1869. ] SURGEON F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. 913 
In Madras, during the last two years, I have obtained several of 
the young S. lanceolatus, and on dissection discovered that czeco- 
pyloric appendages were invariably absent. I was in hopes of ob- 
taining the adult form to dissect, but in this I have been disappointed. 
On the other hand, I have now had the opportunity of personally 
examining Mr. Blyth’s specimens, and commence answering the 
before-mentioned criticism by objecting to the words after S. coides, 
Hi. B. (=S. serillus, C.V.). Ll admit, S. coides; H. B., and S. se- 
rillus, C. V., are identical ; but Mr. Blyth’s specimens turn out to be 
the same as the one I have figured as S. horridus, which is certainly 
not S. serillus, C. & V. 
Some of the specimens in the Calcutta Museum are as follows ; the 
others offer no particulars calling for notice :— 
a. S. lanceolatus, 4 inches long, stuffed, presented by the Madras 
Museum. Coloration as shaded in Bloch & Russell’s figures. 
6. A stand of three specimens, collected by Mr. Blyth to demon- 
strate his views, and marked in his own handwriting. In Mr. Blyth’s 
deductions I most entirely concur, only objecting to his name 8. 
coides, H. B.; for the adult is identical with what I figured as S. hor- 
ridus, C. & V. 
ce. 93 inches long, still showing the markings of the immature ; but 
the yellow portion is being broken up by bands. 
d. 18 inches long, the bands on the body have disappeared, and 
the black bands on the fins are broken up into black blotches. 
e. 22 inches long, the mature S. horridus, C. & V., exactly like 
pl. 1. fig. 2 in the ‘ Fishes of Malabar.’ 
In the museum of the Medical College in Calcutta, I had aun 
opportunity of examining another fine collection of stuffed fish, 
mostly brought together by the late Dr. Walker. Amongst thein 
is a beautiful specimen of the adult S. horridus, C. & V., 34 inches 
in length. 
I have not deemed it necessary to advert to the specimens Captain 
Mitchell sent to the British Museum ; the number of czeco-pyloric 
appendages in the S. serillus, C. & V., and S. bontor, C. & V., 
at once show they cannot be the adult S. danceolatus, Bloch. Pro- 
bably Captain Mitchell only gave his opinion after reading Mr. 
Blyth’s paper, which is incorrect, as the species he terms S. coides, 
H. B., is the one which I have figured as S. horridus, and amongst 
Hamilton Buchanan’s MS. drawings I find an unfinished sketch of 
his S_ cotdes, which at once shows it to be the same as S. serillus, 
C.&V. 
Thus a personal inspection of the specimens in the Caleutta Mu- 
seum has distinetly proved that the species I figured as the adult S. 
lanceolatus, Bloch, is identical with what Mr. Blyth considered to be 
the mature one. It therefore appears the more likely to be a correct 
conclusion, having been come to by two different persons in distant 
places, who were ignorant of each other’s investigations, which were 
made from two distinct series of specimens. Only one thing ap- 
pears te be now requisite, namely, to examine whether the S. hor- 
ridus, C. & V., has or has not cxco-pyloric appendages, as at present 
