14 MR. F. DAY ON THE FISHES OF COCHIN. [Jan. 10, 
DIAGRAMMA NIGRUM, Cantor. 
Diagramma affine (Ginther). 
Bowie, DD I4/16. BelG. Vs 1/5... Ay c/fs )Gerkee | sunt 
L. tr. 10/17. 
Length of specimens from 8;7; to 21 inches. 
Excellent eating ; usually comes in vast numbers about J uly, when - 
the Chrysophrys calamara, up to that time abundant, has entirely 
disappeared. 
LoBoreEs SURINAMENSIS, Bloch. 
Parrandee, Mal. 
Be yu, D. 12/15, P.t7.) VV. 178.)) Ba S/11,. Cee eee 
L. tr,.8/16, 
Length of specimens from 2,'5 to 13 inches. 
Small specimens are very common, and always have the caudal 
deeply margined with white. Large ones are good eating. 
Scoxtorsis saponicus, Bloch. 
Bivis D.10/00 Polo? Vil /ei eA B/C) iis Lae 
L. tr. 5/12. 
Length of specimen 33 inches. 
Rare. 
SyNAGRIS GRAMMICUS, Day, sp. nov. 
Bivi. DatOlO.. Bo 17. Ve Se Av /7.. °C. 17 
L. tr. 4/10. 
inches 
Length of specimen...... 75: 
ofshead ys sit 228.5 1,5, or two-ninths of total length. 
of pectoral- vc sin. 1,4, or one-fifth of total length. 
— ofenudal so-as o/s: 1,,, or one-fourth of total length. 
of base of dorsal .. 2,55, or one-third of total length. 
of baseof anal.... 55, or one-ninth of total length. 
Height of head...:...... 1,4, or one-fifth of total length. 
of body —..vedsinca 1,5;, or one-fourth of total length. 
— of hard dorsal. . +5, or one-tenth of total Jength. 
—W— of soft dorsal . 35, or one-ninth of total length. 
of base of caudal.. %, or one-eighth of total length. 
_ of ventral........ 1 or one-ninth of total length. 
OF ayia ieieen tian = x5; or one-tenth of total length. 
Diameter of eye 33,3; inch, or 1x + of length of head. 
Nape short; profile convex pan snout to dorsal. Lower jaw 
longest. Upper jaw reaches to anterior third of orbit. Przeoper- 
culum, posterior limb nearly vertical, and finely serrated in its lower 
half, whilst from between each serration a fine furrow runs a short 
way downwards and forwards ; angle rounded and entire; lower 
limb horizontal and entire; the lower part of the preeoperculum is 
