28 Memoirs of the Indian Museum. [Voi.. Ill, 



S01.EA, Klein. 



When fishing off the Ganjam Coast on the '' Golden Crown," the trawl brought 

 up a specimen of what at first sight appeared to be a Synaptura zehr a or allied species. 

 The caudal fin was, however, distinctly separate from the vertical fins. Subsequently 

 another specimen was obtained in the same locality. 



The term ''Synaptura" was first applied by Cantor/ to distinguish a sub- 

 genus of Solea, in which the caudal, dorsal and anal fins are all united. In other res- 

 pects the subgenus has the general structure of Solea. 



Subsequently, when looking through some of the ''Investigator" Pleuronectidae, 

 three specimens were found provisionally labelled "Synaptura quagga," one of which 

 was undoubtedly Synaptura cor nut a (Kaup) (see below), and the other two showed 

 the same distinction of the caudal fin, and are consequently referred, together with 

 the two ''Golden Crown" specimens, to a new species of Solea, here described as 

 Solea synapiuroides. 



Solea synapturoides , sp. nov. (Plate iii, figs. 4, 4«, 46.) 



Type specimen F ^-f~. 



D. 76. V. 5. P. II. A. 61. Iv.l. area 90-93. C. 14. 



Length of head ^^, height of body 3 in total length inclusive of caudal. 



The eyes are situated close together less than half a diameter apart, the upper 

 being slightly in advance of the lower. Diameter 5 in length of head and about a 

 diameter or slightly more from end of snout. 



Nostrils on coloured side at end of tube, which is situated just anterior to the 

 lower orbit. 



Fins.—DoTsoX and anal rays unbranched. Both pectorals present. 



Colour. — Slate-coloured, with nine dark transverse unbranched bands on body 

 and seven or eight on head. 



Locality. — Off Ganjam Coast, 24-30 fathoms. Obtained on the Steam Trawler 



" Golden Crown." 



ACHIRUS, Lacépède. 



One specimen of this genus was identified in the "Golden Crown" collection, 

 namely, Achirus maculatus, Bl. Sehn., taken off the Ganjam district of the Madras 

 Presidency in March, 1909. 



Achirus maculatus, Bloch and Schneid. 

 F 3428. Ganjam Coast, off Sonapur, March, 1909. Length lo-o cms.; depth 

 20 to 25 fathoms. 



Synaptura, Cantor. 

 There are four species of 5yfza/)^Mm represented in the collection, and of these 

 two were recorded on the "Golden Crown." 



' Catalogue of Malayan Fishes," Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, vol. xviii, p. 1204. 



