444 



TELEOSTET. ANACANTHINI. 



diameter 3f to 4 in length of head, | to 1 diam. from end of snout, 

 and 1 apart ; one half of the lower eye anterior to the upper. 

 Teeth in two rows in maxilla. Colour purplish brown on 

 coloured side, with three dark spots along middle of body, others 

 variously scattered, also some rings of a dark colour ; vertical fins 

 with brown spots and white dots. 



Hob. Eed Sea, east coast of Africa, Andarnans, Malay Archi- 

 pelago and beyond. 



5. Genus SOLEA, Klein. 



Cleft of mouth narrow, twisted round to the left side. Eyes on 

 the right side, the upper partially or entirely in advance of the 

 lower. Dentition most developed on the blind side, where the 

 teeth in the jaws are in villiforin rows, none on vomer or palate. 

 The dorsal fin commences on the snout, and is not confluent with 

 the caudal; one or both pectorals present. Scales small, ctenoid. 

 Lateral line straight. 



Geographical Distribution. All tropical and temperate seas. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



A. Both pectorals present. 



Eyes close together, anterior nostril tubu- 

 lar, longer than diam. of orbit 1. S. heterorhina, p. 444. 



Eyes A diam. apart ; height of body ^ total 

 length 2. S. elongata, p. 445. 



Eyes f diam. apart ; height of body f total 



length 3. s. ovata, p. 445. 



B. Pectoral wanting on left (blind) side 4. S. indica, p. 446. 



1321. (1.) Solea heterorhina. (Fig. 159.) 



Solea heterorhinos, Bleeker, Act. Soc. Indo-Neerl. i, Amboina, p. 64. 

 Solea heterorhina, Day, Fish. India, p. 426, pi. xcii, fig. 5 (see synon.). 



Fig. 159. Solea heterorhina. 



B.vi. D. 87-94. P. 8. V. 4. A. 78-82. C. 16. L.I. 105-110. 

 Length of head 6 to 7, height of body 3^ to 3| in the total 



