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1118. (4.) Petroscirtes variabilis. (Fig. 102.) 



Petroscirtes variabilis, Otnfor, J. A. S. B. xviii, p. 1182, Catal. p. 200 

 Day, Fish. India, pp. 327, pi. Ixix, fig. 7, Suppl. p. 796 (see synon.). 



D. 28-31. P. 13. V. 4. A. 17-21. C. 13. 



Length of head 5^, of caudal fin 6, height of body 6 in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 4 in length of head, Ij diam. from end 

 of snout and also apart. Snout somewhat produced. A short 

 simple tentacle at posterior upper edge of eye, and a very short 

 one on either side of chin. Teeth lower canines large, upper 

 small. Fins dorsal commences behind the preopercle, its greatest 



Fig. 102. Petroscirtes variabilif. 



height is | that of body, it terminates a short distance before root 

 of caudal fin. Caudal cut rather square, and said to sometimes 

 have its upper or lower rays prolonged. Colour pinkish, with 

 dark spots, a broad bluish or blackish band from eye to base of 

 caudal, where it ends in a large black blotch ; a second dark band 

 is sometimes present along the back at base of dorsal fin. Two or 

 three blue bands pass downwards from the eye ; head with 

 numerous light spots. Dorsal and anal fins marbled and spotted 

 in lines ; caudal yellow, vertically banded in spots. 



Hab. Calicut and the Nicobars ; also found in the Malay Archi- 

 pelago. 



1119. (5.) Petroscirtes lienardi. 



Petroscirtes lienardi, Day, Fish. India, p. 327, pi. Ixix, fig. 8. 



D. 3 | 10 | 17. P. 15. V. 3. A. 18-20. C. 11. 

 Length of head 4| to 4f , of caudal fin 6 to 6|, height of body 4| 

 in the total length. Eyes diameter 3 in length of head, not 1 

 diam. from end of snout, and 3 to | apart. Interorbital space 

 concave. Snout rather obtuse. A short fringed supraorbital ten- 

 tacle and a small one at the nostril ; several below symphysis of 

 lower jaw, and some on cheeks and opercles. Teeth 25 in lower 

 jaw, 28 in upper. Fins first three dorsal rays | height of body 

 and separated by a deep cleft from remainder; the next ten rays 

 much lower, projecting beyond the membrane and separated by a 

 notch from the remaining 17 of the fin, which are about f height 

 of body and are not continued posteriorly to the caudal. Caudal 

 rounded. Colour light brown stone, vertically banded and 



