MUGILID^!. 341 



Geographical Distribution. Temperate and tropical seas, estuaries 

 and some rivers. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



A. Well-developed adipose eyelids. 



a. Anal commences before vertical from 



origin of second dorsal. L. tr. not 

 exceeding 13. 

 a'. Anal not more than \ before second 



dorsal. 

 n". L. 1. 40-42: a long axillary scale. 1. M. speigkri, p. 342. 



a. A long axillary scale 2. M. cunneslus, p. 342. 



/3. No long axillary scale. 



Eyes T 4 T length of head ; head, 

 dorsal, and caudal fins with 

 fine black spots. Base of 



pectoral dark. L. tr. 11 3. M. klunzingeri, p. 343. 



Eyes | length of head; golden 



around eye. L. tr. 12-13 .... 4. M. carinatm, p. 344. 

 Eyes T 2 T to \ length of head ; a 

 dark line along each row of 



scales. L. tr. 11 5. M. fade, p. 344. 



Eyes f length of head ; a golden 



spot on opercle. L. tr. 11-12 . 6. M. parsia, p. 344. 

 Eyes f length of head ; silvery, no 



marks. L. tr. 10 .* 7. M. belanak, p. 345. 



Eyes about f length of head; 

 scales with black central spots. 



L. tr. 10-11 8. M. pcecilus, p. 345. 



b'. Anal -^ before second dorsal. L. tr. 10. 

 A long axillary scale. Upper profile 



of head convex 9. M. lidaartii, p. 346. 



c'. Anal ^ before second dorsal. 

 a". Teeth in upper jaw only. 



Eye f length of head, ^ diam. 



from end of snout. L. tr. 10 .. 10. M.jerdoni, p, 34(5. 

 Eye about length of head, f to 1 

 diam. from end of snout. L. tr. 



11 11, M. dussitmieri, p. 347. 



b". No teeth. L. tr. 11 12. M. subviridis, p. 348. 



b. Anal commences opposite second dorsal. 



L. tr. 14 13. M. oeur, p. 348. 



B. No adipose eyelids. 

 a. L. tr. more than 12. 

 ; . L. tr. 15. Eyes small, elevated above 



interorbital area 14. M: corsula, p. 349. 



b'. Eyes moderate, not elevated. 



a". Anal commences before origin of 



second dorsal. 

 L. tr. 18. Opercle with a spine. . 15. M. hamiltonii, p. 349. 



L. tr. 13-14 16. M. sehdi, p. 350. 



b". Anal commences opposite origin of 



second dorsal. 



L. tr. 13. Lips thick, crenulated. 17. M. erenilabris, p. 350. 

 L. tr. 16-18. Opercle with a spine. 18. M. cascasia, p. 351. 



