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Mr. A. Alcock on undescrihed Shore-Fishes 



Gill-merabranes broadly united below. Lateral line on 

 the coloured side with a strong, on the blind side with a wide 

 shallow, curve above the pectoral. 



All the fins delicate ; the vertical fins low ; the paired fins 

 nearly equally developed on both sides, the left pectoral 

 being nearly as long as the caudal, which is about one fifth 

 of the total. The dorsal begins almost on the horizontal 

 through the upper limit of the lower eye. 



Transparent in life ; on the left side, behind the supra- 

 pectoral curve, a most perfect dark ocellus ; two large round 

 black spots on the straight part of the lateral line ; a series 

 of dark perfectly-formed black rings round the body, and 

 outside these a series of dark round spots. 



Length 1'5 inches. 



Off Ganjam coast, 9 to 13 fathoms, as above. Off Viza- 

 gapatam coast, Ih to 9^ fathoms ; bottom sand. 



Specimens of these curious fishes were taken at altogether 

 four stations between the middle of December and the end 

 of February. The other Pleuronectids captured at the same 

 time were species of RhomhoidichthySj Solea, Synaptura^ 

 and CynogJossus. 



Fio-. 2. 



Fig. 3. 



Psetft/lHs pelhicida. 



Psettyllis oceUata. 



LiEOPS, Gthr. 

 Lceops Guentheri^ sp. n. 



D. 94-98. A. 79-80. C. 16. P. d. & s. 13. 

 V. d. & s. G. 



Body regularly elliptical, its height about 2| in the total 

 without the caudal. Length of the head 4^ to 4f in the same 

 standard and almost exactly equal to its height. 



