. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 535 SCLEROPAGES GUNTHERI (Castelnau) FiGinjE 13 Osteoglossum guntheri Cabtex,nau, Journ. Zool., Gervais, vol. 5, p. 131, 1876 (type locality: Northeast Australia). Scleropages guntheri Fowleb, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1911, p. 220 (labeled "New Zealaud" though doubtless from Queensland). Soleropages guentheri McCtjlloch and Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 8, pt. 2, p. 131, 1925 (reference).—McCulloch, Austral. Mus., Mem., vol. 5, p. 36, 1929 (Queensland). Osteoglossu
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 535 SCLEROPAGES GUNTHERI (Castelnau) FiGinjE 13 Osteoglossum guntheri Cabtex,nau, Journ. Zool., Gervais, vol. 5, p. 131, 1876 (type locality: Northeast Australia). Scleropages guntheri Fowleb, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1911, p. 220 (labeled "New Zealaud" though doubtless from Queensland). Soleropages guentheri McCtjlloch and Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 8, pt. 2, p. 131, 1925 (reference).—McCulloch, Austral. Mus., Mem., vol. 5, p. 36, 1929 (Queensland). Osteoglossum leichardti (not Giinther) Kent, Proe. Roy. Soc. Queensland, vol. 8, pt. 2, p. 108, 1892 (part). Depth 3% to 4%; head to hind opercle edge 3% to 4%, width 2% to 21A. Snout 4^4 to 5 in head from snout tip; eye 5% to 61/5, ly^ in snout, 1% in interorbital; maxillary reaches Yg in eye, expansion 2 in eye, length 1% to 1% in head from snout tip; con-. fnm H Figure 13.—Scleropages guntheri (Castelnau) : Specimen from Queensland. tinuous series of strong moderate-sized jaw teeth, laterally more or less concealed by tough thick lips; at snout tip 2 enlarged teeth, also each side little below or opposite nostrils 2 or 3 others; each side of mandibular symphysis 3 enlarged strong teeth and none more than twice size of others; vomer anteriorly with 3 transverse strong teeth, 5 smaller each side, also long area of small strong palatine teeth besides broad asperous pterygoid area; interorbital 3% to Syg, broadly convex, depressed. Gill rakers 8 + 13, pointed, rather robust, 1% in eye. Scales 30 to 34 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 or 4 more on latter; 4 or 5 scales above lateral line, 4 to 6 below, 21 to 26 predorsal; exposures reticulated pattern on mosaic-like surface. Along anal base scales extend out from body and ensheath bases of fin rays; caudal base scaly. Tubes short, simple, horizontal, median on scale exposures. D. 16 to 19, twelfth ray 1% in total head length; A.
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