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SoLEA, Klein. 



When fishing off the Ganjam Coast on the " Golden Crown," the trawl brought 

 up a specimen of what at first sight appeared to be a Synapt-ura zebra or allied species. 

 The caudal fin was, however, distinctly separate from the vertical fins. Subsequently 

 anotlier specimen was obtained in the same locality. 



The term " Synapfura" was first applied by Cantor,' to distinguish a sub- 

 genus of Solea, in which the caudal, dorsal and anal fins are all united. In other res- 

 pects the subgenus has the general structure of Solea. 



Subsequently, when looking through some of the "Investigator" Pleuronectidae, 

 three siDecimens were found provisionally labelled " Synaptura quagga," one of which 

 was undoubtedly Synaptura cornuta (Kaup) (see below), and the other two showed 

 the same distinction of the caudal fin, and are consequently referred, together with 

 the two "Golden Crown" specimens, to a new species of Solea, here described as 

 Solea synapt'uroides. 



Solea synapturoides , sp. no v. (Plate iii, figs. 4, 4a, 4b.) 

 Type specimen F ^~f-. 



I). 76. V. 5. P. II. A. 61. L.l. circa 90-93. C. 14. 



Length of head 5J, height of body 3 m total length inclusive of caudal. 



The eyes are situated close together less than half a diameter apart, the upper 

 being slightl}- in advance of the lower. Diameter 5 in length of head and about a 

 diameter or slightly more from end of snout. 



Nostrils on coloured side at end of tube, which is situated just anterior to the 

 lower orbit. 



Fins. — Dorsal and anal rays unbranched. Both pectorals present. 



Colour. — Slate-coloured, with nine dark transverse unbranched bands on body 

 and seven or eight on head. 



Locality. — Ofl" Ganjam Coast, 24-30 fathoms. Obtained on the Steam Trawler 



'Golden Crown." 



AcHiRUS, Lacepede. 



One specimen of this genus was identified in the ' ' Golden Crown ' ' collection , 

 namely, Achirus macidaliis, Bl. Schn., taken off the Ganjam district of the Madras 

 Presidency in March, 1909. 



Achirus maculatus , Bloch and vSchneid. 



F 3428. Ganjam Coast, off Sonapur, March, 1909. Length 100 cms. ; depth 

 20 to 25 fathoms. 



Synaptura, Cantor. 



There are four species of Sy«a/>^?/rrt represented in the collection, and of these 

 two were recorded on the "Golden Crown." 



Catalogue of Malayan Fishes," Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, vol. xviii, p. 1204. 



