13. 



BODIAN CUVIER. 



Order, Thoracic. 

 Native Name, ^zJ^e-jn O(^zjo. De 



WEEBORALOOWAH. 



B. cuviEU. The body marked with strong brown longitudinal lines, the 

 head, back, and tail, bright yellow, alternating with the brown stripes of 

 the body. 



Branchiostegous rays 'i: Z)o?'sa/ 31, thirteen spinous. Pectoral 17. Ventral 

 6, one spinous. Anal 10, three spinous. Caudal 17. 



The Deweeboraloowah of the Cingalese is a wholesome but very 

 scarce fish on the Southern coast of Ceylon. It inhabits rocky situ- 

 ations, and seldom exceeds eighteen inches in length. The Author, 

 during a period of two years, could only obtain one Specimen of 

 this extraordinary fish, which he has named after the distinguished 

 Perpetual Secretary of the Royal Institute of France, who has, both 

 oflicially and privately, distinguished the First Part of this work by 

 his approbation and encouragement, and conferred an honor on it 

 which is best expressed in that celebrated Naturalist's own words : — 

 " J'ai deja eu occasion de le citer dans le troisi^me volume Grande 

 Ictijologie." 



Figure — The natural size of the Specimen. 



