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Figure 11. Lepidotrigla alata (Houttuyn). Young.

Kok, Yui2 (Horn Fish).

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Studies of Hong Kong Fishes-No. 2

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One example, 103 mm.

Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa (Thunberg). Shek, Sung1 (Stone fish). Four examples, 143 to 228 mm. Largest pale crimson generally. Inimicus cuvieri (Gray). Shek, Sung1 (Stone fish).

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One example, 183 mm. Differs a little from Bleeker's figure of Pelor cuvieri (Atlas Ichth. Ind. Néerland., vol. 9, 1877, pl. (4) 416, fig. 3-3a)

is with much fewer and larger white spots on body. On the inside of the pectoral a group of about a dozen variable white spots on dark terminal portion of fin. The original figure of Pelors cuvieri Gray (Illustrat. Indian Zool. Hardwicke, vol. 2, 1833-34, pl. 20, fig. 2) is quite crude and without white markings or spots. Richardson's figure of Pelors cuvieri (Zool. Voyage Sulphur, vol. 1, 1844, p. 72, pl. 39, fig. 4) is quite grotesque with its pectoral bent forward showing its under surface with 2 dozen or more white blotches. The white spots on the caudal take the form in my

one white transverse bars, of which sub-basal specimen of 3 narrow Altogether Richardson's figure is most in agreement with this specimen.

Also a photograph of a tiger fish' caught in Telegraph Bay

“It is a great delicacy among the Chinese." A. Gillard. Trachicephalus uranoscopus (Schneider), Die How Yui (Big mouth fish).

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Eight examples, 85 to 115 mm. The white spots very variable, not quite alike on any of the specimens, even varying greatly in some specimens on their two sides of the body.

Day's figure of Polycaulis uranoscopus (Fishes of India, pt. 1, 1875, pl. 39, fig. 6) does not show any white on the caudal, which in my examples variably as blotches along the edges of the fin. Often the pale spots on the lower side of the body are in the form of circles, arcs or bars.

Trachicephalus Swainson 1838 is here accepted, though Trachycephalus Tschudi 1838 in reptiles has been contended pre-occupation by Günther who proposed Polycaulis 1860.

TRIGLIDAE.

Lepidotrigla alata (Houttuyn). Kok, Yui (Horn fish).

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Three examples, 48 to 80 mm.

Lepidotrigla microptera Günther.

Kok, Yui2 (Horn fish).

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Ten examples. 72 to 117 mm. Individually quite variable. quite dark or nearly seal brown; first 4 membranes of spinous dorsal blackish; back with softened darker blotches, which often partially vermiculate; under surfaces with salmon or pinkish shades.

Most specimens have a long pectoral, reaching nearly to the middle of the soft dorsal base, though frequently one pectoral longer or shorter than its fellow.

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