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D. 5/13. P. 12. A. 3/17. C. 19. L. 1. 42. L. tr. C/14. Occ. pyl. 8. 



Length of head 3^ to 31, height of body 2| in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter 3 to 3| in length oi' head, 1 diam. from end of 

 snout, and 1 apart. Fins the dorsal commences slightly in 

 advance of the anal, its last three spines the longest, as is the third 

 of the anal. Colow golden, \vith two to four large black oblong 

 blotches or stripes along the sides, most being above the lateral 

 line ; dorsal blotched witb black and having dark edges ; anal 

 dark ; caudal yellow. 



Hob. Burma and Siani to Sumatra and Borneo ; growing to at 

 least 6 inches in length. 



754. (2.) Toxotes chatarens. 



Coius chatareus, Ham. EucTi. Fish, Ganycs, pp. 101, 370, pi. xiv, 



fig. 34. 



Toxotes chatareus, Day, Fish. India, p. 117," pi. xxix, fig. G (see 

 synon.). 



Nga-prong-gryn, Kodryn, and Paulmy-gyn, Arracan. 

 D. (4)-5/12. P. 13. A. 3/16-17. C. 17. L.I. 31. L. tr. 4-5/11-10. 



Length of head 3| to 3, height of body 2| in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter 3| to 4 in length of head, 1 to 1| diam. from end 

 of snout, and 1^ apart. Fins dorsal spines strong, the fourth 

 somewhat the longest ; (in a specimen with only four dorsal 

 spines the third equals the fourth). Anal commences slightly 

 behind the dorsal, the third spine a little the longest. Caudal cut 

 nearly square. Colour silvery shot with gold ; dorsal profile 

 greenish brown, six or seven oblong spots between eye and end of 

 base of dorsal fin ; some black blotches on soft dorsal ; anal with 

 lower edge black. In the young the blotches are larger and darker, 

 the ventral is black, and there is a black band along the base of 

 the caudal. 



Hob. Kivers and estuaries of India, Burma, the Malay Archi- 

 pelago, and found by Steindachner to occur in South Australia. 

 My largest specimen is 8 inches in length, but this species attains 

 upwards of a foot. 



755. (3.) Toxotes jacnlator. 



Scisena jaculatrix, Pallas, Phil. Trans. Ivi, 17G6, p. 187. 

 Toxotes jaculator, Day, Fish. India, p. 117 (see synon.). 



D. 4/11-12. P. 15. A. 3/15-17. C. 17. L. 1. 27. L. tr. 4-5/10-9. 



Length of head 3, height of body 3 in the total length. Eyes 

 diameter 3| to 4 in length of head, 1 to 1| diam. from end of 

 snout, and from 1^ to 1| apart. Fins dorsal spines strong, the 

 third the longest. Anal commences below first dorsal spine, the 

 third spine the longest. Caudal rather emarginate. Colour 

 brownish sbot with golden ; four triangular black blotches pass 

 downwards from the back to the lateral line, most developed in 

 the young. Pins dark. 



llal. lied Sea, seas of India, the Malay Archipelago and beyond. 



