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Sciaena macr opterus 
vol. 14, 1874, p. 
.; v 7 ;'- • 
EEKER, Verh. Kon. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, to. 3, 
Ind. Neerland,, 
I (Sumatra; Nias); Atlas Ichth.,/vol. 9, 18-77, 
KJC- 
pi. (1)384, fig.:«/7 n 
(«K 
Sciaena macropter 
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ER, Journ. Acad. Hat. Sci. Philadelphia, ser. 2, 
/ 
vol 12, 19< 
. 530 (Padang). - FOWLER and BEAK, Proc. U.S. Rat. 
f- h 
Mus., 
■A? 
;• *ai 
, 1923, p. 18 (Sumatra) 
A ■ 
fi aa 
FOWLER, Journ. Bombay Nat. 
Hist.;,l^p, vol. 25, 1925, p. 320 (Bombay). 
Johnipispacropterus FOWLER, Proc. Acad. Rat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1929 
At 
SO), p. 652 (Padang specimen). (Error.) 
77' 
h A 
M 
Snout 
V 
Depth 3 V 3 to 3 / 3 ; head 3°/ 5 to l /, width IV 5 to 1 / 5 . 
sVgfto 3 V 2 * n hea< ij eye 4 V 2 to 5, 1 V 2 i n snout, I*/. in interorbital; 
maxillary reaches /„ to / r in eye, expansion 2 in eye, length 2 / r to 2 /g 
: fg| 3 ‘ * series, 
in h'&d; bands of fine teeth in jaws, in 4 or 5 irregular/short mandibular 
barbeBr^fjfo to 6 in eye; outer upper row scarcely enlarged; inter orbital 3 
to 3 ^/a in 
: yjf, 
■ »t < 
f|^^.r^roadly convex. Gill rakers a * 7 or 8 short points, / 3 
to Vo of gill filai^i^fefe which / of eye. 
Scales 43 to 45 i liEil&te ral line to caudal base and 18 to 20 more 
wi§ 
out over caudal medianly; 4 aboflfe, 7 or 8 below, 26 or 27 predorsal 
‘"’cales 
to 
with 7 to 11 basal radiating stlffae; 31 to 65 short apical denticles, with 5/ 
A'0 
• 4 .VU* 7 
18 transverse series of basa1 ie 1emonts; circuli fine. 
D. X, I, 31, I, fllhd spine 2 to 2 3 / in head, third ray 2 /a t o 
V 
\ 
\ 
* •» Jh-* A'.-V ‘ ; 
- ; * is*.-, 7 
th 
l.xA 
2 / c; A. II, 7, I, secoalfv spine 2 / r to 2 / R , second ray 1°/a to 2; least dep 
— • - |lp§f o.o * 
of caudal peduncle 3i^b 3^/ 3 ; pectoral 1 V 4 to 1 / r ; ventral lVc to 1 / 3 ; 
caudal 3 to 4 imprest of body. 
Back dark brown, also sides below add on under surfaces whitish with 
silvery white Inflections. Iris pale yellowish white. 
if'xins dusted 
rbel and chin whit- 
with dullmrab or dusky,, spinous dorsal d,ar 
«— wEsEteE ’ w _ 
ish. Pectoral wi^..,.hrownish.,,. sbove, ^l4ii-M«Smi®b'W ; f’ Eentrals white. 
Natal 
