426 TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTEBYGII. 



length. Eyes diameter 4| to 5 in length of head, If to 2 diain. 

 from end of snout, and 1 to 1| apart. Teeth sometimes a small 

 pointed one at angle of upper jaw. Fins anterior dorsal spine 

 rather shorter than the rest. Caudal truncated. Scales two 

 rows on cheeks, the second of which contains 5 or 6 scales, 2 

 more scales, on lower preopercular limb. Colour olivaceous, 

 three longitudinal silvery bands along abdomen below pectoral. 



Hab. Madras, common at the Andamans, Malay Archipelago 

 and beyond. 



1301. (5.) Pseudoscarus rivulatus. 



Scarus rivulatus, Cuv. fy Val. H. N. Poiss. xiv, p. 223. 

 Pseudoscarus rivulatus, Day, Fish. India, p. 413, pi. Ixxxvii, tig. 6 

 (see synon.). 



Sahnee moid, Tel. 

 D. 9/10. P. 14-15. V. 1/5. A. 3/9. C. 13. L.I. 25. 



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

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

 and also apart. Teeth each jaw with 2 small ones at the corner. 

 Fins anterior dorsal spines rather shorter than posterior ; caudal 

 rather truncated. Scales two rows on cheeks, and two scales on 

 lower limb of preopercle, lower row on cheek consisting of 6 

 scales. Colour green, each scale with a reddish base. Snout and 

 cheeks reddish, with numerous undulating green lines. A 

 narrow green band along base and edge of dorsal, with an inter- 

 mediate row of spots. Anal green, lighter towards its margin, 

 which is edged with dark green; caudal with green spots. The 

 variety russellii is sea-green ; each scale, except those on the chest, 

 having a semilunar reddish base about half its width ; the scales 

 between bases of ventral and anal fins reddish ; head rosy ; a few 

 short blue lines radiate from the lower edge of the orbit. Dorsal 

 tin reddish, edged with light blue, a row of green spots along its 

 middle and another at its base ; caudal reddish, with 4 or 5 vertical 

 bluish-green bands ; anal similar to dorsal ; pectoral and ventral 

 reddish, the outer ray blue. 



Hab. East coast of Africa, seas of India, Malay Archipelago and 

 beyond. 



1302. (6.) Pseudoscarus dussumieri. 



? Scarus dussumieri, Cuv. fy Val. H. N. Poiss. xiv, p. 252. 

 Peudoscarus dussumieri, Day, Fish. India, Suppl. p. 804 (see synon.). 



D. 9/10. P. 15. V. 1/5. A. 3/9. C. 13. L. 1. 25. 



Length of head 3|, of caudal fin 6 in the total length. Eyes 



diameter 6| in length of head, and 3 diam. from end of snout. 



feeth small ones at corner of either jaw. Fins dorsal spines 



slightly increasing in length posteriorly and not so high as the 



