BENGAL HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentrus Bengalensis. H. subfufavt\ subtus argentens, supra 

 fasciis utr'mque longitudinalibus ccerulescentibus nigro-margi-* 



Tiatis. 

 Subfulvous Holocentrus, silvery beneath, and marked on each 



side the upper part by five longitudinal blueish bands margined 



with black. 



LENGTH about six inches : scales middle-sized ; 

 eyes rather large : fins pale : tail slightly lunated. 

 Native of Bengal. 



TIGRINE HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentrus Tigrinus. H. albus, corpore fasciis transuersis, 



pinnis maculisfuscis. 

 White Holocentrus, with the body transversely banded and fins 



spotted with black. 

 Holocentrus Tigrinus. Block. 



LENGTH a foot : colour subargenteous white : 

 variegations deep-brown : head shaped somewhat 

 like that of a Pike ; scales rather small : tail slightly 

 lunated : native of the Indian seas ; esteemed for 

 the table. 



