464 TELEOSTEI. ACANTIIOPTERYGII. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



L. tr. 9/22. Reddish, with three curved 

 black bands. Soft dorsal and anal with 



long acute point behind 1. L. sebee, p. 405. 



L. 1. 45-50. Large iutcropercular knob. 



Adult nearly black 2. L. niger, p. 465. 



L. tr. 9/23. A violet-purple band along the 



base of the dorsal fin 3. L. malabaricus, p. 406. 



L. tr. 11-12/25. Red, with marks varying 



with age 4. L. annularis, p. 466. 



L. tr. 8/23. Scarlet 5. L. dodecacanthus, p. 407. 



L. tr. 7-8/18. Four blue bands from the 



eye along the sides 6. L. kasmirn, p. 468. 



L. tr. 9/21. Yellowish red 7. L.fulvus, p. 468. 



L. tr. 0/15. Olive, with two milk-white 



spots on each side of the back 8. L. biguttatus, p. 469. 



L. tr. 6-7/14. Body horizontally banded 



pink and yellow alternately. 9. L. lineolatus, p. 469. 



L. tr. 8/21. Two wide dark horizontal bands 



from the eye to the caudal fin 10. L. lemniscattts, p. 470. 



L. tr. 8/22. Three dark bands from the eye, 



two to dorsal, one to tail 11. L. chrysotfcnfa, p. 470. 



L. tr. 8/19. Brownish, spotted with blue. . 12. L. riculatus, p. 471. 

 L. tr. 7-8/16. Cherry-red, the young with 



narrow, white, vertical bands 13. L. argentimaculatus, 



L. tr. 7/18. Caudal fin rounded. Reddish [p. 472. 



brown 14. L. roseus, p. 472. 



L. tr. 6/15. Reddish, with varying colours. 15. L, sillaoo, p. 473. 

 L. tr. 6-7/15. Roseate shot with gold ; a 



black lateral blotch 16. L. lioglossus, p. 473. 



L. tr. 6/13. Reddish. Soft dorsal and pec- 

 torals scarlet 17. L.jahngarah, p. 474. 



L. tr. 8/21. About six blue bands from the 

 eye along the body ; a black lateral 



blotch 18. L. cceruleoliHecdus, 



L. tr. 7/21. Reddish crimson, a lunate black [p. 474. 



band on the caudal fin 19. L. lumdatus, p. 475. 



L. tr. 7-8/16. Eye 3 in length of head. 

 Golden, with a black lateral blotch 



mostly below the lateral line 20. L. fulvljlamma, p. 475. 



Similar to last ; eye smaller ; lateral blotch 



mainly above lateral line 21. L. unimaculattts, p. 476. 



L. tr. 7/13. Golden, with a black lateral 



blotch 22. L.johnii, p. 476. 



L. tr. 8/23. Crimson in adult. In young 

 end of dorsal, last half of free portion 



of. tail, and whole of caudal fin black. . 23. L. gibbus, p. 477. 

 L. tr. 7/1 8. Brownish, with two white spots 



on each side below dorsal fin 24. L. bokar, p. 477. 



L. tr. 6-7/15. Purplish yellow ; fins darker, 

 edged white. A black lateral blotch 



present or absent 25. L. marginatus, p. 478. 



L. tr. 6/14. Caudal fin rounded. Silvery 



grey, with longitudinal yellow bands. . 26. L. yajnlli, p. 479. 



L. tr. 8/19. Five blue bands from the eye [p. 479. 



along the body ; a black lateral blotch . 27. L. quinyuelinearis, 



