. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Fishes. 154 50. Mug^l labiosus. Ctiv. iSj- Vul. xi. p. 125 ; Bleek. Ihnor, ii. p, 213, iiiid Act. Sue. Si: Lu/u- Nederl. viii., Sumatra, ix. p. G. 1 A 3 D. 4 7- ^'^•^- ;i. The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- fifth of the total. Upper lip verj' thick, especially on the sides, and with a fold, but without fringes. The width of the interorbital space is two-fifths of the length of the head. The snout ])r()jucts beyond the mouth ; the prajorbital is strongly cmargin
. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Fishes. 154 50. Mug^l labiosus. Ctiv. iSj- Vul. xi. p. 125 ; Bleek. Ihnor, ii. p, 213, iiiid Act. Sue. Si: Lu/u- Nederl. viii., Sumatra, ix. p. G. 1 A 3 D. 4 7- ^'^•^- ;i. The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- fifth of the total. Upper lip verj' thick, especially on the sides, and with a fold, but without fringes. The width of the interorbital space is two-fifths of the length of the head. The snout ])r()jucts beyond the mouth ; the prajorbital is strongly cmarginate anteriorly, and does not entirely cover the maxillary. The lower jaw has a very distinct notch at tlie symphysis, but scarcely any trace of a tubercle. The pectoral is a little longer than the head ; tlic posterior dorsal and the anal fins arc scaly; caudal emarginatc. A small blackish spot superiorly at the base of the pectoral. Ked tSea. Coasts of Timor and Sumatra. 57. Mugil chelo. Lisa (Ivica); Buosega (Venice); Cefalo piutra (Rome); Scioriim (Florence); Tainha da Moda (Madeira). Chf'lon, Rondel. Pise. i. lib. ix. c. 5. p. 2G(3; Gesiier, Aquat. iv. p. 552; Willughhy, iv. c. 4 ; Ray, Syn. p. 84. Mulet Chaluc, Duham. Pcches, in. sect. 0. c. 2, p. 147. Mugil cliclo, Cui\ Rhjne Anini.; Bonap. Faun. Ital. Pesc, Cuv. Sf- Val. xi. p. 50. pi. 309 ; Jen. Man. p. 375; Guichen. Exphr. Alyer. Puiss. p. 07; Nurdm. in Demid. Voy. Russ. 3Ierid. iii. p. 395. provensalis, Risso, Tchth. Nice, p. 340; (not Eur. 3Ih-id.). labrosus, Risso, Fait. M6rid. iii. p. 389. cephalus, var. B, De la Roche. Ann. Mas. xiii. p. 358. tab. 21. fig- 7. corrugatus, Lowe, Trans. Zool. Soc. li. p. 184, and Fisft. Madctr. p. 155. D. 4/9. ' A. |-. L. lat. 45. L. transv. 15-16. Csdc. pylor. 7. Vert. 11/13. The height of the body is contained four times and two-thirds or five times in the total length, the length of the head five times and a half. The snout is broad and depressed; the interorbital space slightly
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