ImsIi of the Tale Sap. 4()() 
immaculate. The spines are bristle-like and cover almost the whole of the head and 
body except the snout and the under surface and sides of the tail. 
Sphoeroidcs ohlongus is found in the seas of India, the Malay Archipelago, China. 
Japan and the South Sea. 
Tetraodon palembangensis Bleeker. 
1870. Tetrodon pdlcmbangeusis., Giinther, Cat. Brit.Mus. Fish. ]>. 
192 ;. Tetraodon pmlcwJuingensu, Hora, Joiirn. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siaiii p. 183. 
There are five young examples of this species in Dr. Annandnle's collection. All 
of them were obtained in fresh water near Lampam. The youngest specimen is only 
(S mm. in length including the length of the caudal fin. 
a 
In a former paper (op. cii., T923) I have described the changes in colouration 
undergone by the members of this species during development. In very young 
examples the body is uniformly pale olivaceous with a few black dots irregularly dis- 
tributed on the head and the body. Mostly these black dots are concentrated at the 
bases of the dorsal and the anal fins and at the sides of the mouth just behind the 
lower jaw. 
Tetraodon palembangensis is found in the rivers of Sumatra, Borneo and vSiam. 
