1064 Catalogue of Malayan Fishes. [Oct. 



Habit. — Sea of Pinang. 

 Java, Sumatra. 



Total length : 7f inch. 



The eye occupies the second third of the length of the head, which, 

 when the muzzle is protracted, is J of the total length. The greatest 

 vertical diameter of the body is contained about 2\ times in the total 

 length ; the series of scales forming the lateral line are much smaller 

 than the rest and of a triangular shape ; the upper lobe of the caudal 

 is somewhat longer than the inferior ; the length of the anterior anal 

 spine is one half of the second, which is as long as the pectoral spine, 

 but much thicker. The cheeks are concave, and the ascending margin 

 of the preopercle is salient, diverging from the opercle, its teeth distant, 

 bent outwards, but generally pointing backwards. Most of the teeth 

 have at the base a minute downwards pointed spine, which may be 

 perceived by passing a finger from below upwards along the margin. 

 The spine of the first infraorbital is long, bayonet-shaped ; beneath it 

 appear two or three smaller ; these, the margin of the infraorbitals, 

 preopercle, opercle, the spines and rays of the dorsal, anal and ventral 

 fins, as well as the upper and lower margin of the caudal appear as if 

 they were lackered with vermilion. Two individuals of nearly equal 

 length were observed at Pinang in May and July 1845. 



FAM. ANABANTIM. 



Gen. Anabas, Cuvier, 1817. 

 Head rounded, broad ; muzzle very short, obtuse, more or less de- 

 pressed ; the eye near the muzzle ; mouth small; velvety teeth in 

 both jaws ; a small transversal band of similar teeth on the anterior, 

 and a few on the posterior part of vomer between the third upper 

 pharyngeals ; margins of opercle, subopercle and interopercle strongly 

 toothed ; branchiostegous rays six. 



Anabas scandens, (Daldorf.) 

 Perca scandens, Daldorf: Linn. Tr. III. 62. 

 Anthias testudineus, Bloch, PI. 322. 

 Lutjan tortue, Lacepede IV. 192, 235. 

 Lutjan grimpeur, Lacepede, 1. c. 195, 239. 

 Amphiprion testudineus et scansor, Bloch-Schneider, 204. 

 Cephalopholis, id. 570. 



