with narrow grayish 

 hues. On spinous dorsal these give place more or less to longitudinal broad pale 

 bands, and on soft dorsal to oblique grayish lines, inclined a little, and extending 

 to upper reticulations of fin. Oblique lines of dusky on anal between rays distally. 

 Pectoral and ventral pale. 



Length StV inches. 



Type No.^27,803, A. N. S. P. Padang. 



Two examples. They do not agree with any of the descriptions as they have 

 13 dorsal spines, though probably closer to Bleeker's second account^ of Salarias 



' Act. Soc. Sci. lud. Neerl. (Zes. Bijd. Visch. Sumatra), III, 1857, p. 39. 

 70 JOUEN. ACAD. NAT. SCI. PHILA., VOL. XII. 



