1849.] Catalogue of Malayan Fishes. 1189 



FAM. TEUTHIDIDiE. 

 Gen. Teuthis, Linne 1766. 



(Siganus, Forskal 1775. — Centrogaster, Houttuyn. — Ampha- 

 canthus, Bloch-Schneider 1801. — Buro, \ m Commers.'] Lacepede, 



1803.) 



Body oval, compressed ; mouth slightly cleft and little protractile ; 

 teeth minute, crenulated, in a single series ; a horizontal spine in front 

 of the dorsal fin ; ventrals with two spines : an external and an inter- 

 nal, between which three rays ; branchiostegous rays five, of which 

 the lowest is dilated and hid in the isthmus. 

 Teuthis java, Linne. 



Gronov. Zoophyl. 113, No. 352, PI. 8, Fig. 4. 



Teuthis java, Linne: Syst. 1362. 



Russell CII. Worahwah. 



Teuthis javus, Cuv. R. A. II. 223, ( 2 ). 



Amphacanthus javus, Cuv. and Val. X. 118. 



Amphacanthus javus, Schlegel et Miiller : Verhand. over de Nat. 



Gesch. (Amphacanthus) 10. 



Amphacanthus javus, Bleeker : Verh. Batav. Gen. XXII. 5. 



Ikan kitang of the Malays. 



Head above, back and sides dark brownish neutral tint, paler towards 

 abdomen ; on the head and back numerous pale bluish grey rounded 

 spots, which on the sides and chest become elongated, irregular, vermi- 

 culated ; on the abdomen longitudinal and whitish ; sides of the head 

 metallic greenish yellow or sulphur-coloured ; cheeks washed with 

 brown ; pectorals transparent greyish white ; rest of the fins pale 

 brownish grey closely dotted with brown, and washed with brown, pale 

 orange and lilac. Iris pale metallic sulphur-coloured ; orbital half 

 dark brown or neutral tint. 



D 13/10, C 1713, A 7/9, V 1/3/1, P 18, Br. V. 



Habit. — Sea of Malayan Peninsula and Islands. 

 Sunda, Java, Madura, Coromandel. 



Total length : 1 1 inch. 



The length of the head is a little more than i of the total, in which 

 the depth at occiput is contained 3^ times. The greatest diameter of 

 the orbit, which is a little oblique and falling beneath the widened 



