ALBERT

Description: In preparing the volume of the Gobioidea in M. Weber and L. F. de Beaufort: The Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago, several described species, collected in the Indo-Australian Archipelago or its surroundings, were not clear to me. Of a number of these the description was distinct enough to see what was meant with such a new species, but there were several species which I could not recognize from their description. Bleeker described a large number of new species, but, unfortunately, several of his descriptions are too vague to recognize the species. So many authors had described several species which proved, after comparison with Bleeker\'s type specimens or descriptions made after his types, to be either closely allied, or identical with species already described by Bleeker. In order to see whether the described species of authors were synonyms of already described species, or to reexamine the types in order to enlarge the descriptions, I visited several Museums and other Institutions in the United States of N.\nAmerica, Honolulu, Australia, Philippines, Singapore and British India.\nDuring a stay in Batavia, I had the opportunity to make colour sketches of freshly-caught specimens and to go out and collect specimens myself.\nMy visit to the different countries mentioned was made possible by a grant of the "Pieter Langerhuizen Lambertuszoon fonds", endowed by the "Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen".\nDuring these visits I received great help and friendship of the staff of the Museums and Institutions, for which I am very thankful. Especially I am obliged to the following Directors of Museums and other Institutions and members of their staff:

Description: Bathygobius fuscus (R\xc3\xbcpp.) Gobius fuscus R\xc3\xbcppell, Atl. Reise N. Afr. Fische 1828, p. 137.\nGobius punctillatus R\xc3\xbcppell, l.c., p. 138.\nGobius soporator Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poissons XII. 1837, p. 56.\nGobius albopunctatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, l.c., p. 57.\nGobius nebulopunctatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, l.c., p. 58.\nGobius cyclopterus Cuvier & Valenciennes, l.c., p. 59.\nGobius albopunctatus R\xc3\xbcppell, Neue Wirbelthiere Fische 1838, p. 138.\nGobius nebulopunctatus R\xc3\xbcppell, l.c., p. 139.\nGobius lineatus Jenyns, Zool. Voy. Beagle 1842, p. 95, pl. 19, fig. 2.\nGobius nox Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indi\xc3\xab I. 1851, p. 248.\nGobius padangensis Bleeker, l.c., p. 249.\nGobius tjilankahanensis Bleeker, l.c., p. 251.\nGobius cocosensis Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indi\xc3\xab VII. 1854, p. 47.\nGobius breviceps Blyth, Journal Asiat. Soc. Bengal XXVII. 1858, p. 271.\nGobius catulus Girard, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philadelphia 1858, p. 169.\nGobius mapo Poey, Memorias II. 1861, p. 277.\nGobius lacertus Poey, l.c., p. 278.\nGobius carolinensis Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philadelphia 1863, p. 268.\nGobius kreftii Steindachner, Sitz. ber. Ak. Wiss. Wien LIII I. 1866, p. 451.\nGobius criniger Steindachner (not of C. & V.), ibid., LVI I. 1867, p. 326.\nGobius brunneus Poey (not of Temminck & Schlegel), Synopsis 1868, p. 393.\nGobius homocyanus Vaillant & Sauvage, Rev. Mag. Zool. III 3. 1875, p. 280.\nGlossogobius giuris Streets (not of H.B.), Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 7. 1877, p. 60.\nGobius darnleyensis Alleyne & Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W.I. 1877, p. 331,

Description: During the stay of the Nica-detachment at Port Dickson, Malaya, in March 1946, a small collection of fishes was made, which was presented by Major Dr. L. D. Brongersma to the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie at Leiden. Besides these fishes from Malaya, two specimens of flying fishes from the Indian Ocean were presented.\nThe collection from Port Dickson was pretty small, 45 specimens in total, belonging to 25 species. It gives therefore by no means an idea of the fishfauna of Malaya. The fishfauna of the Westcoast of Malaya is still imperfectly known, so even this small collection can contribute to the knowledge of this fauna.\nThe species are arranged according to the system followed by M. Weber & L. F. de Beaufort in their Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago.\nThe length of the specimens is the total length.\nPORT DICKSON, MALAYA, MARCH 1946 Stolephorus indicus (v. Hasselt) 2 specimens of 39 and 45 mm.\nPlotosus canius H.B. 1 specimen of 41 mm.\nMuraena (Gymnothorax) meleagris Shaw 1 specimen of 157 mm.\nSyngnathoides biaculeatus (Bl.) 4 specimens of 127-141 mm.\nHippocampus kuda Blkr. 1 specimen of 136 mm from tip of coronet to end of tail.\nZenarchopterus quadrimaculatus Mohr

