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CENTEARCHID-E. 



or a little shorter than third. Anal III 10, longer than its distance from 

 caudal ; third spine a little longer than second, \ to f length of longest 

 soft rays. Pectoral J to f length of head. Caudal emarginate ; middle 

 rays •§ to f length of outer. Scales 40-45 ~~~. Bluish or olive above, 

 silvery beneath, some or all of the scales with a blackish or reddish-brown 



Fig. 76. 



Kulilia rupestris. 

 Madagascar, after Sauvage (op. cit.). 



spot ; round dark spots usually present at the base of the anal fin ; part 

 of the soft dorsal brown or blackish ; caudal brown or blackish at least 

 at the end, with a more or less distinct light, edge. 



Total length 400 millim. 



East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarene Islands to the Malay Archi- 

 pelago and Islands of the South Pacific * . — Type in Paris Museum. 



1-3. Ad. & hgr. Zanzibar. Sir L. Playfair (P.). 



4. Type of 7v". sauvagii. Imerina, Madagascar. Rev. R. Baron (C). 



5. Hgr. Mauritius. Zoological Society. 

 t'i-10. Ad., hgr., & yg. Rodriguez. J. Gulliver, Esq. (C). 



11. Skel. „ ., 



* In the case of this and other widely distributed species, not confined to fresh waters, 

 only the African specimens in the Collection are enumerated here. 



