305 



1112. (4.) Callionymus lineolatus, (Fig. 101.) 



Callionymus lineolatus, Cuv. # Val. H. N. Poiss. xii, p. 307 ; Day) 

 Fish" India, p. 323, pi. Ixviii, fig. 3 (see synon.). 



B. v. D. 4/8. -P. 15. V. 1/5. A. 7-8. C. 11. 

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

 total length. Eyes diameter 4 in length of head, nearly 1 diam. 

 from end of snout, 3 apart. Preopercular spine strong, as long as 

 the orbit, having two teeth inside, and none directed forward at 

 its base. Gill-openings almost covered by end of opercle, which 

 is not produced. Fins first dorsal (in the male) high, from 3 to 

 | of the total length, the anterior spine the longest, all being 

 weak, in the female this fin is 3 less high than in the male ; an- 

 terior rays of second dorsal shorter than posterior, all branched, 



Fig. 101. Callionymus lineolatus. 



the last to its base ; anal similar but shorter. Lateral line single. 

 Colour five or six greyish bands across the back, continued down 

 the sides ; one more crosses the head. Mouth and lower surface 

 of head scarlet. Three or four irregular transverse white spots 

 with dark edges, also some round spots over upper half of first dor- 

 sal, in the female usually only round spots on first dorsal. Three 

 oblique brown bands on ventral and caudal. Anal red, with a dark 

 edge, and with two or three blue, white- or black-edged spots 

 behind each ray. 



Hub. Madras and Reunion, growing to about 4 inches in length. 



1113. (5.) Callionymus orientalis. 



Callionymus orientalis, JBl. Schn. Syst. Ich. p. 41, t. vi; Day Fish 

 India, p. 323 (see synon.). 



D. 4 (3?) | 10. P. 4? V. 7? A. 12. C. 8 ? 

 Preopercular spine short, with three teeth. Fins first ray of 

 anterior dorsal | the total length, second but little shorter ; second 



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