404 TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



rays ; anal with about the same number of rays as the soft dorsal. 

 Scales rather large ; those on the thorax smaller than on the re- 

 mainder of the body ; none on the head (except a few rudimentary 

 ones behind the eye in two or more species). Lateral line con- 

 tinuous. 



Geographical Distribution. Tropical and adjacent seas. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



L. tr. 3/11. Purplish brown, red longitudinal 



bands, 2 black spots on dorsal 1. P. notopsis, p. 404. 



L. tr. 2/12. A brownish-black band along 



back, another along lateral line 2. P. hyrtlii, p. 405. 



L. tr. SI/10. Blackish green. Undulating 



blue-edged grass-green streaks on head > 



and fore part of body 3. P. marginatus, p. 405. 



L. tr. 3/10. Bluish green, violet bands on 



head, a dark ocellus on spiiious dorsal . . 4. P. dussumieri, p. 405. 

 L. tr. 3|/8. Longitudinal silvery bands on 



sides ; 2 black spots on dorsal 5. P. leparensis, p. 406. 



L. tr. 2|/9. Broad bluish streaks on head, 



fore part of back with blue spots 6. P. hortufanus, p. 406. 



Head with blue lines and spots, each scale 



below 1. 1. with rosy centre 7. P. kawarin, p. 407. 



L. tr. 3 /1 2. Body with light and dark blotches 



and spots ; 2 dark spots on dorsal 8. P. nebulosits, p. 407. 



Blue spot behind orbit, oblique red streaks 



on head 9. P. javanicus, p. 403. 



L. tr. 2yiO. A broad red, blue-edged band 



along side 10. P. scapularis, p. 408. 



L. tr. 4/9. Violet bands round eye. An an- 

 gular, black, white-edged spot in middle 



of side 11. P. bimaculatus, p. 409. 



Rosy, a large black spot behind middle of eye. 12. P. roseus, p. 409. 

 Olive, about 13 longitudinal dark lines on side. 13. P. metager, p. 40;>. 



1263. (1.) Platyglossus notopsis. 



Julis (Halichoeres) notopsia, Bleeker, Batavia Nat. Tijdsch. iv, p. 290. 

 Platyglossus notopsis, Day, Fish. India, p. 398, p'l. Ixxxiv, fig. 4 

 (see synon.). 



D. 9/13. P. 13. A. 3/12. C. 14. L. 1. 27-29. L. tr. 3/11. 



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

 length. Eyes diameter 3| in length of head, about 1 diam. from 

 end of snout and also apart. Fins dorsal spines two thirds height 

 of rays ; caudal rounded. Colour purplish brown, with four or 

 five red longitudinal bands. Two black ocelli on dorsal fin ; the 

 smaller between 1st and 2nd spines, the larger between 3rd and 

 6th rays ; one or two rows of round light spots on fin posterior to 

 large black spot. Caudal with a yellow band at its base, and yellow 

 edges. Young much darker than adults, having light longitu- 

 dinal narrow lines and three white spots on back. 



Hub. Andamans to the Malay Archipelago 