Description: This genus was established by Dr. P. BLEEKER in 1874 1) for fishes belonging to the phalanx Sicydiini having the caracteristics: \xe2\x80\x9eDentes intermaxillares stipitati apice clavati obtusi, inframaxillares serie interna parvi aequales, serie externa aciculares. Maxilla inferior cirris nullis. Squamae capite et trunco antice nullae, lateribus 40 circ. in serie longitudinali. B. 4. D. 5\xe2\x80\x9410 vel 11. A. 11 vel 12.\nSp. typ. Sicydium gymnauchen BLKR." (Bleeker l. c. p. 314).\nAfterwards in 1876 BLEEKER 2) gives the following description of this genus: \xe2\x80\x9eCorpus subelongatum vel elongatum squamatum, capite obtuso alepidoto, maxilla inferiore non cirrata. Dentes, intermaxillares mobiles uniseriati stipitati apice clavati obtusi, inframaxillares biseriati serie interna parvi serie externa labiales. Squamae capite, nucha et regione thoraco-ventrali nullae, trunco ctenoideae 40 circ. in serie longitudinali. Pinna caudalis truncato-emarginata. B. 4. D. 5 vel 6\xe2\x80\x941/9 vel 1/10. A. 1/10 vel 1/11.\nRem. Le genre Microsicydium se distingue, dans le groupe des Sicydiini, par les caract\xc3\xa8res combin\xc3\xa9s d\'\xc3\xa9cailles cteno\xc3\xafdes ne s\'\xc3\xa9tendant pas en avant jusque dans la r\xc3\xa9gion nucho-thoracique, par l\'absence de barbillons et de canines, par les dents intermaxillaires en forme de massue et par la caudale \xc3\xa9chancr\xc3\xa9e. Je n\'en connais qu\'une seule esp\xc3\xa8ce, dont je poss\xc3\xa8de plus de trois cents individus, mais dont le plus grand ne mesure pas tout \xc3\xa0 fait quatre centim\xc3\xa8tres". (Bleeker l. c. p. 284).\nDr. A. G\xc3\x9cNTHER 1) held the subgenera Sicydium GILL and Sicyopterus GILL united under the genusname Sicydium C. & V. In the same way Mr. W. R. OGILVIE-GRANT 2) unites Sicydium and Sicyopterus of GILL,

Description: Through the courtesy of Dr. J. Roux, to whom I am very thankful, I received for identification from the "Naturhistorisches Museum" at Basle a collection of Fishes from Siam, collected by Dr. H. Bernatzik in 1936 and 1937.\nThe collection consists of representatives of 37 species, among which the type of a new species.\nBarilius bernatziki nov. spec. (fig. 1).\nD. 3.8; A. 3.9; P. 1.14; V. 1.8; L.l. 31 + 2; L.tr. T. 6 1/2 / 1/ 3 1/2.\nBody elongate, strongly compressed, dorsal profile less convex than ventral profile; height 3 1/4 in length, 4 1/5 in total length. Head compressed, 4 in length, a little more than 5 in total length. Eye 3 1/2 in head, interorbital flat, 1 eye diameter. Circumorbital bones large. Snout as long as eye, tip before upper edge of pupil. Mouth oblique, lower jaw a little prominent.\nMaxillary extends to below anterior edge of pupil. Rostral barbel and maxillary barbel very short, about 5 in eye. On lower jaw on each side anteriorly 4 rows of pores (pearl organs), posteriorly 3 rows; 2 rows on each side on the end of maxillary; some rows on snout and some pores below anterior part of eye; a few pores on lower limb of preopercle; a row on each side before the branchiostegal region, some pores between the branchiostegal rays. These pores have horny tubercles, which are more or less deciduous.\nOrigin of dorsal fin above the 15th scale of lateral line, midway between posterior edge of eye and base of caudal fin; 17 predorsal scales. Margin of dorsal fin nearly straight, anterior rays a little shorter than head, last rays inserted above the anterior 1/3 of anal fin. Origin of anal fin below the

