cvWx 



iii.d /l„/>.ru, Ooriali. D. 24.-'JC/30-4.0, A. 3/31-41.. Throughout India, 

 attaiiiiiig G inches in IcngUi. 



46. Mnsiacemblus armalus, Lacep. Bahm and Gro-ngc, Panj. anil 

 Sind : SJiaa-ta-rah, Tarn. : Mudi -bom-mi-day , Tel. : Bahm and Bnmmi, 

 Ooriali and Beng. : Nga-mnway-doh-aga, Buim. D. ."35-39/74-87, 

 A. 3/79-87. Maiblcd and stiijied, sometimes witli round sjiots. Found 

 tliroughout India and Burma, even ou the Himalayas, attaining 2 

 I'eet and upwards in length. 



47. Madacemhlns Gucnllicri, Day. D. 27-28/60-G4, A. 3/02-04. 

 Horizontal limb of pre-opercle serrated. Marbled. Malabar, attaining 

 about seven inches iu length. 



i?(jwa77/^CiiR0MiDES, Midler. 



Biancliiostcgals five or six : pscmlobraiicliicc absent. Gills four. Botly oblong or 

 clpvated. Teeth in jawa small, none on the [lalate : infeiior plinryngeal bones 

 trian}i;ular, haviii*^ a median Riitiiie. ])i)i'sal fin single, the BpinouH portion 

 usually of gieatev e.xtent than tbc soft : anal with tluee or more spines, its raj'ed 

 part similar to tliat of tbe dorsal. Ventrals tboracic, with one spine and five rays. 

 Scales gencially ctenoid. Lateral lino more or less interrupted. Air-vessel 

 present. Pyloric appendages, when present, in small numbers. 



Genus — Etroflus, Cuv. ^- Val. 



BraiicJnosteijah six. Body elevated and compressed. Eyes lateral. 

 Cleft of mouth short. Teeth in itvo roivs in the Jaws, compressed and 

 lotjate. A single dorsal, the spinous portion being of greater crtent than 

 the rayed : anal spines more numerous or of about equal e.rtent to the rays. 

 Scales ctenoid and of moderate size. Lateral line interrupted, or abruptly 

 ceasing. Air-vessel present. Pyloric appendages absent. 



48. Etroplus Suralensis, BI. Karssar, Tam. : Pitul-kas, Hind. : 

 Gashi-mara, Tel: Gun-dah-la, Ooriah. D. i^^, A. 1|:|?,' L. 1. 45, 



L. tr. 21. Green or purple, with eight vertical bauds. Malabar and 

 Coromaiidel Coast, attaining a foot in length. 



49. Etroplus maCHlatus,B\. rul-ttit-tay,Ma\. D. {?, A. '/, L. 1. 

 35, L. tr. 21. Canary yellow, with seventeen horizontal rows of golden 

 spots, and three dark lilotclics along the middle of the side. Found 

 throughout Madras and Malabar, attaining about three inches iu length. 



Order— ANACANTlIlKl. 



All the rays of the vertical and ventral fins articulated, the latter, when 

 present, being jugular and thoracic. Air-vessel, if existing, not hav- 

 ing a pneumatic duct. 



Sub- Order— A NA CA NTHINI-PLE URONECTOIDEI, 



Structure of head, unsymmetrical ou the two sides. 



Family — PLEunoNECTiDif;, Flem. 



IJetcrosomaia, Bonaparte. 



rseiulobraurbia? well developed. Gills four. Body strongly compressed, flattened, with 

 one of its sides coloured, llie other being more raiely spotted. Both eyes (except 

 in the very young) placed on the superior or coloured surface. The two sides of 

 the head not equally developed, one continuing almost rudimentary. A single 

 long dorsal and anal fin. Air-vessel absent. 



