T08 MADRAS FISHERIES BULLETIN VOL. XV, No. 4 (1922) 



The fin-formula as deduced from the above would be — 

 D. 9-12 ; A. 11-12 ; P. 15-16 ; V. 6 ; C. 17. 



The scales along the lateral line of those examined varied 

 between 42 and 44, while the transverse rows below the anterior 

 end of the dorsal fin were six above and two below the lateral 

 line. Head in total length S l A ', height in total length bji ; eye in 

 head 3. 



The pectoral fin is long, reaching nearly or quite to the poste- 

 rior tip of the anal fin. The ventral reaches to some distance 

 posterior to the commencement of the anal fin ; this may vary from 

 a point one-quarter to two-thirds the length of the anal fin from its 

 anterior end. The lower caudal lobe is one-half longer than the 

 upper. 



The colouring of the body in life is deep blue above, silvery 

 below. Pectoral purplish with a hyaline margin, that along the 

 posterior edge the wider. Dorsal dusky, owing to the presence of 

 minute dark dots. Ventral similarly dusky in the outer portion 

 (half to three-fourths of the fin). Anal colourless. Caudal dusky. 



Should the species prove to be a new one, I propose that it be 

 called Cypsilurus coromandelensis. 



