282 BCRMA, ITS PEOPLE A. YD PltODCCTIOyS. 



T. HUKviuosTurs, Temm. aud Scbl. 



Ko-tuh-thoo-lay-po-dali. Andamans. 



B. vi. ; D. 5 : 22-25 ; P. 14 ; V. 1 ; A. 16-20 ; C. 12. 



Upper outer row of 8 compressed teeth, tlic inner row of C, rounded. The 

 mandibular outer row of 10, in the inner, 2, similar to, but smaller than the maxillaiy 

 teeth. Silvery, with a blaek spot on the first dorsal fiu. 



The Andamans. 



Baiistes, Artedi. 



Two rows of teeth in the maxilla, 8 in the outer, 6 in the inner row. A single 

 row of 8 similar teeth in the mandible. First dorsal consists of a strong spine, 

 followed hj two weak ones. Yentrals absent, or represented by a ventral process. 



The flesh of these fishes is a virulent poison, causing gastric spasms and tetanic 

 paroxysms, which end fatally. An immediate emetic, followed by oil and demulcents 

 to allay irritation, is the api)ropriate treatment. 



B. viiiiDESCENs, Bloch. Schn. 



D. vi. ; D. .TT^TT ; p. H ; A. 23-24 ; C. 1'2. 



A groove in front of the eye. Teeth white, compressed, notclicd. Four and 

 a half rows of recurved spines on the side of the tail. A light ring round the muzzle, 

 joining one from below, and separating the black lip from a black band on the 

 forehead. Body biownish olive, each scale darkest in the centre. A blackish baud 

 from the eye to the tail. Vertical fin yellowish, with dark margins and sinuous 

 lines. Blue blotches on the first dorsal. 



The Andamans. 



B. FL.IVOMAKGINATUS, Biipp. 



B. vi. ; D. »e^^; P. 15; A. 23-24; C. 14. 



A groove in front of the eye. Four to six rows of rather small recurved spines 

 on the side of the tail. Bluish-olive, paler and bufEsh below. Chin and chest 

 orange, fading to yellow. Vertical fins with a dark base, and band above it. Grows 

 to 20 inches, the adults being of a uniform colour. 



The Andamans. 



B. UNDULATus, Lacep. 



B. vi. ; D. TT^e; P. 14; A. 22; C. 12. 



No groove in front of the eye. Four to six strong spines on cither side of the 

 tail. Brownish, with numerous undulating yellow lines from the eye and back, to the 

 anal and caudal fins, and three or four from the lips. A dark band along the base of 

 the dorsal and anal fins. 



The Andamans. 



MoNACANiHUS, Cuvier. 



Two rows of incisor-like teeth in the maxilla, six in the outer row, and a row of 

 six similar ones in the mandible. The first dorsal consists of a single spine. Ventnil 

 as in Baiistes. 



M. MONOCEKOS, L. 



B. vi. ; D. 4b'-tt; p. 14; A. 48-53; C. 12. 



Dorsal spine rough, but without barbs. Brownish or blackish. Fins yellow. 



The Andamans. 



Family Gymnodontidee. 



Jaws armed with a cutting edge, or osseous beak. Fins spineless. Yentrals 

 absent. Skin .spinato. 



Many of the species of this family are in the habit of inflating their bodies with 

 air when caught, till they swell themselves out into tight little balls, uttering the 



