EPHIPPIDAE, 
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Ephippus argus (Gmelin). g44q_- ts]. 
Head S to 3 1/43 depth 11/2 to 1 2/3; D. XI, 16, 1 to 
AO, Sp AR. TUE, ee, 2. to 1674s. tubes /87.to 04 in lateral line 
to caudal base; scales 92 to 102 in lateral iine to caudal 
base; <4 scales above Jaterel line to spinous dorsal origin, 
55 to 44 below to spinous anal origin; snout 3 to 3 1/3 tn 
head; eye 3 3/5 to 4 1/5; maxillary 2 2/3 to 4; interorbital 
21/4 to 2 3/5; head width 1 7/8 to 2, Rakers 4 11, lanceo~ 
late, pungent, 3 in filaments, which 11/5 in eye. Scales 
with none to 2 basal radiating striae, and 35 to 50 apical 
denticles, Color in alcohol dull brownish, mostly uniform, 
Body with small, scattered, deep brown spots or specks, 
Length 83 to 158 mm, Manila, We also exemined 2 Sumatran 
examples in the Academy, 
When fresh in arrack the Sumatran examples were dull 
Purplish-gray, Back and upper surface marked with many round 
and ellipsoid spots of deeper purplish-gray, some nearly twice 
size of eve. Spinous dorsal membrane purplish-gray, spines 
burnished silvery. Soft dorsal, anal and caudal with small 
deep basal spots and certical lines between rays basally, 
Ventral dusky. Gill-opening pale inside. +ris pele yellowish, 
Periteneum whitish, The larger agrees best with Day's figure 
and the smaller with Bleeker's, It has a shorter caudal peduncle 
preorbital edge with only a few weak dentifles behind, interorbital 
