90 TELEOSTEI. ACANTITOPTERYGIT. 



836. (5.) Teuthis concatenate 



Amphacanthus concatenate, Cuv. 8f Veil. II. N. Poiss. x, p. 127. 



Teuthis concatenata, Cantor, J. A. S. B. xviii, p. 1190 ; Day, Fish. 



India, p. 167, pi. xl, fig. 4 (see synon. ). 

 Thar-oar-dah, Andam. 



D.13/10. P.18. Y.l/3/1. A. 7/9. C.18. Caec. pyl. 5-6. Vert. 10/13. 

 Length of head 4|, height of body 2| to 2f in the total length. 

 fjyes diameter 3 in length of head, lg diam. from end of snout, 

 and 1| apart. Interorbital space with a broad shallow groove 

 along its whole extent, bounded on either side by a low ridge ; 

 anterior upper angle of orbit freely serrated. Fins dorsal spines 

 increase in length to 5th, and then slightly decrease to 12th, but 

 the last is a little longer; soft portion of dorsal and anal fins 

 angular and rather higher than longest spine ; ventral reaches anal ; 

 anal spines increase in length to 3rd, which equals highest dorsal, 

 last spine a little longer ; caudal emarginate. Scales larger than 

 in most of the known species. Colour dark greyish brown, 

 covered all over with light orange spots, which along the back are 

 larger than the interspaces, but decrease in size towards the abdo- 

 men. A broad blue band extends from below the orbit to the 

 angle of the mouth, and another passes along the preopercle ; 

 brown spots on the caudal fin. * 



Hub. Andaman Islands and Malay Archipelago. 



837. (6.) TeutMs margaritifera. 



Araphacantlius margaritiforus, Cuv. $ Vol. H. N. Poiss. x, p. 145. 

 Teuthis margaritifera, Giinther, Catal. iii, p. 317 ; Dai/, Fish. India, 

 p. 1G7, pi. xl, fig. 5 (see synon.). 



D. 13/10. P. 17. V. 1/3/1. A. 7/9. C. 17. Vert. 10/13. 



Length of head 5|, height of body 3^ to 3| in the total length. 

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

 and also apart. Dorsal and abdominal profiles equally convex. 

 Interorbital space nearly flat ; no serrations along the edge of orbit. 

 Fins dorsal spines rather weak, increasing in length to 5th, which 

 is one third longer than the rays, subsequently decreasing to last ; 

 pectoral rather pointed ; ventral does not reach anal ; 3rd and 

 4th anal spines slightly longer than 2nd and equal to 3rd dorsal, 

 from 4th the spines decrease to the last ; caudal lobed, the upper 

 lobe longer, central. Colour brownish olive, with small scattered 

 blue spots much smaller than the interspaces on the back and sides ; 

 a dark oval shoulder-mark ; some dark lines on the spinous dorsal ; 

 soft dorsal and anal with brown spots. 



Nab. Andamans to the Malay Archipelago aud beyond. 



838. (7.) Tenthls sntor. 



Amphacanthus sutor, Cuv. 8f Val. H. N. Poiss. x, p. 148. 

 Teuthis sutor, Giinther, Catal. iii, p. 317; Dai/, Fish. India, p. 1G7 (see 

 synon.). 



