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Scdarias quadrijnnnis, Kiipp. Atl. Fisclie, p. 112, t. 28, f. 2 ; Cut. and Val. xi, p. 318 ; Bleeker, Blenn. 



en Gob. p. 19. , ., , ti i- 



Salarias fasaatus, Cuv. and Val. xl, p. 324 ; Giintlier, Catal. iii, p. 244 ; Peters, Monats. Akad. Berlin, 

 1868, p. 209 ; Klunz. Verh. z. b. Ges. Wien, 1871, p. 491. 

 Erpiclithys fasciatus, Swainson, Fishes, ii, p. 275. 

 Salarias Priamensis, Blocker, Sunaatra, p. 268. 



B. v-i, D. 12 1 17-19, P. 17, V. 3, A. 19-21, C. 11. 



Length of head 6 to Gh, of caudal -H, height of body 5 in the total length. %es— diameter 4| in lerigth 

 of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, and 1 apart. Anterior profile of snout nearly vertical. The maxdla 

 reaches to below the hind edge of the eye. No crest on the head. A short, fringed, supraorbital tentacle, _a 

 fringed nasal one, and one at the nape. Teeth — no canines. Fins — dorsal fin not notched, posteriorly it is 

 continued nearly to the caudal. Front anal rays rather elongated and semi-detached. Colours — light brown 

 banded and spotted with yellow and blue, sometimes blue spots along the base of the dorsal fin. On the thi'oat 

 and chest are light coloured bands and white spots. 



Ealitat.—Yyom the Red Sea, through the seas of India to the Malay Archipelago and beyond. 



B. Dorsal fin distinctly notched. 

 4. Salarias Kirkii, Plate LXIX, fig. 6. 



Giinther, Annals and Mag. Xat. Hist. 1868, p. 468. 



B. vi, D. 17 I 20-23, P. 15, V. 4, A. 28-29, C. 14. 



Length of head 6|, of caudal 6, height of body 7^ in the total length. E)/es— diameter 1/4 of length of 

 the head, 1 diameter from end of snout, and 1/2 a diameter apart. Profile from upper edge of eyes to end of snout 

 slightly oblique, some large open pores round the eyes. A moderately well developed crest on the head, a short 

 fringed tentacle over the orbit. Teeth — no canines. Fins — dorsals divided by a slight notch : dorsal and caudal 

 rays simple, not branched. Second dorsal is not continued posteriorly to quite so far as the base of the caudal. 

 Lateral-line — visible. Colours — dark leaden, with some traces of vertical bands. Oblique lines on the dorsal 

 tins. Lower edge of anal white. 



S. kirkii, Giinther, from Zanzibar, has D. 17 | 23, A. 29. This specimen from Sind has D. 17 | 20. 



5. Salarias Andersonii. 



B. vi, D. 14 I 22, P. 15, V. 4, A. 28, C. 14. 



Length of head 7, of caudal 5\, height of body 7 in the total length. i;?/e.s— diameter 4|- in length 

 of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, and 1/3 of a diameter apart. Head rounded anteriorly, snout not 

 projecting, its greatest width equals its height, or its length excluding the snout. The maxilla reaches to below 

 the hind edge of the eye, some large open pores round the eyes, tliree anteriorly, and about five along its 

 posterior edge. There are also some smaller ones about the head and nape. A rounded and high crest on the 

 head equal to nearly 1/2 the height of the head. A short fringed tentacle over the orbit, none at the nape. 

 Teeth — no canines. Firis — dorsals divided by a deep notch, which extends more than half-way down the ray, the 

 ends of the spines and rays scarcely project beyond the membrane, the first dorsal anteriorly rather higher than 

 the body, whilst the second dorsal is anteriorly three-fourths the height of the body and rather less posteriorly, 

 it is not continued on to the caudal. Pectoral rather longer than the body is high. Anal not so high as the 

 second dorsal. Caudal rays simple, not branched. Lateral-line* — distinct, ceasing opposite the posterior end 

 of the second dorsal fin. Colours — dark brownish, without bands. Dorsal fins dark, with a few spots near the 

 posterior end of the second dorsal, upper edge of the fin white. Anal with a dark lower edge. 



This species is allied to S. tridactylus, from which it differs, especially in having a deep cleft 

 between the two dorsal fins. 



Habitat. — There is a fine specimen of this species in the Calcutta Museum, it was brought from Galle by 

 Dr. J. Anderson, after whom I have named it. 



7. Salarias quadricornis, Plate LXX, fig. 4 (male). 

 Cuv. and Val. xi, p. 329, pi. 329 ; Jenyns, Voy. Beagle, Fishes, p. 87 ; Giinther, Catal. iii, p. 255 ; Kner, 

 Novara Fische, p. 197 ; Klunz, Verb. z. b. Ges. Wien, 1871, p. 489. 



Salarias rivulatus, Biipp. Atl. Fische, p. 114 ; Giinther, Catal. iii, p. 244. 

 Frpichthys quadricornis, Swainson, Fishes, ii, p. 275. 



B. vi, D. 13 I 20-22, P. 14, V. 2, A. 22-24, C. 13. 



Length of head 5| to 6, of caudal 6 to 6f , height of body 5| to 6 in the total length. Eyes — high up, 

 about 1 diameter from end of snout, 1/2 a diameter apart : the profile before the eyes is nearly vertical : 

 interorbital space concave. Height of head equals its length excluding the snout, and its width equals 

 its postorbital length. The maxilla reaches to below the hind edge of the eye. The male has a low crest on the 



• I allude to the lateral-line here, because it is said to be absent in the species of Altkus, to which this fish would unquestionably 

 otherwise belong. 



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