336 TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



head, 2| to 3diam. from end of snout, and 1 to 1| apart. Height 

 of head equals T 4 T of length, width -f. Lower jaw the longer, a 

 fleshy tubercle at end of symphysis. Opercle with two points. 

 Teeth small in upper jaw, about 18 in mandible, larger behind ; 

 about six large ones in anterior portion of palatines. Fins first 

 dorsal commences above end of pectoral and a little behind origin 

 of ventral ; middle caudal rays about f the length of longest outer 

 ones, the upper lobe often the longer. Colour grey above, white 

 on abdomen. On upper part of side a festooned band intersects 

 the lateral line, or a number of short vertical bands (up to 22) 

 cross it. Ventrals whitish ; other fins yellowish with fine black 

 points, most numerous towards their margins. 



Hab. Eed Sea, east coast of Africa, seas of India, Malay Archi- 

 pelago and beyond; attaining at least 5 feet in length. 



1162. (2.) Sphyraena acutipinnis. 

 Sphyreena acutipinnis, Day, Fish. India, p. 342, pi. Ixxix, fig. 1. 



D. 5 | 1/9. P. 15. V. 1/5. A. 1/8. C. 17. L.I. 120. L. tr. 14/18. 



Length of head 3^, height of body 9| in the total length. Eyes 

 diameter 6 in length of head, 2| diam. from end of snout, and 

 lj apart. Height of head equals postorbital length, width a little 

 less. Lower jaw considerably produced beyond upper, which is 

 truncated ; a small fleshy knob at end of mandible. Opercle ends 

 in a single fleshy point. Teeth about 18 on each ramus of lower 

 jaw, half of them moderately large, a large fang anteriorly in lower 

 and two in upper jaw, three large teeth on palate. Fins first dorsal 

 commences opposite end of pectoral, and a little anterior to origin 

 of ventral. Caudal deeply forked. Scales some on opercles. 

 Colour dark leaden above, dull w'hite beneath. Fins stained with 

 grey. 



Hab. The specimen described was from Sind, and 20 inches in 

 length. 



1163. (3.) Sphyraena commersonii. 



Sphyrsena commersonii, Cuv. $ Vol. H. N. Poiss. iii, p. 352 ; Day, 

 Fish. India, p. 343 (see synon.). 



D.5 | 1/9. P. 14. Y. 1/5. A. 1/9. C. 19. L.I. 90-95. L. tr. 11/16. 



Length of head 3| to 4, height of body 7 i to 9 in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter from 5 in young to 7% in length of head, 

 2| to 3| diam. from end of snout, and 1 to if apart. Height of 

 head equals about | its length, width not quite ^. Lower jaw 

 the longer, with a fleshy tubercle at the end of the symphysis. 

 Opercle with two points. Teeth upper smaller than lower ; about 

 six large ones in anterior portion of palatines. Fins first dorsal 

 commences above ventral and opposite last fourth or even end of 

 pectoral. Colour bluish above, silvery beneath ; dorsal, caudal, 

 and anal black, with white tips. 



