938 SURGEON r. day on new fishes of madras. [Not. 28, 



Operculum with a moderately strong spine. Two rows of scales 

 upon the cheeks. No pores on the lower jaw, but a long very shallow 

 central groove under the symphysis. 



Teeth vilUform, in one or two rows, the outer being the largest 

 and rather recurved, especially about the centre of both jaws ; none 

 in the centre of the upper jaw, nor on the vomer or palate. 



Fins. Dorsal spines weak, third and fourth the longest ; interspi- 

 nous membrane very shghtly emarginate ; rays all about equal length. 

 Pectoral rather pointed, reaching to opposite to the anus. Ventral 

 pointed. First anal spine one-quarter the length of the second, 

 which is of equal strength, but slightly shorter than the third. 

 Caudal deeply lobed, the lower being the largest and longest. 



Scales ctenoid ; a few present along the base of the dorsal and anal 

 fins, which have shallow grooves, also on the caudal almost to its 

 termination. 



Lateral line in the upper fourth of the body, following the curve 

 of the back. 



Colours. Above the lateral line a beautiful light lake, whilst from 

 the eye to the root of the tail proceeds a brilliant shining golden 

 band three scales deep near the head, decreasing in width to one at 

 the base of the tail ; below this band the colours are pinkish white. 

 A'^entrals white, the other fins jiiukish white, the caudal being tipped 

 with black. 



Upeneoides guttatus, sp. uov. 



B. iv. D. 7|^. P. 15. V. 1/5. A. 2/7. C. 15. L. 1. 32. 

 L. tr. 3/5. 



Length of specimens to 4^ inches. 



Length of head rather above |, of pectoral i, of base of first 

 dorsal -^, of base of second dorsal i, of base of anal -^, of caudal ^ 

 of the total length. Height of head ^, of body .|, of first dorsal ^, 

 of second dorsal ^, of ventral nearly 5, of anal i of the total length. 



Eyes transversely oval, the upper margin near the profile, dia- 

 meter -| by ^ of length of head ; 1| transverse diameter from end of 

 snout, nearly 1 transverse diameter apart. 



Body rather elongated, and with a considerable rise from the snout 

 to above the orbits. 



Snout rather obtuse ; the posterior extremity of the maxilla extends 

 to beneath the anterior margin of the orbit. The barbies extend 

 to beneath the posterior margin of the prseoperculum, which last is 

 entire. Prseorbital entire, its width equal to the transverse diameter 

 of the orbit. 



Teeth in five villiform rows in either jaw, on vomer and palate. 



Fins. First dorsal triangular, the second spine the longest, inter- 

 spinous membrane very slightly emarginate. Four rows of scales 

 between the termination of the first and the commencement of the 

 second dorsal fins, the latter of which is twice as high anteriorly 

 as posteriorly, its spine half the height of the first ray. First 

 anal spine minute ; the second more than half as long as the first 



