186 TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



A. Longest dorsal spine not exceeding | 

 height of body. 



a. No black on spinous dorsal. 

 Supraorbital ed'e serrated ; chest scale- 

 less ] . E. edentula, p. 186. 



Supraorbital edge not serrated; chest 



scaleless 2. E. dussumieri, p. 187. 



Supraorbital edge serrated ; chest scaly . 8. E. Uneolata, p. 190. 



b. More or less black on spinous dorsal. 



'. Dorsal profile more convex than ab- 

 dominal, or both similar. Ventral 

 extends more than halfway to anal, 

 a' '. Chest scaly. 



Height of body 2 to 2| in total 



length 3. E. splendens, p. 188. 



Height of body 2| to 8i in total * 



length 0. E. blochn, p. 189. 



b". Chest scaleless. 



Supraorbital edge not serrated 4. E. daura, p. 188. 



Supraorbital edge serrated I.E. brevirostns, p. 190. 



b'. Abdominal profile more convex than 

 dorsal. Ventrals small, extending 

 only halfway to anal. 

 a". Height of body less than half total 

 length. 



Sides not spotted 5. E. bindvs, p. 189. 



Sides spotted 9. E. insidiatria:, p. 191. 



b". Height of body half total length . 10. E. ruconins, p. 192. 

 B. Longest dorsal spine more than half 

 height of body. 



Height of body 2^ in tofal length 11. E.fasduta, p. 192. 



Height of body 3| to 4 in total length . . 12. E. Monga, p. 193. 



952. (1.) Equula edentula. (Tig. 65.) 



Scomber edentulus. El. Ich. t. 428. 



Equula edentula, Day, Fish. India, p. 238, pi. lii, fig. 1 (see synon.) 

 Soorookoo nam Jcart, Tarn.; Tanka chandee, Ooviah ; Nga-hpee-ma , 

 Burm.; Nya oogyee, Arracan. 



B. v. D. 8/15-16. P. 20. V. 1/5. A. 3/14. C. 17. L. 1. 60. 



Length of head 4, of caudal fin 4, height of body 2 to 2| in the 

 total length. Eyes diameter 3 in length of head, about 1 diam. 

 from end of snout and also apart. Dorsal profile rather IK ore 

 convex than that of the abdomen; snout obtuse. Interorbital 

 cavity anteriorly rather wide, not quite twice as long as broad. A 

 pair of small spines at anterior upper angles of orbit ; Supraorbital 

 edge minutely serrated. Lower edge of preopercle very finely ser- 

 rated. Mandible very concave. Fins dorsal spines moderately 

 strong, the second arched, compressed, and nearly f length of 

 head ; third and fourth spines anteriorly serrated in their lower 



