310 TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



marbled with dark brown or grey. Dorsal fin light brown, marbled 

 and spotted darker, the upper two thirds of the first portion nearly 

 black, and some black marks near its base. Caudal yellow, with 

 dark spots. Anal with oblique rows of spots and a dark outer 

 edge. Two black spots at base of pectoral fin, which is yellow 

 externally. 



Hob. Sind, found in pools left by a receding tide. 



1120. (6.) Petroscirtes cyprinoides. 



Blennechis cyprinoides, Cuv. $ Vol. H. N. Poiss. xi, p. 286. 

 Petroscirtes cyprinoides, Day, Fish. India, p. 328 (see synon.). 



D. 30. P. 15. Y. 3. A. 20. C. 11. 



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

 length. Eyes diameter 4 in length of head, 1 diameter from end 

 of snout, and | of a diameter apart. Some irregularly placed 

 open pores on the head. Fins dorsal commences over hind edge 

 or opercle and does not extend quite so far as the caudal. Ventral 

 rather short. Caudal nearly cut square. Colour a white band 

 along side, another below base of dorsal fin ; a rather dark band 

 along base of dorsal, and one or two rows of brown spots above it. 

 A brownspot at base of pectoral ; anal brownish, with two or three 

 rows of dark spots ; caudal yellowish white. Seven vertical bauds 

 said to exist along upper half of back, extending on to caudal fin. 



Hub. Seas of India to China. 



1121. (7.) Petroscirtes breviceps. 



Blennechis breviceps, Cuv. # Vol. H. N. Poiss. xi, p. 283. 

 Petroscirtes breviceps, Day, Fish. India, p. 328 (see synon.). 



D. 30. P. 16. A. 19. C. 11. ^i 



Length of head 41, of caudal fin 8, height of body 5 (4f ) in the 

 total length. Eyes diameter 3= in the length of head, I diameter 

 from end of snout and apart. ' Profile of snout oblique ; inter- 

 orbital space slightly concave. A small supraorbital tentacle 

 present in the type specimen. Fins dorsal anteriorly f as high 

 as body, it commences above the gill-opening, and reaches almost 

 to base of caudal, membrane rather deeply emarginate. Colour 

 a black band along head and side of body ; dorsal fin dotted with 

 black ; caudal yellowish. 

 Hob. Bay of Bengal. 



2. Genus SALAEJAS, Cuv. 

 Syn. Alticus, Comm. ; Rupiscartes, Swains. ; Entomacrodus, Gill. 



Branchiostegals six. Gill-openings wide. Mouth transverse, 

 rather wide; generally a tentacle above the orbit, especially in 



