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Variety. Without scales on the head, an ocellus at end of soft 

 dorsal, and last third of anal with a grey band along its base. 



Hob. Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago, attaining at least 

 4 inches in length. 



1068. (4.) Apocryptes batoides. 



Apocryptes batoides, Day, Fish. India, p. 301, pi. Ixvi, fig. 3. 

 B. iv. D. G 23. P. 21. V. 1/5. A. 23. C. 13. 



Length of head 6^, of caudal fin 3|, height of body 12 in the total 

 length. Eyes high up, diameter 6| in length of head, 2 diam. 

 from end of snout, and f apart. Greatest width of head equals 

 its height or | its length. Cleft of mouth nearly horizontal. Teeth 

 eight or ten pointed ones on either side of both jaws, none are 

 notched, all are of a brown colour, two moderately sized posterior 

 canines in the lower jaw. Fins the two dorsals of about the 

 same height, equal to that of the body. Ventral reaches halfway 

 to the anal. Caudal lanceolate. Scales cycloid, large and small 

 ones intermixed, becoming larger posteriorly, they extend on to 

 the head. Colour greyish along the back, becoming whitish 

 below ; fins without marks. 



Hob. Moulmein, where an example 10 inches long was obtained. 



1069. (5.) Apocryptes lanceolatus. 



Eleotris lanceolata, Bl Schn. St/st. Ich. p. 67, t. 15. 



Apocryptes lanceolatus, Day, Fish. India, p. 301, pi. Ixiv, fig. 5 (see 



synon.). 



Nullah ramah, Tel.; Pitallu, Ooriah ; Nga-yat, Arracan ; Cheering, 

 Chittagong ; Nga-pyan, Burm. 



B. iv. D. 5 | 31-32. P. 21. V. 1/5. A. 29-30. C. 11. 

 Length of head 7 to 7|, of caudal fin 4| to 6|, height of body 7 to 

 9 in the total length. Eyes diameter 6 to 7 in length of head, 

 1| diam. from end of snout, and 1 apart. Greatest width of 

 head half or more than half its length, and its height f of its length. 

 Maxilla reaches to beneath middle or hind edge of orbit. Teeth 

 of moderate size in upper jaw, with blunt free extremities as if 

 cut off, or else slightly swollen ; those in lower jaw horizontal, 

 occasionally the outer one is slightly recurved and a little enlarged ; 

 a pair of posterior canines above symphysis. Fins the membrane 

 of first dorsal fin scarcely reaches to second, the two fins of about 

 the same height, equal to half that of the body. Ventral reaches 

 about ^ of the way to the anal. Caudal lanceolate. Scales 

 minute, becoming more distinct in the posterior portion of the 

 body. Colour dull greenish above, with numerous fine brown 

 spots ; usually many dark bands descend from the back towards 



