1869.] SURGEON F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. 517 
Exrorris reviceps, Blyth, J. A. 8. of Bengal, 1860, p. 146. 
DG eo. V- 1/5. A. We 0.13. 1.1.27. 
Length of head 3, of caudal } of the totallength. Height of head 
i, of body + of the total length. 
Eyes approximating, 1 diameter from end of snout. 
Head slightly depressed ; snout pointed. 
Lower jaw the longest. Cleft of mouth small; the maxilla only 
extends halfway to below the orbit. 
Teeth villiform. 
Fins. Dorsal spines filiform, central caudal rays the longest. 
Seales cycloid as far as the base of the anal fin, where they become 
strongly ctenoid. Scales extend as far forwards as the posterior 
margin of the orbit, and cover the cheeks and opercles. Twelve rows 
exist between the second dorsal and anal fins. 
Colours. Brownish-white, irregularly spotted and blotched witha 
darker colour. Dark bands pass downwards from the orbit. Fins 
more or less spotted. 
One specimen exists, received from the Andamans, where it was 
collected by Captain Hodges. 
Exeorris Fusca, Bloch. 
£. incerta, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 146. 
Three typical specimens of the latter in the museum are identical 
with 2. fusca. 
Eveorris cavirrons, Blyth, J. A.S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 145. 
Deg) | Pos. V6.0 8. Oem eB, 165) Le tel 7. 
Length of head 2, of eee 7 of caudal + S the total length. 
SnRD of the head 4, of body 4, of first dorsal’ 375, of second dorsal 
aa ‘of anal 4 of the total length. 
aes: Diameter 1 of length of head, 14 diameters from end of 
snout, 2 diameters apart. 
Body subcylindrical ; head depressed. A deep sulcus hefore the 
orbits. Snout rather elevated. 
Lower jaw the longest. The posterior extremity of the maxilla 
extends to under the posterior margin of the orbit. 
Teeth villiform, with an onter enlarged row, which are more 
numerous in the lower than in the upper jaw. 
Fins. Caudal wedge-shaped. 
Colours. Light brown; dark lines radiate from the orbit. Fins 
barred in spots. 
Six specimens, up to 4 inches in length, exist in the Museum. 
They were received from Captain Hodges, who procured them at the 
Andamans. 
ELEOTRIS SCINTILLANS, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 146. 
One specimen, in rather a damaged state, exists in the museum. 
