FAMILY, XXXVIII— LABTRINTHICI. 375 



The Assam variety has higher dorsal spines and a more pointed soft dorsal and anal fin, which 

 are likewise less, scaled, than in those from Calcutta. 



18 Assam specimens— 1 had 17, 13 had 16, 4 had 15 dorsal spines ; 3 had 17, 10 had 16, 5 had 15 anal spines. 

 4 Calcutta- „ - , 1 „ 16,3 „ 16 „ „ ;1 „ 17, 2 „ 16,1 „ 15 „ „ 



4 Ganjam „ —2 „ 17, 2 „ 16 ; 1 „ 18, 3 „ 17 „ „ 



The Assam variety appears to be T. lejeus, H. B., and is T. fasdatus, var. Playfair, (P. Z. S. 1867, p. 15) 

 from Cachar. T. cotra, H. B. (Soda khoUsha, Goalpara, H. B. MSS.) may he the young, it is said not to exceed 

 2 inches in length, and to have transverse blue bars on the sides. D. 17 f 18, A. 19 | 16. 



Habitat. — The Coromandel coast as far south as the river Kistna, the estuaries of the Ganges, 

 Cachar, and Assam, Punjab, N. W. Provinces, and Sind, British and upper Burma : attaining to 5 inches 

 in length. 



It is dried in places in India, whilst in Burma it is frequently made into Ngapee. 



4. Trichogaster lalius, Plate LXXIX, fig. 5. 



Trichopodus lalius, Ham. Buch. Pish. Ganges, pp. 120, 372. 

 Golisa lalius, Cuv. and Val. vii, p. 366. 

 Colisa v/nieolor, Cuv. and Val. vii, p. 368. 

 Trichogaster imieolor, Giinther, Catal. iii, p. 388. 

 Triohogaster lalius. Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. 620. 

 Kung-gee, Punj. 



B. V, D. if:i», P. 10, V. 1, A. if:if, C. 16, L. 1. 26-28, L. tr. 4i.5i/10. 



Length of head 3^ to 3^, of caudal 4|- to 6i, height of body 2|- to 2f in the total length. Eyes — 

 diameter 3j to 3i in length of head, 3/4 of a diameter from end of snout, and 1 apart. Profile over eyes rather 

 concave. Preorbital denticulated : lower limb of preopercle serrated, sub-opercle entire. Teeth — present in 

 jaws. Fins — dorsal spines increase in length to the last, the soft dorsal and anal rounded, not produced. 

 Caudal rounded, in large specimens cut square, or even very slightly notched. Scales — covering the 

 soft dorsal, and very densely the soft portion of the anal, they form a high sheath to the anal spines. 

 Oolovrs — ^vertically banded with scarlet and light blue, half of each scale being of either colour. Dorsal and 

 caudal fins barred in scarlet dots. Anal with a dark band along its base, and a red outer edge. 



In the cold season at Calcutta these lovely little fishes are often sold alive in bottles of waiter, and they 

 thrive pretty well in an aquarium. The specimens of T. imieolor at Paris appear to belong to this species. 



Habitat. — Ganges and Jumna rivers, very common at Calcutta, also in Sind : it attains nearly 2 inches 

 in length. It is termed " Lai Molisha at Goalpara," (H. B. MSS.) 



STOMACH AND c^CAL APPENDAGES OP Chrysophrys dotnia. 

 The above woodcut was accidentally omitted at p. 140, it is intended to show the csecal appendages of a specimen (Plate 

 XXXIV, fig. 1) captured at Calcutta. Bleeker, Eevis. Sparoids (1876) considers the 0. 3atn^ and 0. '«^«o as tebnct SP««1«^' ^^t h« 

 appears to have figured the one I have termed C. daimia as tofo, and my C. lerda^ Q. hasta as datma. C. ^f^f^^tJ^T^^l P^l 

 as a distinct species, which appears to correspond with 0. calwmwra (variety). Doubtless *ere are two, perhaps three, close^^^ 

 species, however the ooly form I have taken at Calcutta is that figured, which I think agrees with H. Buchanan s type captured at tne 

 same nlar£. 



same place. 