Description: During his paleontological searches in Java, the late Prof. Eug. Dubois collected a number of fossil fish remains. His searches were instituted mainly in pleistocene deposits, and as far as I am aware these fish remains were the first of their kind to be collected in Java in strata of that age. This, and the fact that Dubois (1907, 1908) referred to these fish in two preliminary papers, gives this collection additional interest.\nIn the first of his preliminary papers, Dubois (1907, p. 455) mentions the following fish: Anabas microcephalus, Clarias magur, Ophiocephalus, Carcharias gangeticus.\nIn the second paper, Dubois (1908, p. 1239) mentions that at least seven species of freshwater fish are represented in his collection, viz., Anabas microcephalus, Clarias magur, and four other Silurids, several species of Ophiocephalids.\nA second collection was made in the Trinil beds by the Selenka Expedition, and the fish remains were described by Hennig (1911). This author identified the remains only to family or genus, and he did not succeed in identifying the species. Therefore, it is considered to be worth while to reexamine the remains collected by Dubois, and to check his identifications. In several cases it proved that the identifications by Dubois were correct.\nHowever, the names used by him prove to be synonyms of names now in use.\nComparisons were made with recent skeletons, as this not only is the

Description: Through the courtesy of Mr. K. van Vuure, officer of the Fisheries at Pasoeroean, Java, the Leiden Museum received a very interesting collection of fishes from the eastern part of Java.\nThe collection was made in November 1938 and contained both freshwater and marine species. On a joined list of each lot the vernacular name was given and the exact locality, giving the village (desa), district, regency (regentschap) and residence (residentie); these topographical names are stated in this paper as desa, distr., reg. and res. The vernacular names are partly Javanese, partly Madurese, indicated as Jav. and Mad.\nThe fishes are arranged according to the system of G\xc3\xbcnther\'s Catalogue of Fishes.\nEpinephelus merra Bl., 1 specimen, desa Tandjoeng Petjinan, distr. Sitoebondo, reg. Sitoebondo, res. Besoeki.\nVern. name: Krapoe-batoe (Jav.).\nLutjanus russelli (Blkr.), 1 specimen, desa Kalianjar, distr. Bangil, reg.\nPasoeroean, res. Malang.\nI received this specimen in a lot which moreover contained 2 specimens of Pomadasys hasta (Bl. Schn.) and 1 specimen of Gerres poeti C. & V., with the vernacular name: Gogokan (Jav.).\nAmbassia nalua (H. \xd0\x92.), 4 specimens, desa Boelang, distr. Gending, reg.\nProbolinggo, res. Malang.\nVern. names: Pengkat (Jav.), Rek-rek (Mad.).\nTherapon jarbua (Forsk.), 1 specimen, desa Boelang, distr. Gending, reg.\nProbolinggo, res. Malang.\nVern. name: Kerong-kerong (Jav.).

Description: Body elongate, high, strongly compressed, covered with 25\xe2\x80\x9430 scales, ctenoid on most parts of the body, cycloid on nape, breast and belly. Head compressed, scaled above behind the eyes with large scales; the first unpaired one in the median line behind eye is not much enlarged. Operculum scaled with large scales. Nape without fleshy crest. Bony interorbital less than 1 eye-diameter. Maxillary prolonged to behind the eye or not prolonged (sexual dimorphism?). Mouth oblique. Teeth in several rows, outer row a little enlarged, some teeth caninoid. Tongue rounded to truncate. A number of short mucous canals radiate under eye, 1\xe2\x80\x942 longitudinal mucous canals over cheeks. One open pore on each side medially of posterior nostril, 3 in interorbital space, one behind each eye, some along posterior margin of preoperculum. Gillopenings extend to a little below base of P. Isthmus moderate. Dorsal fins separate. D. 1 VI; D. 2 I. 6\xe2\x80\x947; A. I. 6\xe2\x80\x947. V. united, oblong, under P. P. without free rays. C. rounded, as long as or shorter than head.\nType of genus: Lophogobius chrysosoma Blkr.\nThis genus is closely allied to Stigmatogobius and Pseudogobiopsis, but differs in the highly compressed form of the body. In its form of body it is allied to Lophogobius Gill, so that Bleeker brought his species chrysosoma to Lophogobius. Having seen the type species of Lophogobius, Gobius crista galli C. & V. = cyprinoides Pallas, I am certain that Lophogobius Gill is quite another genus, for it has a crest on the nape and the median part of head behind the eyes is naked.\nCyprinogobius is closely allied to Ostreogobius Whitley, type species Gillichthys australis Ogilby, but differs from the description of this species

