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Memoirs of the Indian Museum. 



[Vol. V,. 



The following statement shows the different localities in the lake whence the specimens 

 were obtained, and their number and size : — 



2 specimens 

 2 



1 specimen 



2 specimens 



2 ' „ 



2 



2 



Off Barkul ... 

 Barkul Bay . . . 

 East of Barkul 



low 

 Chirriya Island 

 Kambha Bay 



J) 3) 



Satpara 



bung- 





mm. 



9-13th November, 1912 .. 



. 25 and 41 



1st March, 1914 



. 37 and 38 



3rd March, 1914 



. 28 



18th February, 1914 



. 30 and 32 



February, 1914 



. 50 and 54 



March, 1914 



. 47 and 52 



10th October, 1914 



51 and 54 



Distribution. — Red Sea, seas of India, Malay Archipelago, Australian coasts, 

 Guinea, Formosa and Japan. 



New 



Leiognathus blochii (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



1835. Equula blochii, Cuvier and Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss. X, p. 84. 



1835. Zeus notatus, id., ibid., (from ms. of Bloch). 



1853. Equula blochii Bleeker, Verh. Bat. Gen. XXV, p. 46. 



1865. Equula blochii, Day, Fish. Malabar, p. 105. 



1876. Equula blochii, id., Fish. India, p. 241, pi. lii, fig. 3. 



1889. Equula blochii, id., Faun. Brit. India Fish. II, p. 189. 



Bloch named this fish Zeus notatus from specimens sent to him from Tranquebar. This 

 name, however, remained in manuscript until it was noticed by Cuvier and Valenciennes 1 

 who identified Bloch's species with specimens from Malabar. But Cuvier and Valenciennes 

 renamed it, as was usual with them, out of respect for the author who first named the 

 species. Cuvier and Valenciennes were the first to publish Bloch's name along with the new 

 name they substituted for it. Bloch only named the species but did not describe it ; more- 

 over, Bloch's name in its first publication is printed after the name given by Cuvier and 

 Valenciennes. Günther recorded it as a doubtful species, 2 but it is generally regarded to 

 be a valid one and is believed to be restricted to Indian waters. The name given to it by 

 Cuvier and Valenciennes must stand though it is regrettable that Bloch's original name 

 was not adopted. 



There are altogether seven specimens in the collection. This fish appears to be a 

 permanent resident in the lake and is found throughout the main area as well as in the 

 outer channel during the dry months. 



The following statement shows the different localities where the specimens were obtained 

 and their number and size : — 



mm. 



3 specimens ... Barkul Bay... 



... 



1st March, 1914 



... 35, 40 & 41 



1 specimen ... Between Kalidai 



and 







Samal Island 



* 





20th February, 1914 



32 



1 „ ... South of Kalidai 



... 



21st February, 1914 



26 



1 „ ... Kaluparaghat 



. . . 



.. . 



49 



1 ,, ... Satpara 



... 



March, 1914 



57 



Distribution. — Seas of India. 









1 Cuvier and Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss. X, p. 84. 



2 Günther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus. II, p. 498. 



