250 TELEOSTEI. ACAOTHOPTERYGII. 



Length of head 4| to 5, height of body 5 to 5| in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 4 to 5 in length of head, 1 diam. from 

 end of snout, and | apart. Head rather higher than broad ; snout 

 obtuse ; cleft of mouth a little oblique, the maxilla reaches to below 

 anterior edge or first third of orbit. Teeth an outer row of about 

 10 large ones in the premaxillaries ; outer row in lower jaw en- 

 larged, elongate, and subhorizontal, the outer one or two teeth on 

 either side large, obliquely placed, canines. Fins the two 

 dorsals of about equal height, and separated by a very short inter- 

 space. Caudal rounded. Scales ctenoid, in front of dorsal fin 

 they are very small, and are continued forwards to opposite the 

 eyes, those on free portion of the tail are largest. Colour 

 greenish, back with from eight to ten darkish cross bars. Two 

 longitudinal bands, the upper from snout through eye, at first 

 black, becoming yellow on body and ending at extremity of soft 

 dorsal ; the second from the mouth becoming a black spot at base 

 of pectoral, and continued as a golden band to centre of base 

 of caudal ; the last fin has a dark spot at the upper part of its 

 base ; anal with a dark margin. 



Hab. Andarnans, Malay Archipelago to Australia. 



1021. (3.) Gobius sexfasciatus. 



Gobius sexfasciatus, Day, Fish. India, p. 285, pi. lix, fig. 4. 

 D. 6 | 11. P. 19. V. 1/5. A. 10. C.15. 



Length of head 4|, of caudal fin 4|, height of body 6 in the 

 total length. Eyes diameter 3| in length of head, not | diam. 

 from end of snout, and ^ apart. Greatest -width of head - o f length, 

 iis height equals length including snout. Anterior profile of head 

 very obtuse. Lower jaw the longer; cleft of mouth oblique, 

 maxilla reaches to below hind edge of eye. Teeth in the mandibles 

 smaller than in upper jaw, about 16 at anterior extremity of 

 mandible, the outer recurved. Fins third dorsal spine about as 

 long as the body is high. Anterior dorsal rays not half so long as 

 spines, last rays longest. Ventral does not reach the vent. Anal 

 commences below second dorsal ray. Caudal wedge-shaped, ex- 

 tremity rounded. Scales minute over body, Somewhat larger 

 towards tail. Colour greyish brown, six dark bands descending 

 from back to middle of sides ; opercle covered with a large dull 

 blotch. Fins greyish, stained darker at their edges. Upper half 

 ol caudal yellow, and barred with light brown spots. A black 

 mark between first two dorsal spines, about halfway up. 



Hub. A specimen was captured at Madras in June, 1867. 



1022. (4.) Gobius brevirostris. 



Gobius brevirostris, Gilnther, Catal. iii, p. 41; Day, Fish. India, 

 p. 285, pi. Ixiii, fig. 5. 



D. 6 ] 1/10-11. P. 17. V. 1/5. A. 10. C. 13. L. 1. 44. L. tr. 



