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end of snout, and nearly 1 apart. Dorsal profile slightly more 

 convex than abdominal. Interorbital cavity a little more than 

 twice as long as wide. A pair of very small spines at the anterior 

 upper angle of the orbit. Orbital edge not serrated. Mandibles 

 slightly concave; lips thick. Lower preopercular margin finely 

 serrated. Fins dorsal spines of moderate strength, the second 

 nearly | height of body, the third slightly serrated anteriorly near 

 base. Ventral does not reach anal. Anal spines comparatively 

 weak, the second -fc height of body, the third serrated anteriorly 

 in lower third. Caudal forked. Scales small but distinct, none 

 on breast or chest ; an elongate one at base of ventral. Lateral 

 line with about 60 short tubes, placed on rounded plate-like 

 scales ; it does not extend on to caudal fin. Colour silvery, with 

 a golden stripe along side. A dark line along base of dorsal ; a 

 darkish triangular spot between occiput and dorsal fin ; upper half 

 of spinous dorsal black from second to fifth spines. 



Hob. Ceylon and Coromandel coast to the Malay Archipelago ; 

 attaining at least 5 inches in length. 



956. (5.) Equula bindus. 



Equula bindus, Cuv. fy Vol. H. N. Poiss. x, p. 78 ; Day, Fish. India, 

 p. 240 (see synon.). 



Bindoo-karah, Tel. ; Tatnam Tcare, Tarn. 



B. iv. D. 8/16. P. 15. V. 1/5. A. 3/15. 



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

 total length. Abdominal profile more convex than dorsal, which is 

 rather concave over orbits. Fins second dorsal spine equal to 

 about 3 height of body. Ventrals short, scarcely reaching half- 

 way to anal (Eussell did not detect any spine in them). Second 

 anal spine weaker and a little shorter than second dorsal. Colour 

 silvery olive over nape, fins hyaline, upper third of spinous 

 dorsal orange, edged inferiorly with black. 



Hub, Coromandel coast. 



957. (6.) Equula blochii. 



Equula blochii, Ouv. fy Vol. H. N. Poiss. x, p. 84 ; Day, Fish. India, 

 p. 241, pi. lii, tig. 5 (see synon.). 



B. v. D. 8/16. P. 18. Y. 1/5. A. 3/14. C. 17. 



Length of head 4, of caudal fin 4| to 5, height of body 2| to 

 3| in the total length. Eyes diameter 3 in length of head, 1 

 diam. from end of snout, from f to 1 apart. Dorsal profile rather 

 more convex than abdominal, a slight concavity over occiput ; the 

 snout rather pointed and not truncated. Upper surface of orbit 

 serrated ; the serrations appear to become obsolete in some old spe- 

 cimens ; a pair of small spines at the anterior upper angle. Lower 

 edge of preopercle strongly serrated. Cavity on upper surface of 

 head at least twice as long as wide. Teeth in a single row in the 



