1849.] Catalogue of Malayan Fishes. 1049 



head. The external series of teeth of the upper jaw is but little larger 

 than the external ; the velvety teeth of the lower jaw, form a broader 

 band than those of the upper. Under the symphysis of the lower jaw 

 appear four pores. The second anal spine is very thick, f of the 

 length of the first ray. A single individual was observed at Pinang in 

 May 1845. 



Johnius diacanthus, (Lacepede.) 



Lutjanus diacanthus, Lacepede IV. 195, 244. 



Russell CXV. Nalla Katchelee. (Adult.) 



Russell CXVI. Katchelee. (Young.) 



Johnius cataleus, Cuvier, R. A. II. 173( 4 *) 



Corvina catalea, Cuvier and Valenciennes, V. 128. 

 (Icon). Scisena maculata, Gray, 111. Ind. Zool. II. PI. 89, Fig. 3. 



(Young.) 



Corvina catalea, Belanger, 360. 



Corvina catalea, Richardson : Rep. 1845, 226. 



Corvina nalla katchelee, Richardson 1. c. 



Corvina catalea, Bleeker : Verh. Batav. Gen. XXII. 4. 



Ikan Tambareh of the Malays. 

 Young. Head above and back dark brown claret colour ; cheeks, 

 preopercle, and sides to a little beneath the lateral line lighter with 

 lilac silvery reflection, the scales edged with dark brown, and the back 

 and upper half of the sides with numerous larger and smaller round 

 black spots ; lower half of the sides silvery buff ; the scales minutely 

 dotted with brown ; opercle silvery lilac or blue ; dorsal and caudal 

 fin membranes brownish buff, minutely dotted with brown, and with 

 more or less numerous large black scattered spots ; anal, ventrals and 

 pectorals brownish buff at the base, the rest pale neutral tint, minutely 

 dotted with brown, and the marginal half black. 



Adult. Head and sides darker, with or without indistinct black 

 spots ; sides beneath the lateral line pale silvery bluish or lilac brown ; 

 opercle blackish blue ; branchiostegous rays and membrane pale lilac 

 silvery ; dorsal-, caudal- and anal membranes pale yellowish brown, 

 minutely dotted with brown, with or without indistinct large dark 

 brown spots ; ventrals and pectorals yellowish brown, posterior half 

 blackish. Iris silvery lilac, minutely dotted with brown ; the orbital 

 half, bluish black. 



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