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BANDED OPHIDIAN. 



Of another fish resembling the above inform, but of 

 more brilliant colours, Mr. Blyth wrote : ''The mastacem- 

 balus with transverse stripes is a new species." 3 A green 

 and yellow ground on the back and sides is crossed by a- 

 bout twenty five blue bands. There are 29 spines be- 

 fore the dorsal, and three before the anal, and there are 

 three on the preoperculum. 

 Mastacembalus. 



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LARGE-SNOUT. 



A fish of the same tribe as the two preceding species is 

 not rare ; it is nearly related to M'Clelland's Macrog- 

 nathus undulatus from Chusan. Like that it has 37 spines 

 on the back in front ol the dorsal, and three before the 

 anal. The pectoral fin is also round, and contains about 

 20 rays. It differs however in having a truncated caudal 

 with about 20 rays, instead of a lanceolate one, and in 

 the fifrurinor on its sides. 

 Macrognathus. 



SMALL DOREE. 



A small fish of the doree tribe, common in our waters. 

 Mr. Blyth said was, 



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POMPHRET. 



This fish is very abundant on the Tavoy coast, and in 

 a smooth sea may be seen deep in the water in great num- 

 bers, but they are very shy of the hook. They are con- 

 sidered one of the best fish for the table. 

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