148 MR. r, BAY ON THE GEO GRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OV 



Grenus Sicydium. 



1. S. FASCiATUM, Day. 

 Fresb water of Burma. 



2. S. GRiSEUM, Day. 

 Fi-esh water of Canara. 



Genus Periophthalmits. 



P. Schlosseri^ Pallas. 



This little fish is found in fresh water and also in estuaries from Bengal 

 to the Malay archipelago. 



The followiug species likewise inhabits the sea and estuaries : — 

 P. Koelreuteri', Pallas. It extends from India to the Malaj 

 archipelago. 



Genus Eleotris. 



E, fusga', Bl. Schn. 



This fish is found far inland in fresh water ; it also inhabits the 

 west coast of Africa, seas of India to the Malay archipelago and 

 beyond. 



The following species of this genus inhabit the seas and estua- 

 ries, some ascending tidal rivers : — 1. J?, macrolepidota, Bloch, said 

 to have come from India. 2. J5/. muralis, Cuv. & Val., seas of 

 India to the Malay archipelago. 3. E. sexguttata, Cuv. & Val., 

 Ceylon to the Malay archipelago. 4. E.feliceps, Blyth, Anda- 

 mans. 5. E. macrodon, Bleeker, estuaries of Lower Bengal and 

 Burma. 6. E. poi'ocephalus *, Cuv. & Val., seas and estuaries of 

 Burma, and the Andamans to the Malay archipelago. 7. E. 

 ophiocepJiahis^ , Cuv. & Val., coasts of Africa, Andamans, to the 

 Malay archipelago. 8. E. cavifrons, Blyth,' Andamans. 9. E. 

 canarensis, Day, Canara. 10. E. lidea, Day, Andamans. 11. E. 

 scintillans, Blyth, Akyab and Andamans. 12. E. litoralis, Day, 



^ Includes: — G. tredccern-radiatus, scptem-radiatiis, aud novem-radiatm. 

 Ham. Buch. ; Periophthcdmus Freycineti, Cuv. & Val. 



^ Includes: — FeriopJithahnus pfipilio, Bl. Schn.; -P. argenUlineatus, C. & V. ; 

 P. kalplo. Less. ; P. modestus, Cantor ; P. dipus, Bleeker ; P. fuscatus, Blyth. 



^ Includes : — Cobitis pacifica, Forst. ; Cheilodipterus culiiis, Ham. Buch. ; Eleo- 

 tris nigra, Quoy & Graim. ; E. mauritianus, Bennett ; E. incerta, Blyth ; E. soaresi, 

 Playfair. 



* Includes Eleotris Cantoris, Giinther. 



' Includes : — E. nmrgaritacea, Q\w. & Yal. ; E. viridis, Bleeker. 



