MARINE FISHES. 213 



Petroscirtes cyprinoides (< !uv. and Val.). 

 Three specimens from off Mutwal Island. 



Salarias albog-uttatus, Day. 



Three specimens of this Blenny were taken off Muttuvaratu Paar. The largest 

 is nearly 2 inches long-. They appear to belong to the above species, but differ in 

 some respects. The radial formula is : D. XII. 17 ; A. 19 ; V. 2; P. 11 ; and the 

 dorsal fin is deeply notched. 



There are 8 or 9 broad dark bands (in spirit) with narrow interspaces descending 

 from near the dorsal fin to the lateral line. The ground colour is light yellow. There 

 is a short tentacle over the anterior part of the orbit. 



Salarias furcatus, n. sp. Plate I., fig. 4. 



The head is contained 5^, the height of the body 6f, and the extreme length of 

 the caudal 4 times in the total length. 



Radial formula : D. XL, 17 ; A. 18 ; P. 13 ; V. 2 ; C. 24. 



The dorsal fin is very faintly notched, but the membrane between the last spine 

 and the first ray is wider than elsewhere in the fin ; two portions are about the same 

 height ; the soft dorsal does not extend on to the caudal. The caudal is deeply 

 forked, two of the outer rays being prolonged. The arrangement of the rays is : 

 1-6, 7, 8-15, 16, 17-24, beginning with the extreme dorsal ray; the rays outside 

 the prolonged rays are very small. 



The head is without a crest ; there are two simple tentacles, one long and the 

 other short, on each side of the head in front of the orbit. 



The teeth in both jaws are movable and comb-like. Canines are absent. 



The colour (in spirit) is nearly uniform blackish-brown ; there is a black blotch on 

 the dorsal fin between the first and third spines. 



One specimen, 2*4 inches long, from Chilaw Paar, Station LXIX., on a bottom of 

 sand and coral. 



The diagnostic feature of the species is the deeply concave caudal fin. 



CALLIONTMILVE. 



Callionyruus longicaudatus, Temm. and Sciileg. 

 From Galle. 



Callionymus sagitta, Pall, 



From Galle. 



A fish egg obtained in one of the tow-nettings had all the characters of the eggs 

 of the British Oallionymi. Its diameter was, unfortunately, not measured, but the 

 reticulations on the shell are well shown in Mr. Hornell's drawing. 



