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the space between its origin and the base of the caudal 2| to 2i 

 in its distance from the extremity of the snout; the fourth and 

 fifth rays are the longest, 14 to 2 in the length of the head; the 

 base of the fin is l^iy to li in its height and U to I'i in the space 

 between its origin and that of the anal: the anal fin is similar in 

 shape to and originates beneath the last fourth of the dorsal; the 

 fifth and sixth rays are the longest, as long as or a little longer 

 than the dorsal rays; its base is ly'„ to 11 in its height, and 1 to 

 1^ in its distance from the caudal: ventral inserted nearer to the 

 anal than to the base of the pectoral, not reaching to beneath the 

 dorsal fin; the distance between its origin and the base of the 

 caudal is 1— to 1| in its distance from the tip of the snout; the 

 middle rays are the longest, li to If in the length of the head 

 and 2 to 2\ in the distance between its origin and the anal: 

 pectoral cuneiform, 11 to Ih in the head and 2|- to 2|» in the 

 space between its origin and the ventral: caudal slightly emargi- 

 nate with the lobes rounded, li to Lj in the length of the head, 

 the peduncle rather slender and compressed, its depth 2"g to 3i 

 in its length. 



Colours variable: from dark greenish-brown above and yellowish- 

 brown below, the sides with more or less distinct darker markings, 

 which may take the form of irregular transverse bands, or of 

 minute spots, which again may be concurrent so as to form 

 blotches or may be distributed so as to almost obliterate the 

 ground-colour, generally with a more or less well defined series of 

 dark spots along the middle of the body, with the fins shading 

 from yellowish-brown Ijasally to orange distall}^; to golden with 

 regular transverse bands or large blotches of a black or dark 

 chestnut colour, with the tins yellow. Irides silvery. 



In addition to the above, the Rev. Mr. Curran tells me that 

 there is in the living fish " over the eye a crescent-shaped area 

 coloured reddish like metallic copper " ; that the opercles " are 

 metallic gold and green," and that the sides are irradiated with 

 " peacock hues." As to its habits he reports it as being " very 

 sprightly and lively," and hiding cunningly under stones or in 

 holes in the bank when jjursued ; also that it leaps to the fly, and 



