656 MR. G. A. BOULENGER OH [DcC. 20, 



22. Chilodipterus lineatus, Forsk. 



23. Chilodipterus octovittatus, C. & V. 



24. Odontonectes erythrog aster, C. & V. 

 A dry specimen, measuring 2 feet 2 inches. 



25. Therapon jarbua, Forsk. 



26. Pristipoma hasta, B1. 



27. Pristipoma dussumieri, C. & V. 



28. Pristipoma stridens, Forsk. 



29. Pristipoma operculare, Plavf. 



30. Diagramma griseum, C. & V. 



31. Diagramma gaterina, Forsk. 



32. Diagramma punctatum, C. & V. 



33. Diagramma jayakari, sp. n. 



D.|. A.l P. 17. L.r.MOO. L. tr. L«. 



Length of the head one fonrth of the total ; diameter of the eye 

 once and two fiftVis in the length of the snout, and thrice and two 

 thirds in that of the head ; lios thick, swollen ; the maxillary reaches 

 to the vertical of the posterior nostril ; the depth of the prseorbital 

 a little less than the diameter of the eye ; prseoperculum with the 

 vertical limb finely and evenly serrated, and the angle rounded. 

 Depth of the hody thrice and two fifths in the total length. Dorsal 

 fin scarcely notched ; spines strong, fourth longest and not quite 

 one third the length of the head ; the greatest depth of the soft 

 dorsal equals the length of the longest spine, or seven eighths the 

 depth of the body ; second anal spine longest and strongest. 

 Pectoral reaching to below the tenth dorsal spine. The distance 

 between the anal and the caudal about twice the depth of the free 

 portion of the tail. Caudalis concave. Grevish ; upper part of 

 head and upper two thirds of hody with a blackish network enclosing 

 numerous roundish yellow spots ; suborbital part of head with 

 longitudinal blackish streaks (five or six on the prteoperculum) ; 

 spinosp dorsal erey. with large round, bright yellow spots ; upper 

 half of pectoral, and extremity of ventrals, anal, and caudal, blackish. 



Total length 1 1 inches. 



A single specimen, in spirit. 



34. ScoLOPsis auratus, Mungo Park. 

 -S. torquatus, C. & V. 



35. ScoLOPsrs ghanam, Forsk. 



' Counted above the lateral liu9. 



