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broad dark bands may bear light streaks of variable number, 

 forming complete or incomplete hoops. These narrow ^vhite 

 bauds may be broken into small elegant dots. This beautiful 

 pattern may be on a background of a pale pink or a deep 

 yellow. These two primary types of dark and yellow bands 

 are broader on the sides of the head and aie directed 

 obliquely forwards. On the upper surface of the head^ the 

 dark and yellow streaks form a trident mark. The posterior 

 part of the caudal peduncle may be clouded by a deep 

 bronze, which obscures occasionally the scheme of bands and 

 dots. The chest is somewhat greenish in freshly captured 

 specimens, fading almost into a white in the preserving 

 fluids. The tins are white and are barred^ the caudal fin 

 bearing two entire and two to three interrupted stripes. 

 The whole scheme of striatiou on the body is suggestive 

 more of the zebra. 



Measurements in hundredths of total length without 

 caudal fin: — 



mm. 



Total lencrth whliout caudal fin 70 



Depth of body 29-.5 



Depth of caudal peduncle 17'1 



Length of head 28'5 



Depth of head 22-8 



AVidth of head behind eyes 1 1-4 



Length of snout \'y7 



Diameter of orbit 5"7 



AVidth of iuterorbital space (measured over 



the arch of head) . . , 14-2 



AVidth of iuterorbital space (measured across 



head) 9*5 



"Width of mouth 7*1 



Distance from tip of snout to anterior root of 



dorsal fin 57"1 



Height of longest dorsal fin-ray 14"2 



Distance from tip of snout to anterior root of 



pectoral tin 28'.5 



Longest pectoral tin-ray 18'5 



Distance from tip of snout to vent 74:"2 



Distance from tip of snout to anterior root of 



ventral fin 62-9 



Longest ventral fin-ray 13'o 



Distance froni snout to anterior root of anal fin 85'7 



Longest anal tin-ray 14'2 



Length of caudal peduncle 10-6 



Ijongest caudal fin-ray 2o'7 



Height of loot of caudal tin 17'1 



Type-Specimen. — There are eleven specimens in the collec- 

 tion. The type and four more examples are sent to the 

 British Museum and four presented to the Indian Museum. 

 The rest is kept in the Central College Museum, liungalore. 



