. Dorsal 13; Anal 8 or 9. 
J 1 . Head 3 2/5. 
1 
k . Snout wide as long; 
dorsal and caudal 
spotted; gill mem 
-branes uniform. 
indicus. 
2 
k . Snout broader than 
long; dorsal and 
caudal uniform; 
upper parts of 
gill membranes 
with dark blotch- 
es. similis. 
j 2 . Head 3 3/5 to 3 ?/8 
(3 in young). 
nicholsi. 
Scales 5 (4 1/2) above 
lateral line. 
1 
1 . Scales 58 to 61 
in lateral 
line. 
in . Indo Pacific 
species. 
