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A. Teeth on the jM^t'tf- 

 An'abas, Cuvier. 



Branchiostegals 0. Psc>U(lobraiicliia3 none. SupiMbrancliiul organ well dcvelopeil. 

 Dorsal single. 



A. SCAXDENS, Dald. 

 Is^ga-bye-ma. 



B. yi.; D. V-1-^; P. lo; V. i; A. J-}^; C. 17. 



Lower jaw slightly the longer. Preorhital strongly denticulated. The hinclor 

 edge of operclc, sub-, and inter-opercles strongly sjiinate. Teeth villiform, the outer 

 row slightly enlarged. Colour rifle-green, lighter on the belly. During life, four 

 wide vertical body-bands, and a dark stripe from the gape to the preopercle. An 

 orange variety is sometimes seen. Grows to 8i- inches. 



Estuaries and fresh watei-s in Burma and India. 



These fishes, tboiigh rarely growing to more than 8 inches, are highly esteemed 

 as nourishing food, whilst owing to their vitality, due partly to their mixed system of 

 respiration, they can be earned long distances in the living state. Tlioy are voracious 

 fishes ; and travel about by night from pond to pond, realizing a Yankee's notion of a 

 smart boat, which only requires a good dew to move in. They sometimes, says Day, 

 cause dangerous accidents by slipping into the throat of the fishermen ; who, when 

 they catch a fish, are wont to sever the spine with the teeth, to disable it. In this 

 predicament Dr. Day recommends the fish being cut away as far as possible, so that 

 it may bleed to death, and then the remainder l)eing left till softened by putrefaction, 

 when 'it can bo either removed or thrust into the stomach. No force should be used 

 for its extraction, as dangerous laceration of the oesophagus may result. 



B. Fixed teetlh in the jaws. Palate edentuluus. 



TwcnoGASTEE, Bloeh. Sehneider. 



Branchiostegals .5. Branchial arches with toothed tubercles. A single dorsal 

 fin. Ventral consisting of a single elongated filiform ray. Teeth smaU in the jaws. 

 Vomer and palatines edentulous. 



T. FASCIAT0S, Bl. Schn. 



Nga-pyn-kaik-kouk or Nga-phyn-thale. 



B. v.; D. \HI; P. 10; V. 1 ; A. \i^\i ; C. 15. 



Colour above greenish, below dirty white. A green spot on either gill cover. 

 Eyes red. Fourteen or more obli(iue orange bands from back to belly. Ventral fin 

 edged with red and variegated with black, green, and white. Dorsal and caudal 

 fins orange-spotted. Grows to 5 inches. India and Burma (and Upper Burma). 



T. LABiosus, Day. 



B. v.; D. \^; P. 10; V. 1 ; A. H-s^" ; C. 15. 



Colour above greenish, below lighter. Eight to ten obliquely vertical bars on 

 the sides. A light yellowish-red band, dark-edged behind, cros.ses the lower jaw, 

 from the eye to behind the lip. Fins dark. Anal edged with yellowish red. 



Burma ; from llangoon to Mandalay on the Irrawaddy. 



Family Glyphidontidae. 



Branchiostegals 5 to 7. Pseudobranchia). Gills 3i. Teeth in jaws feeble, 

 palate edentulous. A single dorsal. An air-vessel. 



Amphiprion, Bloch. Schneider. 



Branchiostegals 5. All the opcrcles and prcorbital denticulated. Teeth in a 

 single row, conical and small. Dorsal spines 9 to 11. 



The Anijihiprions are generally very vividly coloured, and are among the fish 

 which, for some reason or other not known, resort for shelter to the ' Actiuise ' or 



