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Geographical Distribution. Tropical portions of the Atlantic and 

 Pacific Oceans ; Mediterranean. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



A. 9. Head pointed 1. 8. indicus, p. 405). 



A. 16-17. Snout obtuse 2. S. myops, p. 409. 



521. (1.) Saurus indicus. 

 Saurus indicus, Day, Fish. India, p. 503, pi. cxvii, fig. 4. 



B. xv. D. 13. P. 14. V. 8. A. 9. C. 19. L. 1. 55-57. L. tr. 3|/7. 



Length of head 4|, height of body 7 to 8 in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter 5| in length of head, rather more than 1 diam. 

 from efid of snout, and nearly 1 apart ; the width of the snout at 

 its base equals its length. Interorbital space somewhat concave. 

 Upper jaw slightly the longer. Cleft of mouth extending to far 

 behind the eyes. Teeth inner row in the jaws the longest, some 

 in the mandible barbed. Five rows of large teeth on the tongue. 

 A single band on the palatines of which the inner row is much 

 the largest. Fins dorsal about as long as high. Inner ventral 

 rays the longest, the fin reaches nearly halfway to the base of the 

 anal. Colour brownish in the upper two thirds, dirty white 

 beneath. Numerous bluish irregular spots or blotches along the 

 back and sides, in places almost forming horizontal bands. Dorsal 

 and caudal white, with greyish spots, forming irregular horizontal 

 bands. 



Hob. Madras ; growing to 7 inches in length. 



522. (2.) Saurus myops. (Fig. 130.) 



Salmo myops (Foret.), Bl Schn. Syst. Ich. p. 421. 



Saurus myops, Day, Fish. India, p. 504, pi. cxvii, fig. 5 (see synon.). 



B.xvi. D. 12-13. A. 16-17. C. 17-19. L.I. 52-56. L.tr.3J/7. 

 Length of head 4|, height of body 6 in the total length. Eyes 



Fig. 130. Saurus myops. 



diameter 6 in length of head, \ to | diam. apart, and also 

 from the end of snout. Dorsal profile nearly horizontal. Cleft 



