The adult Colombo example differs from the others, doubt- 
less due to age, in the tubes in lateral line more or less ob- 
scured by the small auxillary scales, which also more or less 
prevalent over trunk. In the others the tubes are all clean 
cut and few, if any, auxillary scales occur, 
Sillago ciliata Cuvier. 
Head 3 1/6 to 34; depth 4 o/5 to 4 245; D.XI - 1, 17 or 
18; A. III, 14 or 15; lateral line with 61 to 65 scales to caudal 
base; 6 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 10 below 
to soft anal origin; 30 to 32 predorsal scales; snout’ 2 to 2¢ in 
nead; eye 5; maxillary 4 2/5 to 4 4/5; interorbital 5 to 5 </5; 
nead width 21/5 to 2. Snout conie, width 1 2/3 its length. 
Rakers 3+8, thick lanceolate points, 1¢ in filaments, which 
21/3 in eye. Scales with 8 to 10 radiating basal striae; 
apical d nticles 50 to 56; circuli fine. Caudal well emarginate 
behind. Color in alcohol dull browmish generally. Along side 
medially broad pale brassy band, about wide as eye and narrowed 
on side of caudal peduncle, Spinous dorsal with o or 6 rows of 
dusky spots on membranes, also same, though smaller, on rayed 
fin membranes. Length 198 to 205 mm. Yne from Sydney, and 
another from Singapore, 
