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discoloured specimens. I have to a great extent adopted the names by 

 which the fishes are called by the Mahrattas as specific names, so that 

 naturalists who travel the country can always obtain them. 



Ord. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



Fam. Percidse. 

 Ambassis, Agass. 



Amb. Barlovi, Sykes. An Ambassis with the two back fins united, 

 with the first ray indented on the edge, and containing 7 

 spines, and the second 14 spines ; all the spines longer 

 than the membrane, with 1 8 rays longer than the membrane 

 in the anal fin, and with a short vertically compressed dia- 

 phanous body. 



Closely allied to Changa Ranga of Hamilton. ' Fishes of the 

 Ganges.' This fish is dedicated to our Secretary. 



Fam. Scombridse. 

 Mastacembelus, Gron. 



Mast, armatus, Sykes. A Mastacembelus with the fins of the tail, 

 back, and vent united, with thirty-nine to forty short sharp 

 bony spines along the back, and two behind the vent. 

 This fish has not the exact generic characters of Macrognathus, 

 Mastacembelus, or Notacanthus, and might probably consti- 

 tute a genus between the two last. 



Fam. ' Pharyngiens Labyrinthiformes,' Cuv. 

 Ophicephalus, Bloch. 



Oph. leucopunctatus, Sykes. An Ophicephalus with from 51 to 

 53 rays in the dorsal, and 6 in each ventral fin, and with the 

 rays of the dorsal and anal fins undivided ; the pectoral fins 

 ending in a central point, and the fish covered with white 

 dots. 



I have never knoMTi this remarkably fine fisli crawl on shore or 

 in the grass, as some species of the genus are said to do. • It 

 is excellent eating. 



Fam. Gobiadse. 

 Gobius, Linn. 



Gob. Ktirpah, Sykes. A Gobius with 7 rays in the first dorsal 

 fin, 1 1 in the second, which is of similar size with the anal 

 fin ; 19 in the pectoral, and 10 in the anal fin. 

 In difl^erent individuals of this species I have found the number 

 of rays in the fins slightly differ. Of a sweet flavour. 



Ord. Malacopterygii Abdominales. 



Fam. Cj'prinidse. 

 Cyprinus, Linn. 



Cyp. Abramioides, Sykes. A Cyprinus with 20 rays in the dorsal, 



8 in the anal, and 18 in the pectoral fins, without tendrils, 



with tuberculated nose, red edged fins, and with a red lunule 



on each scale. 



This very fine fish is called Tambra by the natives, from the 



