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a filamentous termination, the fin ending near the commencement 

 of the second dorsal, which is rather higher. Pectoral as long as 

 head, and equal to the ventrals. Anal commences below second or 

 third dorsal ray. Caudal rounded. Scales ctenoid, extending 

 forwards nearly to posterior margin of orbit, smaller on nape than 

 on remainder of body ; none on the head. Colour olivaceous, 

 with irregular, ill-defined brownish blotches and dots ; from five 

 to eight very narrow vertical black lines from back to abdomen, 

 between base of ventrals and middle of anal. Tins greyish, first 

 dorsal with two rows of black blotches ; second dorsal irregularly 

 blotched and dotted. Pectoral and anal unspotted. Ventrals 

 tipped with black. Caudal minutely dotted in rows. 



Hob. Madras backwaters ; growing to about 3 inches in length. 



1037. (19.) Gobins neilli. 



Gobiua neilli, Day, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 152 ; Fish. India, p. 290, pi. Ixii, 

 fig. 4. 



D. 6 | 1/8. P. 17. V. 1/5. A. 9. C. 13. L. 1. 28. L. tr. 7. 



Length of head 3|, of caudal fin 5, height of body 4 in the total 

 length. Eyes directed upwards and slightly outwards ; diameter 

 3| in length of head, 1 diam. from end of snout, and less than 

 apart. Head as broad as high, or as its length behind middle of 

 eye. Cheeks swollen. No warts or barbels, but an open pore in 

 front of interorbitai space and another at posterior lower angle of 

 eye; cleft of mouth very oblique; maxilla extending beneath an- 

 terior third of orbit. Teeth a large recurved canine in lower jaw. 

 Fins first dorsal spines prolonged, termination of second in adult 

 filamentous ; pectoral as long as head ; ventrals reach anal ; 

 caudal somewhat pointed. Scales in regular rows, ctenoid, ex- 

 tending three fourths of distance from first dorsal to orbits; none 

 on head. Colour ochreous above, becoming dirty white on abdo- 

 men ; cheeks, head, and upper two thirds of the body with various 

 sized rusty brown spots of irregular shape, forming oblique bands 

 on the head. Pectorals and ventrals unspotted ; first dorsal 

 with a black mark on basal half between first and fifth spine, above 

 this it is yellow, the ends of the spines black, last two spines 

 brown-spotted; second dorsal brown externally, with a longi- 

 tudinal yellow and black band dividing it from the lower three 

 fourths of the fin, which is spotted with light brown ; caudal barred 

 with eight or nine chestnut spots. 



Hub. Madras ; up to 3^ inches in length. 



1038. (20.) Gobins melanostictus. 

 Oobius melanosticta, Day, Fish. India, p. 290, pi. Ixiii, fig. 2. 

 D. 6 | 1/8-9. P. 17. V. 1/5. A. 9. C. 13. L. 1. 24. L. tr. 7. 



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



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