37C TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



Pull yellow, a dark blotch on side 1. A. ephippium, p. 376. 



Dark,with twowhite cross bands; caudal yellow. 2. A. sebte, p. 377. 

 Yellow, three white, black-edged cross bands. 3. A.percukt } p. 377. 

 Dark, with two milk-white cross bands ; caudal 



with white upper and lower edges 4. A. bifasciatus, p. 378. 



Orange, a blue band from snout to dorsal .... 5. A. acallopistus, p. 378. 



1217. (1.) AmpMprion ephippinm. (Fig. 125.) 



Lutjanus ephippium, Block, Ich. iv, p. 121, t. 201, fig. 2. 

 Arnphiprion frenatus, Brevoort, Amer. E.rp. China fy Japan, p. 2G3, 



pi. vi, fig. 4. 



Anthias clarkei, Bennett, Fish. Ceylon, p. 29, pi. 29. 

 Amphiprion ephippium, frenatus, & clarkii, Day, Fish. India t p. 378, 



pi. Ixxx, figs. 1, 2 (see synon.). 



D. 10-11/17-15. A. 2/14-15. L. 1. 50-55. L. tr. 7/18. Cc. pyl. 2. 

 Length of head 3 to 3|, height of body 2 to 2| in the total 

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

 snout, and 1| apart. Fins dorsal spines nearly as high as the 

 rays, no notch between the two ; caudal more rounded in the 

 immature than in the adult. Colour very various, mostly dull 

 yellow, with a dark blotch on the side which runs into the general 

 colour, outer edge of ventrals brown. The variety A. frenatus is 



Fig. 125. Amphiprion ephippium. 



brownish orange, becoming lighter on abdomen and free portion of 

 tail ; a blackish blotch descends from below last dorsal spines and 

 first few rays to middle of sides. A pearl-coloured or bluish band 

 of varying width from nape over opercles ; ventrals externally 

 blackish. In the variety A. clarkii there are three milk-white 

 oss bands, the first in front of dorsal fin, over opercles ; the 

 second from last five dorsal spines to the front of base of anal ; 

 the third crosses free portion of tail. 



