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space flattened ; snout slightly elevated. Lower jaw the longer ; 

 cleft of mouth oblique ; maxilla reaches to below middle of orbit. 

 Anterior nostril tubular. A spine directed downwards at angle of 

 preopercle. Teeth in numerous villiform rows. Fins first 

 dorsal spines with filamentous terminations extending a short 

 distance beyond the membrane, height equals half that of body ; 

 second dorsal highest anteriorly, that of body. Caudal wedge- 

 shaped. Scales ctenoid on the body, superiorly they do not 

 extend so far forwards as the eye, whilst there are none on sides 

 of head. Colour dirty greyish, with vertical bands most distinct 

 in posterior half of body ; many dark spots on head ; dorsals and 

 anal with bands of black spots ; caudal nearly black, and slightly 



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reticulated. 



Hab. Andamans. 



1096. (13.) Eleotris scintillans. 



Eleotris scintillans, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xxix, I860, p. 146; Day, 

 Fish. India, p. 314, pi. Ixv, tig. 8. 



B.v. D.6 | 1/8. P. 15. V. 1/5. A. 1/7. C. 13. L. 1. 42. L.tr. 15. 



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

 length. Eyes diameter 5 in length of head, 1| diam. from end of 

 snout, and also apart. Head rather obtuse, flattened superiorly, 

 its greatest width equals its height or its length behind the eyes. 

 Lower jaw the longer. Cleft of mouth oblique ; the maxilla 

 reaches to below the middle of the orbit. Anterior nostril in a 

 short tube. No spine on preopercle. Fins first dorsal fin about 

 half height of body, separated by only a short distance from second 

 dorsal, the posterior rays of which reach to the base of the caudal, 

 and equal 4 height of body. Caudal rounded. Scales on body 

 and head excluding front of snout and lower jaw, they are ctenoid 

 except on the head. Colour brownish, marbled with darker, and 

 the scales shot with light spots when in a certain position. Both 

 dorsals with about three rows of spots, and a dark edge having a 

 light margin. Anal with a dark band in its outer half having a 

 light edge. Caudal dark, with a white edge, sometimes it and the 

 anal are spotted ; a dark ocellus at upper part of base of caudal fin. 



Hab. Akyab and the Andamaus. 



1097. (14.) Eleotris litoralis. 

 Eleotris litoralis, Day, Fish. India, p. 314. 



B. vi. D. 6 | 1/8. P. 15. V. 1/5. A. 1/7. C. 13. L. 1. 35. L. tr. 11. 

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

 length. Eyes diameter 3| in length of head, f diam. from end 

 of snout, and 1 apart. Greatest width of head equals its height 

 or its length behind the eye. Upper surface of head nearly flat ; 

 snout slightly elevated. Lower jaw the longer ; cleft of mouth 

 rather oblique ; the maxilla reaches to below the middle of the 



