1873.] SURGEON F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. 237 



It is also remarkable that at the time I collected a new species of 

 Rohtee with barbels my old friend, the Rev. H. Baker, of Co ayam 



1 ^s^ P eX^ also found a second ^ f -id 



Amongst a small collection of fishes received from Dr Duka at 

 Darjee hng is a second Silurus new to India. The Lcies which I 

 termed S. punctatus (Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, p. 155), I have a l ered 

 toS wynaadensu f as Cantor's Silurus plLatus LmC^lt 

 said to belong to this genus. ma 1S 



I have received from various friends several other local collections 

 =£ thlnf ^ bUt ^ n0t * h3d *» - d opportmnTto 



Caranx ridii, sp. nov. 



D - 8 L4 A.2|I. L.1.24. 



Length of head f , of caudal §, height of body i of the total 



2 h 'and % "' Zt 'M ' ^^ ° f head ' ' diameter *» «* o 

 snout, and 1 5 aparL 7 he maxilla extends to below the anterior 



edge of the orbit. Teeth fine in the front of the lower jaw, none 01 



vomer or palate. Lower jaw slightly the longer. Fin d orSa 



iTTe^ ' the Af T /rf f ° Urth ° f ^ Ual len S ths > and the'longes 

 the fin; caudal forked; pectorals falciform, rather longer thai 

 the head, and reaching to above the third or fourth anal rav 

 ventrals scarcely extending to above the two preanal spnTes no' 



SS V^/T' ""I el ° ngated SealeeZbog, 

 head, and cliest> lateral lme near] stra . y, 



below the first third of the second dorsad where it very gent v 

 descend, downwards ; its plates are badly developed 7 cf lours 

 sdve y ; a broad, burnished, golden stripe extends from ahov the 

 eye to the upper edge of the tail. Lower two thirds of the dorsal 

 fin yellow its upper third dark , outer third of anal wh it .the res 

 yellow A large deep-black shoulder spot. 



Hab Madras. I found it very common in the markets unto 

 10 inches m length. The first specimen I saw had been co lecfed 

 however, by Dr. Bidie, after whom I have named the species' 



PoMACENTRUS JERDONI, Sp. 110V 



L.^v/i 13 - R l7 ' Y - 1/5 - A - 2 / 14 ' C - 17. L.L 34. 



Length of head A, of caudal f, height of body I of the total 

 length. Eyes diameter | of length of°head, f of J a diameter from 

 end of snout, 1 diameter apart, f reorbital entire ; preoTrcIe fi X 

 -errated along its vertical margin, and with a few co P ars?te7th t 

 angle. Opercle with two spines, the upper having a few more a s 

 base. Angle of opercle slightly serrated, as is also the Siou. 



P cale S ° n °F^ S f° P 7 ClC - Llfraorbital ™S narrow, not cove ed by 

 scales Fins: dorsal spines increase in length posteriorly • the" oft 

 dorsal and anal pointed ; caudal lobes, especially the upper produced 

 second anal spine the longest and stro'ngest^ ventSi Ses the 



