229 
Adult. (262% inches in length). Upper part of head, cheeks 
and throat pale reddish brown, closely dotted with black 
er lilac; back and sides, to a little below the lateral line, 
pale greenish- or greiĳish-olive, closely dotted wilh black 
or lilac; abdomen dirty reddish white, closely dotted with 
orange, the caudal portion with black or lilac; pectorals pale 
carmine; anterior portion of dorsal and anal whitish; poste- 
rior , arched portion, and caudal black. Eye black. 
Exposed to the air, and after death, the head and back 
become suffased with pale carmine, of which larger and smal- 
ler patches appear here and there. (Pfyobranchus arundina- 
ceus McClelland ; — Pfyobranchus Guthrianus MeClelland. —) 
Young. (12 inches in length). Head above, back and sides, 
to a little above (he lateral line, pale reddish- or yellowish- 
brown, closely dotted with black or lilac; sides, from a lit- 
tle above the lateral line, and abdomen mother of pearl, in 
some with faint golden reflections; fins as in the adult. Iris 
narrow, golden; pupil circular , black. 
Exposed to the air, and after death, the head and back be- 
come pale carmine or rose coloured (Moringua linearis II. 
Ind. Zoöl. — Ptyobranchus erythraeus McClelland ; — Piyobran- 
chus parvidentatus MeClelland. —) 
Very Young. (4 to 8 inches in length). Head, back and 
sides, to a little above the lateral line, rose coloured or 
brownish red, with few and distant dots, confined to the 
upper part of the back (Rataboura Hamilton Gray; — Ra- 
taboura Hardwickii Gray; — Ptyobranchus gracilis McClelland; — 
Ptyobranchus brevis McClelland). 
ee akome X orill.P: 2:40. D. A18, A Ci 12 HA, 
125 — 255 (*). 
Habitat. Estuaries of the Ganges. 
(*) The number of fin rays was ascertained by dissection of an adult 
male, 25% inches in length. — The 125 anal rays were preceded by 3 rays, 
completely hidden under the integuments. 
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