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occiput, and a fringed tentacle twice as long as eye above orbit ; 

 another short one at anterior nostril. In the female no crest, a 

 fringed tentacle about as long as eye above orbit ; a short one at 

 anterior nostril. Teeth no canines. Fins a deep notch between 



Fig. 103. Salarias unicolor. 



two portions of dorsal, the anterior much lower than the posterior ; 

 fin not continuous with caudal, which is nearly square. All fin- 

 rays except caudal simple. Colour males olive-brown, with dis- 

 tinct blackish blotches along the side and on dorsal fin ; two or 

 three rows of blue spots on body and head. Females olive-brown, 

 becoming white beneath, and marbled all over with brown lines 

 forming large insulated spaces. Head and upper two thirds of body 

 dotted with light blue ; fins yellowish ; dorsal and anal horizontally 

 and sinuously banded in spots ; caudal with five or six vertical 

 dark bands. A brown band, divided by a light blue line, at base of 

 pectoral, which is yellowish barred with brown. 

 Hob. Bed Sea, east coast of Africa, and Karachi. 



1142. (21.) Salarias alboguttatus. 



Salarias alboguttatus, Kner, Sitzb. Wien. Ak. Ivi, 1867, p. 724, pi. iv, 

 figs. 4, 6 ; Day, Fish. India, p. 334, Sii})pl. p. 798 (see synon.). 



D. 12 | 18. P. 15. V. 1/2. A. 19-20. C. 13. 

 Length of head 6, of caudal fin 7, height of body 5^ in the total 

 length. Eyes high up ; profile to snout slightly oblique, not over- 

 hanging jaws. A low crest on head ; a fringed tentacle above 

 orbit, a similar one at nostril. Teeth small posterior canines in 

 lower jaw. Fins first dorsal slightly lower than second, the two 

 divided by a deep notch, the second two thirds height of body, not 

 continued to base of caudal fin, which is rounded. Colour light 

 brown, with eight pairs of well-marked vertical bands as wide as 

 ground-colour. An oval blue spot behind eye. Many small round 

 dark-edged spots on head ; two rather large brown ones at base of 

 pectoral, which is brownish. Two or three rows of white spots in 

 lower and posterior half of body. First dorsal brown, second 

 white, both with some oblique dark bands. A dark spot at base of 



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