20G nrilMA, ITS PEOPLE AXD PRODUCTIOyS. 



L. OUXATl'S, CllV. ft Vlll. 



B. vi. ; V). './; P. 13; Y. i; A. f ; C. 17. 



Four conical caiiiiu-s in either jaw. The first five nppcr lateral teeth conical 

 and pointed, the rest with globular crowns. Teeth of mandible similar but smaller. 

 Colour greenish-olive, with six or seven yellow horizont;ds bands. The opercular 

 web red. Caudal edged with red. A violet band across the base of the pectoral. 



The Andamans. 



L. HAKAK, Forsk. 

 Po-tang-dah. Andamans. 



B. vi. ; D. ^j>-; P. 12; V. i; A. f ; C. 17. 



The first foiu' teeth of the lateral row conically obtuse, the rest are large and 

 rounded. Colour greenish-olive, with an oblong blackish blotch below the lateral 

 line, opposite the dorsal. 



The Andamans. 



C'hetsopheys, Curier. 



Branchiostcgals 6. Three or four rows laterally of molars in either jaw. A single 

 dorsal fin with from 11 to 13 spines. 



C. herda, Forsk. 



Nga-wa. (Moo-roo-kee-dah. Andamans.) 



B. vi. ; D. IMJ; P. 15; V. J; A. ,,^r^; C. 17. 



Six incisors in front of either jaw. Three or four rows of molars in the lower 

 jaw and four or five in the upper, the last of the inner series being the largest. 

 Colour silvery-grey. Scales darlier at their bases. Usually a black shoulder spot. 

 Dorsal web black edged, as are the caudal and anal. Grows to 30 inches, is excellent 

 food, and is called in Madras the ' black rock-cod.' 



The Andamans. 



Family Cirrhitidse. 



CiRRHiTEs, Cuvier. 



Bnmchiostegals 6. Preoperclc denticulated. Opcrcle unarmed. Villiforni teeth 

 in both jaws. No teeth on the palatines. A single dorsal. 



C. FoHSTERi, Bl. Schn. 



B. vi. ; D. if ; P. 7 + vii. ; V. i ; A. f ; C. 15. 



Anterior nostril rather valvular and fringed. Strong canines on either side of the 

 symphysis of upper jaw. Two large and some small lateral conical canine-like teeth 

 in the mandible. A triangular patch of villiform teeth on the vomer. Colour reddish, 

 head, chest, and base of pectoral fins wilh black spots, a broad dark band along the 

 middle of the body, to the upper half of the caudal fin. A wide yellow band from 

 above the pectoral to the lower half of the caudal. Upper edge of last half of the 

 spinous dorsal black, continued as a black band along the base of the soft dorsal. 

 Grows to 18 inches, and is a firm-fleshed and -wholesome fish. 



The Andamans. 



FamiJij ScorpaenidsB. 



Branchiostcgals 5 to 7. Pseudobranchia3. Teeth in -s-illiform bands. A single 

 dorsal fin ia two distinct portions. Vcntrals thoracic. 



Myeiodon, Barneville. 



Branchiostcgals 7. Operclc spinatc. Preoperele denticulated, with spinous t«cth 

 on the lower limb directed forwards. Villiform teeth in jaws, vomer, and palatines. 



