220 TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTEBYGII. 



D. 5/21-22. A. 2/17-18. C. 15. L. 1. 58-60. L. tr. 5/16. 



Length of head 4| to 5, of caudal fin 7 to 7|,, height of body 6 

 to 6| in the total length. Eyes diameter 4 in length of head, 

 1 to 1^ diam. from end of snout, and j apart. Snout sharp. 

 Greatest depth of preorbital equals half the diameter of the eye. 

 Preopercle coarsely serrated along its posterior border ; edge 

 of subopercle serrated. A shoulder-spine. Teeth above the 

 symphysis of the lower jaw an outer enlarged row of about eight 

 curved teeth, the outermost of which are the largest. Fins 

 spines of first dorsal of moderate strength, the fourth longest and lg 

 diameter of eye in length, the third a quarter shorter ; ventral 



Fig. 79. Penis pundata. 



reaches the vent. Caudal cut square or a little rounded. Colour 

 whitish, with reddish-brown vertical bands and blotches above the 

 lateral line, which are interrupted along the middle of the body; on 

 these bands are a few black spots. A bright golden line from below 

 orbit to base of dorsal fin, and another from centre of eye to snout. 

 Spinous dorsal with or without a row of black spots ; soft dorsal 

 with three rows on the rays ; caudal with two greyish bands, one 

 at its base, the other on its posterior Ihird, and sometimes an 

 ocellus at upper part of base; anal yellowish; ventrals slate- 

 coloured. 



Hob. Coromandel coast of India and ? Ceylon ; attaining at least 

 5 inches in length. 



993. (2.) Percispulchella. 

 Percis pulchella, Temm.Sf Schleg. Fauna Japon., Poiss. p. 24, pi. 10, 



fig. 2 ; Day, Fish. India, p. 263, pi. Iviii, fig. 2 (see synon.). 

 Varna natiooli, Tarn. 



D. 5 | 21-22. P. 18. A. 1/17. C. 17. L. 1. 60-62. L. tr. 5/18. 

 Length of head 4^ to 4, of caudal fin 7, height of body 6| in 

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

 trom end of snout, and | apart. Snout not so pointed as in 

 P. punctata. Greatest depth of preorbital equals half diameter of 

 eye. Preopercle entire ; subopercle with two or three serrations 

 ]ust below the opercle. Teeth anterior row in front of both jaws 

 enlarged ; there are some enlarged teeth laterally in the mandibles. 

 ting spines of first dorsal rather strong, first short, fourth 

 longest and equal to diameter of eye, the fifth about equals the 



