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orbital with a very large and deep notch on its anterior surface ; 

 smooth except its posterior extremity, which is serrated ; extremity 

 of maxilla visible. Free space below chin long, narrow, lanceolate, 

 and with a row of gland along either side. Upper lip forming end 

 of snout, thick and fringed ; lower lip also thick and fringed, 

 except opposite syrnphysis ; these fringes decrease with age. On 

 lower surface of head is a triangular scaleless spot, the base formed 

 by the lower jaw, the apex below middle of eyes. Teeth absent. 

 Fins first dorsal commences midway between hind edge of eye 

 and base of caudal fin and over 12th scale of lat. line, second over 

 24th scale ; second dorsal rather lower than first, commencing 

 over middle of anal. Pectoral reaches to eleventh scale. Caudal 

 emarginate. Scales cycloid, densely covering vertical fins ; 22 rows 

 between snout and base of first dorsal. Colour dark grey above, 

 dull white on sides and beneath ; a dark black spot at base of 

 pectoral. 



Hab. Bed Sea, seas of India and the Malay Archipelago. 

 Specimens from 85 to 4| inches in length were taken at the 

 Andamans. The fringes to the lips existing in my small specimen 

 appear to be absent in adults. 



1190. (22.) Mugil borneensis. (Fig. 115.) 



Mugil borneensis, Bleeker, Satavia Nat. Tijdsch. ii, 1851, p. 201 ; 

 Day, Fish. India, p. 357, pi. Ixxvi, fig. 1 (see synon.). 



D. 4 | 1/8. P.15. A. 3/9. C. 17. L. 1. 33-34. L. tr. 10-11. 

 Length of head 4| to 4|, of caudal fin 5, height of body 4| to 4| 

 in the total length. Eyes vuthout adipose lids ; diameter 3| to 4 

 in length of head, | to 1 diam. from end of snout, and 1| apart. 

 Preorbital scaled, slightly emarginate, serrated inferiorly, posteriorly 

 it is truncated and denticulated ; extremity of maxilla visible. 



Fig. llo.Muffil borneensis. 



Upper lip moderately thick, forming part of anterior profile ; lower 

 lip not notched above symphysis but with a tubercle. The man- 

 dibles join at rather an acute angle ; the uncovered space below the 

 chin narrow and lanceolate. A groove before vomer. Twili 

 fine ones in upper jaw. Fins first dorsal commences midway 



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