1849.] Catalogue of Malayan Fishes. 1131 



shorter. The second anal spine equals in length the second dorsal, 

 but it is a little less broad ; the third anal is f of the second. The 

 ventral fins are remarkably short ; their length equals the diameter of 

 the eye ; their spine is distinct, but slender. A single individual was 

 observed at Pinang in April 1844. 



Equula splendens, Cuvier. 



Russell LXI. Goomorah Karah. 



Equula splendens, Cuvier R. A. II. 212 ('). 



Equula gomorah, Cuv. and Val. X. 80. 



Equula gomora, Riippell, Neue Wirb. Fische, 51. 



Head above and back pale golden green, minutely dotted with black, 

 forming a blackish line along the base of the dorsal fin ; rest of the 

 body silvery satin ; the muzzle minutely dotted with black ; a little 

 above the lateral line an arched pale reddish line joining the posterior 

 third of the lateral, which itself above borders a broad longitudinal 

 pale reddish band ; cheeks and opercles shining silvery ; membrane of 

 dorsal hyaline, the upper half between the second and sixth spine 

 black ; the rest edged with black ; caudal pale reddish yellow, minutely 

 dotted with black ; anal pale reddish yellow ; ventrals and pectorals 

 white. Iris silvery, orbital margin black. 



D 8/16, C 17|, A 3/14, V 1/5, P 19, Br. V. 

 Habit. — Sea of Pinang. 



Coromandel, Malabar, Red Sea. 

 Total length : 4 inch. 



The length of the head is 3f in the total to the centre of the caudal 

 margin ; with the muzzle protracted, it is 3^. The latter projects 

 very slightly downwards, forming a short truncated cone. The lips 

 are rather fleshy and hide the single series of fine setaceous teeth. 

 The diameter of the eye is a little more than | of the length of the 

 head. The greatest vertical diameter of the body, in front of the 

 dorsal, is 2\ in the total length. The second dorsal spine is \ of the 

 total length, a little less than ^ of the greatest vertical diameter ; the 

 third dorsal is but little shorter. The second anal spine is § of the 

 second dorsal ; the third anal slightly shorter than the second. Single 

 individuals occur, but rarely, at Pinang. 



