FMIILY, XXXVIII— LABYRINTHICI. 375 



The Assam variety has higher dorsal spines and a more pointed soft dorsal and anal fin, which 

 are like-wise less scaled, than in those from Calcutta. 



18 Assam specimens— 1 had 17, 13 had 16, 4 had 15 dorsal spines ; 3 had 17, 10 had 16, 5 had 15 anal spines. 

 4 Calcutta „ — 1 „ 16, 3 „ 15 „ „ ; 1 „ 17, 2 „ 16, 1 „ 15 „ „ 



4Ganjam „ —2 „ 17, 2 „ 16 ; 1 „ 18, 3 „ 1" " " 



The Assam variety appears to be T. bejeus. H. B., and is T.fasciatus, var. Playfair, (P. Z. b. ieb/, p. io; 

 from Cachar. T. cotra, H. B. (^Sada kJwUsha, Goalpara, H. B. MSS.) may be the young, it is said not to exceed 

 2 inches in length, and to have transverse blue bars on the sides. D. 17 | 18, A. 19 | 16. , ^ 



Eahitat.—The Coromandel coast as far south as the river Kistna, the estuaries of the Ganges, 

 Cachar, and Assam, Punjab, N. W. Provinces, and Sind, British and upper Burma : attaining to 5 inches 

 in length. 



It is dried in places in India, whilst in Burma it is frequently made into Ngapee. 



4. Trichogaster lalius, Plate LXXIX, fig. 5. 



Trichopodm lalius. Ham. Buch. Fish^ Ganges, pp. 120, 372. 



Colisa lalius, Cuv. and Val. vii, p. 366. 



Colisa unicolor, Cuv. and Val. vii, p. 368. 



Trichogaster unicolor, Giinther, Catal. iii, p. 388. 



Trichogaster lalius. Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. 520. 



Kung-gee, Punj. 



B. V, D. if;i°, P. 10, V. 1, A. H:«. C. 15, L. 1. 26-28, L. tr. 4i-5i/10. 



Length of head 34 to 3i, of caudal 4i to H, height of body 2^ to 2i in the total length. Eges-- 

 diameter 3i to 3* in length of head, 3/4 of a diameter from end of snout, and 1 apart. Profile over eyes rather 

 concave. Preorbital denticulated : lower limb of preoperole sen-ated, sub-opercle entire. TeefA— present in 

 iaws. Fins—AovsaX spines increase in length to the last, the soft dorsal and anal rounded, not produced. 

 Caudal rounded, in large specimens cut square, or even very shghtly notched. ScaZes- covering the 

 soft dorsal, and very densely the soft portion of the anal, they form a high sheath to the anal spines 

 CoZowrs- vertically banded with scarlet and light blue, half of each scale being of either colour. Dorsal and 

 caudal fins barred in scarlet dots. Anal with a dark band along its base, and a red outer edge. 



In the cold season at Calcutta these lovely little fishes are often sold alive in bottles of water, and they 

 thrive pretty well in an aquarium. The specimens of T. unicolor at Paris appear to belong to this species._ 



Habitat. — Ganges and Jumna rivers, very common at Calcutta, also in Sind : it attains nearly 2 inches 

 in length. It is termed " Lai khoUsha at Goalpara," (H. B. MSS.) 



STOMACH AND c^CAL APPENDAGES OF ChrysopTirys daUia. 



appear: 



as a distinct species, -which appears to correspond with C. ccdmnara (Tariety). Douhtless there are two, f^"'"?' /""=;' ^;,,/J „, ., 

 species, however the only fom I have iskm at Calcutta is that figured, which I think agrees with H. Buchanan 3 type captured at tne 

 same place. 



