410 TELEOSTEI. PHTSOSTOMI. 



of mouth extending to at least two diameters behind the orbit ; 

 jaws of about equal length. Interorbital space deeply concave. 

 Teeth pointed, two rows in the upper, three in the lower jaw, 

 the inner the longest. A single two-rowed band on the palate. 

 Tongue likewise toothed. Fins first dorsal commences midway 

 between the snout and the second dorsal ; second dorsal very small. 

 Caudal with its lower lobe the longer. Lateral line slightly raised 

 in single tubes, with a small elevation on either side. Colour 

 upper half of body golden, with four longitudinal blue lines having 

 black edges, and nearly as wide as the ground-colour. A black 

 spot at shoulder. Abdominal surface silvery. Dorsal fin with 

 three rows of yellow spots ; a yellow band along the middle of the 

 pectoral ; outer half of anal yellow. 



Hob. Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago and the tropical 

 portions of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The species attains 

 to 16 inches at least in length. 



2. Genus SAURIDA, Cuvier & Valenciennes. 

 Syn. Synodus, pt., Gronovius ; Laurida, pt. (Artedi), Swainson. 



Differs from Saums as follows : Teeth cardiform, the inner 

 the longest and slender, all can be laid downwards and inwards ; 

 teeth exist on the jaws, tongue, and palatine bones ; those on the 

 palate are in two parallel bands on either side, the inner the 

 shorter. Ventral fin with nine rays, the inner not much longer 

 than the outer. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



A. 10-11. L. 1.53-64. L. tr. 4i/7 1. S. tumbil, p. 410. 



A. 9. L. 1. 60-62. L. tr. 3J/7 2. & nebulosa, p. 411. 



523. (1.) Saurida tumbil. (Fig. 131.) 



Salmo tumbil. Block, Ich. t. 430. 



Saurida tumbil, Duy, Fih. India, p. 504, pi. cxvii, fig. 6 (see synon.). 

 Arranna, Mai. ; Oolowvay and Cul-nahmacunda, Tamil ; Chorbombil, 

 Maratlri ; Badi mottah, Tel. 



B. xiii-xvi. D. 11-13/0. A. 10-11. L. 1. 53-64. L. tr. 4/7. Vert. 53. 



Length of head 4| to 5|, height of body 1\ to 8 in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 5 in length of head, 1| diam. from end 

 of snout, and the same apart. Fins first dorsal in the centre of 

 the body ; the adipose dorsal is situated over the last two anal 

 rays. Caudal deeply forked. Colour brownish grey along the 

 back, becoming white beneath, the whole having yellow reflexions. 

 In some the dorsal arid upper half of the caudal fins are barred in 

 spots. In others there are no spots, and the middle of the pectoral 

 and ventral are sometimes almost black. 





