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996. (1). Sillago panijus. (Fig. 80.) 



Cheilodipterus paiiij us, Ham. Bach. Fish. Ganges, pp. 57. 307 ; Day. 



Fish. India, Suppl. 1888, p. 791. 



Sillago domina, Da;/, Fish. India, p. 264, pi. Iviii, fig. 3 (see synon.). 

 Yarra-sorinr/, Tel. ; Tool-danti, Ooriah ; Nya-roen, Arracan ; Soondra, 

 Chittagong ; Nya-pulivey, Burmese. 



D.9 | 1/25-27. P.24. A.1/2C-27. L.I. 90. L.tr. 5-6/14. Csec.pyl.4. 



Length of head 3| to 4, of pectoral 6, of caudal fin 7 to 8, height 

 of body 7 to 8 in the total length. Eyes 3| to 4 diameters from 

 end of snout, and 1| to 2 apart. Body subcylindrical. Head 

 depressed, pryiform ; cheeks swollen. Greatest width of head 

 equals A and its height ^ of its length ; upper jaw the longer ; opercle 

 with a very small spine; preopercle entire. Teeth the largest 



Fig. SO.SUlago x>an,ijus. 



(four) in the centre of the upper jaw. A transverse semicircular 

 villitorin band on the vomer. Fins dorsal commences slightly 

 behind pectoral ; first dorsal spine short, second of varying length, 

 but in large specimens usually extending to base of caudal tin ; 

 there are some fine scales on the mterspinous membrane between it 

 and the third spine. Second dorsal a little the highest in front, 

 where it equals f height of body ; pectoral rounded. First two 

 rays of anal undivided and with articulated extremities, form of fin 

 similar to that of the second dorsal ; caudal lobed, the upper lobe 

 the longer. Scales in regular horizontal rows, extending over 

 cheeks and between the eyes, as far forward as the anterior nos- 

 tril ; some fine ones over the base of the pectoral and nearly to 

 the extremity of caudal. Lateral line desends very gently to 

 about opposite seventh anal ray, whence it proceeds direct to 

 middle of tail. Colour greenish yellow shot with purple. 



tiab. Corouiandel coast of India, where it is caught in shoals 

 in October, also in the Ganges, in Burma, and in the Malay Archi- 

 pelago ; attaining at least 10 inches in length. 



