310 MR. F. DAY ON THE FISHES OF COCHIN. _[Mar. 14, 
from opening 4, of pectoral 54,, of caudal ;7;, of base of dorsal 4, of 
base of anal 51, of total length. The height of head +4, of body } 
of the total length. Diameter of eye 3 of the length of the head, 
eyes not quite 1 transverse diameter apart, upwards of 1 diameter 
from end of intermaxillaries. 
Intermaxillaries forming a very pointed angle at their junction. 
Teeth in wide bands in both jaws, the innermost being the largest, 
in the lower maxillary at the central line only touching at their base. 
Interorbital space nearly flat. 
Dorsal fin commences a little behind posterior third of body, 
Anal arises opposite dorsal, and their shape is the same, highest in 
front. Caudal not deeply cleft ; lower lobe the longest. 
This Hemiramphus, with its scarlet-tipped beak, is occasionally 
seen in vast numbers at the mouth of the river, and is also frequently 
captured in fresh water. 
CHIROCENTRUS DORAB (Forsk.). 
Bovitii. Dp 16e ORS 14.°-Veee “AS 38. COUT. 
Length of specimen 16,%, inches. 
Not uncommon at Cochin; but much more abundant at Telli- 
cherry, and where there are rocks. Is highly esteemed by the natives, 
and extensively salted. 
CHanos PALA (Cuv.). 
Dave, 14 Pay Ws CS AS OL eg: 
Length of specimen 7 inches. 
Usually captured in the backwater, during the monsoon ; is good 
eating. 
Exoprs saurus (Linn.). 
Bid. -xxx1,, 7. XxIx. D523): PAPA VC eA 7 eae 
L.1.109. L. tr. 5. 
Length of specimen 22,3, inches. 
MEGALOoPs CUNDINGA (Buch. Ham.). 
Cunnay (Mal.). 
B. xxii. D. 20. P. 155 , Vidblo,) Ay 24 Geos ido. 
L. tr. +. 
Length of specimens from 9-3, to 151, inches. 
It is sometimes captured at the mouth of the river; but is most 
commonly found in tanks, especially in the fort-ditch. Amongst the 
Cochin specimens there is not any difference in the number of scales 
in the adult and the young, as observed by Cantor in the Straits 
settlements. Likewise the filament from the last dorsal ray is as long” 
in adults as in the younger specimens; but the comparative size of 
the eye is larger in the older ones. Considered good eating, but 
bony. 
