32 TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



D. 8/9. P. 15. V. 1/5. A. 1/7. C. 16. L. 1. 31. L. tr. 2-21/7. 



Length of head 3| to almost 4, height of body 4| to 4| in the 

 total length. Eyes diameter 4| to 5 in length of head, 2j to 2| 

 from end of snout, and 1| apart. Snout pointed, compressed. 

 Fins fourth dorsal spine rather the longest ; three rows of scales 

 between the dorsal fins ; front portion of the second dorsal two 

 thirds height of first ; anal commences slightly behind the origin 

 of the second dorsal. Scales on snout and head including most 

 of the preorbital bone; the uncovered portion has some rather 

 large pores. Colour reddish, the edges of the scales being slightly 

 darker. A broad purplish band, with a light silvery edge, from the 

 eye to the snout ; two more narrow silvery lines, formed of short, 

 oblong spots, from hind edge of orbit for a short distance ; the 

 two rows of scales above the lateral line, and generally the three 

 below, have a golden-yellow spot in the centre of each scale ; a 

 light golden band over the free portion of the tail, behind which 

 is often a dark mark. First dorsal marbled with brown, the second 

 with four and the anal with three reddish bands ; caudal reticulated 

 with light grey markings. 



Hab. Eed Sea, Sind, where it attains at least 9| inches in length ; 

 probably also found in East Africa. 



768. (6.) Upeneus indicus. , 



Mullus indicus, Shaw, Gen. Zool. iv, pt. ii, p. 614. 

 Upeueus indicus, Dot/, Fish. India, p. 126, pi. xxxi, fig. 4 (see 

 synon.). 



Hahtee goolivinda, Tel. ; Kul nnveri, Mussara, Tarn. 

 D. 8/9. P. 16. V. 1/5. A. 0-1/7. C. 15. L. 1. 30. L. tr. 2|/7. 



Length of head from 3| to 4, height of body 3| to 4 in the total 

 length. Eyes from 5| to 6^ (larger in the young) in the length 

 of the head, 1| diameters apart. Barbels reach to beyond the 

 angle of the preopercle. Fins first spine of anterior dorsal 

 minute, the third and fourth the longest, one half higher than the 

 rays. Anal commences slightly behind the level of the second 

 dorsal and is as high as it. Lateral line tubes becoming very 

 arborescent posteriorly. Air-bladder present. Colour purplish 

 red, with a large oval shining golden blotch, which usually dis- 

 appears after death, on the lateral line opposite the interspace 

 between the two dorsal fins ; a purplish-black mark, lightest in 

 its centre, on either side of free portion of tail ; yellow lines or 

 spots on the abdomen. Some light violet lines on upper surface 

 of head. A broad purple band with violet edges from eye to 

 snout ; cheeks pink, variegated with yellow and tortuous blue lines ; 

 a dark spot at corner of mouth. Dorsal purplish streaked with 

 blue ; a few yellow bands on anal ; fins pinkish except the caudal, 

 which has the rays purplish, but the membrane has a greenish 

 tinge. 



Hab. Ked Sea, east coast of Africa, seas of India to the Malay 

 Archipelago and beyond; attaining at least 16 inches in length. 