Description: Oxyeleotris Bleeker Oxyeleotris Bleeker, Arch. neerl. sc. ex. et nat. IX, 1874, p. 302 (Eleotris marmorata Blkr.).\nBody elongate, anteriorly cylindrical, posteriorly compressed. Head pointed, depressed, scaled above and on the sides. Only in O. urophthalmoides the first branchiostegal ray ends anteriorly in a spine, in the other species this spine is absent. Scales of body ctenoid, 45\xe2\x80\x94100 in a longitudinal series. Teeth in several rows, in upper jaw outer row enlarged, in lower jaw in front outer row enlarged, laterally inner row enlarged; no true canines. Lower jaw prominent, mouth oblique. Gillopenings a little continued forward below, isthmus moderate.\nD. 1 VI; D. 2 1. 9\xe2\x80\x9412; A. 1. 7\xe2\x80\x9410.\nThe Indo-Australian species of Oxyeleotris are distinguished by the following characters: 1a. D. 2 1. 9; A. 1. 7\xe2\x80\x949 2 1b. D. 2 1. 10\xe2\x80\x9412; A. 1. 7\xe2\x80\x9410 5 2a. 80\xe2\x80\x94102 scales in a longitudinal series 3 2b. 60\xe2\x80\x9470 scales in a longitudinal series 4 3a. Body with irregular blotches. Upper part of caudal peduncle without ocellus O. marmorata (Blkr.) 3b. Body without blotches. Upper part of caudal peduncle with ocellus O. urophthalmus (Blkr.) 4a. First branchiostegal ray ends anteriorly in a spine. L.1. 60\xe2\x80\x9470, L.tr. 15\xe2\x80\x9416, 45\xe2\x80\x9450 predorsal scales O. urophthalmoides (Blkr.) 4b. First branchiostegal ray ends anteriorly not in a spine. L.1. 62\xe2\x80\x9465, L.tr. 19\xe2\x80\x9420,

Description: This little collection was sent to the Leyden Museum January 20th 1925 by Dr. F. Kopstein, who collected it on the isles Ambon, Haroekoe and Boeroe during 1922 and 1923.\nIt contains the following species: Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsk.).\nLutjanus argentimaculatus Bleeker Atl. Ichth. VIII, p. 74.\nLutjanus argentimaculatus M. Weber Siboga Exp. Fische 1913, p. 252. 1 specimen 83/4 cm. Wae Memi Haroekoe Dec. 1923.\nAmbassis buruensis Blkr.\nAmbassis buruensis Bleeker Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. XI, 1856, p. 396.\nAmbassis buro\xc3\xabnsis Bleeker Atl. Ichth. VIII, p. 137.\nAmbassis buruensis M. Weber & de Beaufort Fishes indo-austr.\nArch. V, 1929, p. 417. 8 specimens 5\xe2\x80\x9473/4 cm. Wae Hatoe, Ambon Hitoe Febr. 1923. 1 specimen 4 cm. Ajer Larike, Ambon Hitoe March 17th 1923. 4 specimens 572\xe2\x80\x9471/4 cm. Wae Memi, Haroekoe Dec. 1923.\nAmbassis urotaenia Blkr.\nAmbassis urotaenia Bleeker Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. III, 1852, p. 257 Atl. Ichth. VIII, p. 135.\nAmbassis urotaenia M. Weber & de Beaufort Fishes indo-austr.\nArch. V, 1929, p. 404. 5 specimens 5\xe2\x80\x946 cm. Wae Hatoe, Ambon Hitoe Febr. 1923.\nApogon spec. 1 specimen 4 cm. with prey; bay of Ambon March 1922 without any trace of scales.