210 BURMA, ITS PEOPLE xiND PRODUCTIONS. 



T. viKGATA, Cuv. et Val. 



Tah-niccr-dali, Andamans. !Nga-pron-ka, Arakan (generic). 



B. v.; D. IJ; P. 17; V. j; A. t; C. 17. 



Dorsal spines strong, increasing to the fifth and decreasing from the seventh. 

 Colour, some oblique blue lines and spots on the snout. Upper two-thirds of body 

 coppery j-ellow, covered with round blue spots. A brown blue-edged baud descends 

 from before the dorsal througli the eye to below the jaws, and a second from the 

 sixtli and seventh dorsal spines to the base of the pectoral. Fins yellowisli. 



The Andamans. 



T. Java, L. 



B. v.; D. i*; P. 18; V. f ; A. | ; C. 19. 



Dorsal spines strong, increasing to the fouiih, and occupying five-sevenths of the 

 entire fin. Head, back, and sides dark neutral tint, pah/r on the belly, and covered 

 with pale rounded spots, elongated on the sides and belly. Sometimes the cheeks 

 are reticuhited. Fins immaculate. 



The Andamans. 



T. VERMICULATA, Cuv. et Val. 



Chow-lud-dah. Andamans. 



B. v.; D. ^U\ P. 16; V. j; A. ^"^ ; C. 17. 



Dorsal spines strong, the first three liighest. Back bluish green, sides light 

 brown, belly white. Tlie whole head and body lineatod with undulating bluish 

 lines, broadest on the belly. Caudal fiii brown-lined. 



The Andamans. 



T. MAKMORAiA, Quoy ct Gaiui. 



B. v.; D. U- P. 18; V. s; A. i; C. 17. 



Dorsal spines moderate, increasing to the foui'tb and decreasing from the 

 seventh. Bi'ownish, back and bead covered with vermieulate blue lines, which become 

 sinuously longitudinal on the sides. Pectorals yellow. Other fins with sinuous 

 brown lines. 



The Andamans. 



T. CONCATENATA, Cuv. et Yal. 

 Thar-oar-dali. Andamans. 

 . B. v.; D. i,T; P. 18; V. f; A. |; C. 18. 



Dorsal profile more convex than abdominal. A broad shallow interorbital 

 groove, laterally ridged. Dorsal spines increase to the fifth, and decrease to the 

 twelfth. Scales larger than ordinary. Colour dark greyish-brown, covered with light 

 orange spots, smaller on the belly. A broad blue band from the orbit to the gape, 

 and another passes along the preoperele. Tail brown-spotted. 



The Andamans. 



T. MARGARITIFERA, CuV. ot Val. 



B. v.; D. i^; P. 17; V. f; A. 1 ; C. 17. 



Dorsal and abdominal profiles similar. Dorsal spines increase to the fifth and 

 decrease to the thirteenth. Upper caudal lobe longest. Colour brownish olive, with 

 small blue spots on the back anil sides. A dark oval shoulder mark, and dark lines on 

 spinous dorsal. Soft dorsal and anal brown-spotted. 



The Andamans. 



T. ORAMiN, Bl. Scbn. 



T. albopunctala, Tern, et Sehl. 



B. v.; J).U-; P. 16; V. f ; A. 5 ; C. 17. 



Dorsal spines increase to the fourth and decrease to the tbirteenth. Scales very 

 minute. Colour olivaceous, with indistinct longitudinal stripes on the body. Belly 



