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with black. Pectoral and ventral white : caudal barred in about six Hues on either side of fin • head darkish 

 anteriorly. 



Habitat.— Andamans, from whence two specimens up to 4 inches in length were brought by Dr J 

 Anderson, and presented to the Calcutta Museum. Another specimen, 3 inches ia length, was brought from the 

 same locality and presented by Captain Hodges, who likewise gave what appears to be the same species 

 (li^o inches long) but" wanting both crest and orbital tentacle. 



10. Salarias Dussumieri, Plate LXX, fig. 7. 



Cuv. and Val. xi, p. 310 ; Jerdon, M. J. L. and Sc. 1851, p. 144; Giinther, Catal. iii, p. 251; Playfair, 

 Fish. Zanz. p. 77, pi. ix, f. 6, 7. > r . j > 



? Salarias striato-maculatus, Kner and Steind. Sitz. Ak. Wiss. Wien, 1866, liv, p. 368, f. 4. 



B. vi, D. 12 [ 20-21, P. 14, V. 3, A. 22, C. 11. ,,.,.. 



Length of head 5i, of pectoral 6, of caudal 7, height of body 6 to 6 in the total length. %es— diameter 

 1/4 of length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, and 3/4 of a diameter apart. Snout not overhanging the 

 mouth, but the profile subvertical. A low crest on the head hi the males, none in, the females : a fringed 

 tentacle above the orbit, and another short one at the front nostril : none on the nape. The maxilla reaches to 

 below the hind edge of the eye. TeeiA— canines absent. Jfos— first dorsal half as high as the body, but not 

 quite equaning the second dorsal, they are separated by a deep notch, the second dorsal is continued posteriorly 

 on to the caudal fin, which latter is rounded, the central rays beiQg the longest. Lower fourth of anal rays free. 

 OoZoMrs— brownish, body more or less vertically banded, or with pairs of narrow bands. Three or four 

 horizontal bands or rows of spots along the first dorsal fin, and numerous oblique ones passing upwards and 

 backwards on the second, these lines are often broken up into spots. Upper half of caudal banded in spots. 

 Anal grayish, with a black outer edge.* 



Playfair, I. c. states " adult males, three and a half inches long, want the orbital tentacle," an observation 

 I have been unable to confirm. Markings likewise are not peculiar to the sexes. 



Habitat. — Bast coast of Africa, seas of India to the Andaman islands. The specimen figured (life-size) 

 is from the Andamans. 



11. Salarias periophthalmus, Plate LXIX, fig. 6. 



Cuv. and Yal. xi, p. 311, pi. 328 ; Bleeker, Sumatra, ii, p. 267 ; Gunther, Catal. iii, p. 251 ; Peters, 

 Monats. Akad. BerUn, 1868, p. 269. 



B. vi, D. 12 I 20, P. 15, V. 2. A. 21, C. 15. 



Length of head 6i, of pectoral 6|, of caudal 5, height of body 7 in the total length. Eyes — ^high up, 

 diameter 1/3 of length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, and 1/2 a diameter apart. The profile from the 

 eyes to snout vertical, but scarcely projecting beyond the mouth. Height of the head equals its length 

 excluding the snout, and its width is rather above half its length. The maxilla reaches to below the hind edge 

 of the eye. A simple tentacle about half the length of the eye above the orbit, and a fringed one at the nostril. 

 A low crest on the head in some specimens, absent in others. Teeth — ^posterior canines in the lower jaw. Fins 

 — first dorsal lower than the second, which is 2/7 the height of the body, whilst at the division the notch almost 

 reaches the base of the fin. Dorsal fin not continued on to the caudal, wliich is rounded. Colours — rose- 

 coloured, with violet cross bands. An oblique blue band under the eye, a small spot on the cheek, and a large 

 one on the opercle. Two rows of blue spots, margined above and below by black, exist along the sides. Dorsal 

 fin white, with five or sis rows of spots : anal orange, with a gray or black outer edge. Caudal yellow, with 

 small red spots. 



The specimens, with crests, so exactly resemble those without, in colour, shape, and number of fin rays, 

 whilst they are captured together, that it can scarcely be doubted but that they belong to the same species. 



Habitat. — Andamans to the Malay Archipelago. The specimen figured (life-size) is from Port Blair. 



12. Salarias striolatus. 



B. vi, D. 12 I 20-21, P. 14, Y. 2, A. 20-21, C. 13. 



Length of head 5j-, of caudal 8, height of body 5^^ in the total length. Hyes — comparatively large and 

 high up, the profile from the eyes to the snout vertical, overhanging the mouth. Height of head equals its 

 length behind the eyes, and its width equals half its length. The maxilla reaches to below the last third of the 

 eye. A very low crest on the head, absent in some (? female) specimens. A simple supraorbital tentacle as 

 long as the eye, also a simple nasal one, none at the nape. Teeth — small posterior canines in the lower jaw. 

 -PiW— -the dorsal fin deeply notched, and not extended on to the caudal, first portion very low, the second higher 

 equalling half that of the body. Caudal rounded. Colours — grayish, with indistinct vertical cross bands. A 

 blue spot below the eye. ' Five or six horizontal black lines commence opposite the end of the pectoral fin, 

 which on arriving near the caudal break up into spots. Dorsal fins with two horizontal rows of spots, which 



* There are some specimens in the Calcutta Museum entirely agreeing with the description of this fish, except that they 

 have a low crest on the head. They are rather more decidedly yertically banded than the other specimens. I obtained one at the 

 Andamans, found it was a male, and I consider of this species. 



