Fish of the Tale Sap. 
of this s])ecies : " The young of this species swim close to the shore in small shoals. 
Their transparent fins are quite invisible in water and the movements of their deeply 
pigmented bodies, which are often very rapid, have a very mysterious appearance in 
consequence." 
Scatophagus argits is found in the seas of India and of the Indo- Australian 
Archipelago ; its range extends to Australia and China. 
Family TOXOTIDAE. 
Toxotes chatareus (Ham. Buch.). 
itS7(S. Toxotes chatareus, Daj', op. cit., p. 117, xxix, fig. 6. 
There are two specimens of this species in the collection. They were collected 
at the mouth of the Patalung river. Toxotes chatareus inhabits rivers and estuaries 
of India, Burma and the Malay Archipelago. 
Dr. Annandale obtained a young example of this genus at Koh Yaw. The speci- 
men possesses only four dorsal spines and probably represents the variety jacnlator 
of this species. 
Family TEUTHIDAE. 
Teuthis java (linn.). 
1878. Teuthis java, Day. op. cit., p. 165, pi. xxxix, fig. 5. 
This species is represented by 7 specimens in the collection. All of them were 
netted at Singgora. The range of Teuthis java extends from the seas of India to 
the Malay Archipelago and beyond. 
Family PI.ATYCEPHAIJDAE. 
Platycephalus insidiator (Forsk.). 
1S78. I'latycephalus insidiator. Day, op. cit., p. 276. 
In Dr. Annandale's collection there are two large specimens from vSinggora 
besides a number of young examples obtained by him in the outer lake. Platyce- 
phalus insidiator is widely distributed and its range extends from the east coast of 
Africa, through Red Sea, the seas of India to the Malay Archipelago and be^'ond. 
Family POMACENTRIDAE. 
Glyphisodon caelestinus (Soland.) Cuv. and Val. 
1878. ( ilyphidodon caelestinus. Day. op. cit.. \). j8f), pi. Ixxxiii fit;. 2. 
A single specimen of this species was obtained b}^ Dr. Annandale at Singgora. 
The species is known to occur along the east coast of Africa, in the Red Sea, the 
seas of India, the Malay Archipelago and Polynesia. 
Family ELEOTRIDAE. 
Carassiops (?) caperata (Cantor). 
1849. Tleotris caperatus. Cantor, Cat. Malayan Fishes in Journ. .As. Soc, Bengal, p. 117Q. 
1861. Kleotris caperata, Giinther. Cat. Brit. Mus. Fish. III. p 117. 
i87(). Flentris caperata, Day, Fish India I, p. 315. 
