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opercular limb. Jaws whitish and half covered by the lips which 

 are rather broad and like those of P. lahiosus ; the tail is truncate. 

 Mr. Goldie thus describes the colour in the fresh specimen — 

 " G-reen and magenta body, top of head brownish, rest green, tail 

 green and magenta with sea-green edges, orbit light hazel." 



" Carava " of the natives. 



I believe Mr. Goldie's collection contains several other species 

 of this genus, but I am unable to satisfy myself as to their 

 specific differences. I regret to find that Mr. Goldie's descriptions 

 as regards this group of Fishes are not sufiicientiy detailed. 



Family SILURID^. 



233. Plotosus macrocephaltjs, Cuv. & Val. 



Cuv. & Val., XV., p. 428, pi. 449.— Bleek., Atl. Ichth., Silur., 

 tab. 47, fig. 1. 



" Deteira " of the native. 



Family SCOPELIDtE. 



234. Saurus yaritjs, Lacep. 

 Gunth., Cat. 5, p. 395.— Bleek., Atl. Ichth., Saurid., tab. 2, fig. 5. 

 Syn. — S. variegatus, Quoy & Gaim. — S synodus, Cuv. & Yal. 



Family SCOMBRESOCID^. 



235. Belone cancila, Buch. 

 Gunth., Cat. 6, p. 253.— Cuv. & Yal, 18, p. 455. 

 " Quarrabudda " of the natives. From fresh water. 



236. Belone annflata, Cuv. & Val. 

 Gunth., Cat. 6, p. 240.— Cant. Mai. Fish., p. 244. 

 Mastaca7)iheIuschoram,'Bleek., Atl. Ichth. Scombres.,tab. 10, f. 2. 

 " Quarabata " of the natives. 



