CHROMIDES. 181 



FAMILY CHUOMIDES. (Gunth. Cat. vol. iv ) 



Char. Dorsal fin single, the spinous portion 

 usually of greater extent than the soft, and with 

 three or more spines. 



Colouration brilliant. 



GENUS EUTBOPLUS. 



Char. Body elevated and compressed. Teeth 

 in two rows in the jaws. Lateral line interrupted 

 or abruptly ceasing. 



1. Eutroplus suratensis. 



Hab. Malabar and Coromandel coast. 1 foot. 

 Found in tanks not far from the sea. 

 Colour green or purple, with eight vertical bands. 

 Char. Scales 45. 



2. Eutroplus maculatus. 



Hab. Madras and Malabar. 3 inches. 



Colour canary yellow, with seventeen horizontal 

 rows of golden spots, and three dark blotches along 

 the middle of the side. 



Char. Scales 35. 



