dorsal origin; 3 above to soft dorsal origin, 6 below to 
spinous anal origin; snout 2 2/5 to 3 in head; éyé Sz to 
4; maxillary 2¢ to 2 3/4; interorbital 6 1/6 to 4. Rakers 
7 to 919 or 20. Scales with 4 or 5 radiating basal striae, 
edges scalloped; apical denticles 72 to 75; circuli very fine. 
One from “Singapore or Polynesia” 115 mm, We also include 6 
examples in the Academy 57 to 130 mm. long, from Sumatra, 
we 
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Comparison with the types of U. belaque Fowler shows the 
latter synonymous. At the time of its comparison with the 
the Sumatran material the author was unfortunately guided 
by such specimens as agreed somewhat with Day's figure, 
The Wilkes fish has very firm osseous barbels, straight, 
and only tips flexible, while in all the other material ex- 
amined they are more flexible. Similar firm barbels were 
also noticed in Sumatran examples of U. moluccensis in the 
Academy. 
OR 8 — niente emai rato 
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Proc, Acad,Nat.Sci,Phila.,1918, p. 40, fig.16. Philippines, 
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When fresh in errack the Sumatran examples were pale olive- 
brown above, white below, more or less tinted pale red and 
silvery. Opercle with indistinct purplish tinge. Goiden 
stripe, about 2h% width of eye, along side of trunk to caudal 
base. Soft dorsal and caudal mostly grayish, Spinous dorsal 
with broad blackish blotch at tip and usually 2 broad dusky 
