1870.] SURGEON F. DAY ON ANDAMAN-ISLAND FISHES. 683 
Family PRisTIPOMATIDZ. 
35. THERAPON SERVUS, Bloch. 
36. THERAPON THERAPS, Cuv. & Val. 
37. Pristipoma HASTA, Bl. Oo-rug-nud-dah, or Koor-koo-to- 
dah, And. 
38. Prist1POMA MACULATUM, Bl. Oor-ung-dah, And. 
39. PRisTIPOMA ARGYREUM, Cuv. & Val. 
D. 12/13. V.1/5. A.3/7. L.1. 45. 
Length of head 3, of caudal 2, height of body 3 of the total length. 
Eyes. Diameter 3 of length of head, } a diameter from end of 
snout. 
Angle of preopercle slightly produced, and more coarsely serrated 
than the other portion. 
Fins. Third dorsal spine longest, being ¥ of height of body. 
Second anal spine strong, its length equal to that of the first ray. 
Caudal cut square. 
Colours. Silvery ; a dark blotch on opercle. Membrane of first 
dorsal fin darkish. 
40. DiaGRAMMA NIGRUM, Cuv. & Val. 
41. D1AGRAMMA PUNCTATUM, Cuv. & Val. 
Biviz, -D.9/25e. Pol fe) Nel (oem As /7k Ce 17.2. th; Io Gh: 
In examining the Andamanese with the Red-Sea specimen in the 
British Museum, the differences were but slight. 
42. LosoTes suRINAMENSIS, Bl. Bur-dd-lah, or Ar-aig-dah, 
And. 
Cec. pyl. 4. 
Not common. 
43. Sco.opsis crLiatus, Lacép. 
Cee. pyl. 5. 
Colours. Greenish olive, becoming lighter on the abdomen. A 
silvery-white line extends from between the lateral line to the com- 
mencement of the soft dorsal. Scales below the lateral line have a 
golden central spot. Fins reddish. 
Three specimens up to 73 inches in length. 
44, ScoLopPsiIs BILINEATUS, Bl. ; 
Bove .Th10/9.; Poi7.. Viale. A. 3/7.) Ci if TAG, 
L. tr. 4/15. Czee. pyl. 5. 
45. ScoLopsis CANCELLATUS, Cuyv. & Val. 
The foregoing three species of this genus took a bait very readily. 
