322 TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTEEYGIT. 



caudal, which is banded with brown spots. Anal light-coloured, 

 with a dark outer edge, which has a narrow light margin. 

 Hub. Andaraans ; growing to 2| inches in length. 



1143. (22.) Salarias frenatus, 



Salarias frenatus, Cuv. $ Vol. H. N. Pom. xi, p. 342 ; Day, Fish. 

 India, p. 335, pi. Ixx, fig. 9 (see synoii.). 



Tenyali, Marathi. 



D. 12 j 14-16. P. 14. V. 1/2. A. 18. C. 13. 



Length of bead 5, of caudal fin 6, height of body 6^ to 7 in the 

 total length. Eyes high up, rather above 1 diameter from end of 

 snout ; anterior profile very oblique. No crest. A short fringed 

 tentacle above orbit, another at nostril, and a simple one on nape. 

 Teeth posterior canines in lower jaw. fins first dorsal lower 

 than second, the two separated by a well-marked notch. * Second 

 dorsal two thirds height of body, continued on to base of caudal. 

 Colour fawn-colour, becoming nearly white on abdomen, four 

 white lines edged with grey from eye to throat, and one or two 

 from one eye to the other. Body with vertical bands, and irregu- 

 larly blotched and spotted darker. Dorsal fins with oblique dark 

 lines ; caudal with vertical bauds or spots ; anal whitish, with a 

 dark outer edge ; upper half of pectoral light-coloured, its lower 

 half dark. 



Hab. Malabar and Bombay. 



1144. (23.) Salarias vermiculatus. 



Salarias vermiculatus, Cuv. # Vol. H. N. Poiss. xi, p. 301 j Day, Fish. 

 India, p. 335 (see synon.). 



D. 12-13 | 15. P. 14. V. 2. A. 18-19. C. 11. 



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

 the total length. Eyes high up, diameter 4 in length of head, 1| 

 diam. from end of snout, and | apart. Snout not overhanging 

 mouth. No crest. A moderately long fringed tentacle over orbit, 

 a small fringed one over anterior nostril, and a fine occipital one ; 

 upper lip fringed. Teeth large canines in lower jaw. Fins a 

 deep notch between first and second dorsal, the latter continuous 

 with base of caudal ; first dorsal lower than second, which is highest 

 posteriorly ; lower six or eight pectoral rays with free extremities, 

 upper five^very short. Anal a little in advance of second dorsal, 

 anterior 13 anal rays with free extremities, interspinous membrane 

 deeply notched; caudal cut square. Colour brownish above, 

 becoming bluish white below, with a series of nine brown bars 

 decending to lateral line. Body, head, and fins reticulated with 

 brown lines, enclosing circular or irregularly formed spaces. 



Hab. East coast of Africa, and Andamans ; attaining at least 

 b inches in length. 



