1865.] MR. F. DAY ON THE FISHES OF COCHIN. 33 
MuciL sunpDANENSIS, Bleeker. 
mee Date, ORL Tae Ve t/a) AS Sy.” EAST. Lo tr. 9. 
Length of specimen 5 inches. 
Mueit EnGELI, Bleeker. 
for A Ws. PID. Vela. eho. CU. 14..: 1. 134. 
L. tr. 11. 
Length of specimen 7-4; inches. 
Mueiu cunnesivus, Cuv. & Val. 
Mahlah (Mal.). 
Biys') D.41/8.. P.17.° V5 1/s. A. 3/9. Del41. L. tee 13. 
Length of specimen 15,5, inches. 
It is from this species the fine fish-roes are obtained for which 
Cochin is so celebrated. They are removed from the fish imme- 
diately on being captured, and then dried in the sun. They com- 
mence coming into season about the middle of October or November, 
when these fish swarm into the river to deposit their spawn. By 
February all the Mullets (commonly known as ‘‘ Cunnumboo,”’ Mal.) 
begin to be scarce, and by April they are almost unprocurable. 
Mvueir parstA, Buch. Ham. 
Rave neat / 7." Polos lV. Vo. ay Oo) Ue LA. dae Le Oey 
L. tr. 8. 
Length of specimen 9-1; inches. 
Mveit porcitvus, Day, sp. nov. 
We ye. 4.1/8. 5P. ta. V.1/d.- A. 3/9. ©. 14... L. 1. 32. 
L. tr. 10. 
inches. 
Length of specimens from 3,4, to 7 inches. 
OF Read. e eas + 1,4,, or about one-fifth of total length. 
aoe OR eCUral =... .. 1, or about one-seventh of total length. 
Grcaudal.... oi... 1,3,, or about one-fifth of total length. 
—— of base of 2nd dorsal -°;, or about one-fourteenth of total length. 
of base of anal.... 25, or about one-fourteenth of total length. 
Height of head........ 5%, or about one-eighth of total length. 
ST OOUY ss. 1,4, or about one-fifth of total length. 
——— of hard dorsal.. 3, or about one-ninth of total length. 
——-— of soft dorsal .. 4,, or about one-tenth of total length. 
—-~— of base of caudal +, or about one-tenth of total length. 
of ventral... i2..% 1, or about one-seventh of total length. 
miMenal YS sts ce 7, or about one-tenth of total length. 
Diameter of eye ;4; inch, or # length of head ; 53, inch from end 
of snout, =, apart. An adipose eyelid covers a little more than one- 
third of the eye on either side in the adult fish. In the young the 
anterior curtain is much broader than the posterior one. 
There is not much rise from the snout to the first dorsal. Lower 
Proc. Zoou. Soc.—1865, No. III. 
