190 SURGEON F. DAY ON NEW FISHES FROM MADRAS, [Mar. 12, 



Brotula maculata, sp. nov. 



B.viii. D. 115. V. 1. A. 107. 



Length of specimens up to Sy'jj inches. 



Length of head ^, of pectoral g, of base of dorsal |, of base of 

 anal |, of caudal -^ of the total length. Height of head ^, of body ^, 

 of dorsal ^, of anal -^ of the total length. 



Fi/es. Diameter i of the length of head, -| of a diameter from end 

 of snout, -^ of a diameter apart. 



Body eel-like, compressed. The posterior extremity of the maxilla 

 extends to beneath the centre of the orbit. A strong spine at the 

 operculum ; two smaller ones at the angle of the prseoperculum. 

 Cirri two on the snout, and two on either side of the upper jaw ; 

 three pairs on the lower jaw, making in all six pairs. 



Teeth in fine sharp rows, becoming single posteriorly ; a small 

 patch on the vomer, and a single row on the palate. 



Fins. Not enveloped in skin. Dorsal, caudal, and anal joined. 

 Dorsal commences over the base of the pectoral. Ventral two-thirds 

 as long as the head, bifid at its extremity, and reaching beyond the 

 base of the pectoral. Pectoral under the operculum. 



Scales minute, covering body and head. 



Air-bladder large and rounded posteriorly. 



Colours. Of a hght dirty greenish brown, with a few reddish-brown 

 spots about the body, and a round blackish mark behind the eye. 

 Muzzle and cirri of upper jaw blackish. Fins greyish, external por- 

 tions deep black. 



Three specimens, captured in the sea at Madras in November 

 1867. 



Rather closely approaches Brotula ensiformis, Giinther ; but in 

 that species the snout is longer than the eye, in this one-third 

 shorter. The maxilla in B. maculata does not extend so far back- 

 wards as in the former species. 



PuNTius (Capoeta) lepidus, sp. nov. 



B. iii. D. 3/8. P. 15. V. 9. A. 2/5. C. 19. L. 1. 21. 

 L. tr. 5/3. 



Length of specimens from 1 to 4^ inches. 



Length of head \, of pectoral \, of base of dorsal \, of base of 

 anal ^^, of caudal \ of the total length. Height of head \, of body \, 

 of dorsal fin \, of anal g of the total length. 



Eyes. Diameter f of length of head, nearly f of a diameter from 

 end of snout, 1 diameter apart. 



Body strongly compressed ; in appearance resembling the young 

 of the Puntius (^Leuciscus') filamentosus, C. & V. 



Lower jaw slightly shortest. Snout somewhat obtuse. Maxillary 

 cirri thin, and extending to under the centre of the orbit. 



Fins. Upper surface of dorsal fin concave ; it commences midway 

 between snout and base of caudal fin ; first undivided ray short, the 

 third cartilaginous and articulated. None of the fin-rays elongated. 

 The caudal deeply lobed. 



