94 



CENTEARCHID.E. 



or a little shorter than thifd. Anal III 10, longer than its distance from 

 caudal ; third spine a little longer than second, J to f length of longest 

 soft rays. Pectoral J to f length of head. Caudal eraarginate ; middle 

 rays f to f length of outer. Scales 40-45 ^^"j^. Bluish or olive above, 

 silvery beneath, some or all of the scales with a blackish or reddish-brown 



Fig. 76. 



Kuhlia rupestris. 

 Madagascar, after Sausage (op. cit.). 



spot ; round dark spots usually present at the base of the anal fin ; part 

 of the soft dorsal brown or blackish ; caudal brown or blackish at least 

 at the end, with a more or less distinct light edge. 



Total length 400 millim. 



East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarene* Islands to the Malay Archi- 

 pelago and Islands of the South Pacific * . — Type in Paris Museum. 



1-3. Ad. & h^r. 



4. Ty[)e of A', sauvagii. 



5. Hgr. 



(^-10. Ad., hgr., & yg. 

 11. KSkel. 



Zanzihar. 



Iinerina, Madagascar 



Mauritius. 



liodrjouez. 



Sir L. riuyfair (P.). 

 Rev. R. Baron (C). 

 Zoological Society. 

 J. Gulliver, Esq. (C). 



* In tlie case of this and other widc^ly distributed species, not confined to fresh waters, 

 only the African specimens in the Collection are enumerated here. 



