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rows sometimes tlic lars;or. In the iiianililili^ ;ni aiitorior row of enlarged teelli ; 

 laterally two rows. Colour fawn colour, witli cloudy markings on the head, and 

 irregular bauds and blotches on the back and side. Vertical fins spotted. Grows to 

 1^ feet in fresh water, but less in the sea. 



This speeies is very variable, and is largely used for stocking ponds, being higlily 

 esteemed for food, though rather earthy in Havour, according to Euiopean taste. 



The Audanians. Eastern seas, aud fresh waters of India aud Hurma. 



O. SKMIDOLIATDS, CuV. ft Val. 



B. V. ; D. 6 J ; P. 17 ; Y. i ; A. 8 ; C. 13. 



]S'"eitlier scales, warts nor barbels on the head. Teeth in villiform rows, the outer 

 enlarged. Iti the mandible the last of the outer row is slightly recurved, aud in larger 

 specimens is probably developed into a posteriorly placed canine-like tooth. Dorsal 

 spines tlexiblo, with "hlameutous ends. Caudal wedge-shaped. Colour chestnut, with 

 three rather wide iuterorbital bands. Between the eye and the dorsal arc three 

 more bands, aud below the dorsal four or live others. Three bands descend from the 

 eye, another over the opercle, and another in front of the pectoral fin. Dorsals brown- 

 spotted. 



The Andamans. 



G. su)Axrxi)io, llani. Bmh. 



B. V. ; D. 6 ; ; p. 19 : V. \ ; A. I ; C. 15. 



Teeth villiform in both jaws, outer ones in prcmaxillaries, enlarged. Caudal 

 rounded. The second aud third dorsal spines elongated, filamentous. Colour olive, 

 with very large deep black, white-edged blotches over the body. First dorsal black 

 with a white ring on its last three rays. Second dorsal with two basal rows of black, 

 spots aud a median row of white ones. Ventral black, with orange edges. Anal dark 

 olive, black-margined. Caudal with fine black dots. 



The coast of Burma. 



G. MELAXosoMA, Blocker. 



B. v.; D. (•) \; r. 21 ; V. i; A. 10; C. 1.5. 



Anterior portion of head and jaws covered with warts and fine hairy barbels. 

 Caudal rounded. Colour brownish, sometimes paler on the head. Dorsal, anal, and 

 caudal very dark, veutruls nearly black, with a reddish edge. Caudal reddish. 



The Andamans. 



G. iXFNCs, Ham. Buch. 



B. v. ; D. 5 i ; P. 17 ; V. A ; A. 9 ; C. 15. 



E.xtemal teeth in mandible, rather enlarged, the outer tooth rather recurved. 

 First dorsal spines with filamentous ends. Caudal wedge-shaped. Colour reddisli- 

 brown, with seven black bolts, the first through the eye, the next over the opercles, 

 the last at the base of the caudal. These bands involve the vertical fins. 



Maulmain in fresh water. 



GoBiODOX, Bleeker. 



Scales none. Teeth conical and fixed. T^vo dorsals, basally united. Ventrals 

 united. 



G. QUrNQUE-STEIATUS, CuV. ct Val. 



D.6T7r^-rT; P. 19; V. i; K. ^^■, C. 15. 



Body elevated and strongly compressed. Two large canines above the mandibular 

 symphysis. First dorsal half as high as second. Caudal rounded. Head with five 

 vertical orange stripes, and two orange bands rather broken up along the body. 

 Grows to 2J inches. 



The Andamans and Nicobars. 



G. KBTTHKospiLus, Blccker. 



D-e-ru^rr; P. 19; V. -J: ; A. i ; C. 15. 



