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length. Eyes close together, the upper slightly in advance of the 

 lower; diameter 4| in length of head, and about | diam. from end 

 of snout. Two nostrils on coloured side, the posterior just before 

 lower orbit, the anterior a little more in front, consisting, in the 

 adult, of a long tube which laid backwards reaches hind edge of 

 eyes ; it is not so elongate in the young ; a short tubular nostril 

 on blind side. Fins dorsal and anal rays unbranched. Pectoral 

 on coloured side short, on blind side rudimentary. Colour rich 

 brownish olive, with irregular bands, blotches, and spots edged 

 with black. 



Hob. Andamans to the Malay Archipelago. 



1322. (2.) Solea elongata. 



Solea elongata, Day, Fish. India, p. 426, pi. xc, fig. 4. 

 B. vi. D. 70-73. P. 9. V. 4. A. 60-62. 0. 18. L. 1. 120. 

 Length of head 5|, height of body 3 in the total length. Eyes 

 upper nearly on same transverse line as lower ; diameter 5 in length 

 of head, | d'iam. apart, and 1 from end of snout. Numerous short 

 tentacles about blind side of head, lips not fringed. Two nostrils 

 a small one in front of lower eye, and a tubular one anterior 

 to it ; that on blind side concealed. Fins dorsal and anal rays 

 unbranched. Pectoral on coloured side rather above | length of 

 head, and much longer than that on blind side. Colour olive 

 stone, irregularly banded, with black spots and blotches ; fins also 

 spotted. Pectoral with a black blotch in middle. 

 Hob. Madras, where two specimens were obtained. 



1323. (3.) Solea ovata. 



Solea ovata, Richardson, Ich. China, p. 279 ; Day, Fish. India, 



p. 426, pi. xciii, tig. 1 (see synon.). 

 Selle-pattt, Tarn. 



B. vi. D. 60-66. P. 9. V. 5. A. 42-49. C. 12. L. 1. 110. 



Length of head 5 to 5^, height of body 2| in the total length. 

 Eyes upper one half in advance of lower ; diameter 5 in length of 

 head, f diam. apart, and the lower 1| diam. from end of snout. 

 Numerous short tentacles about blind side of head, lips not fringed. 

 A small open nostril just in front of lower eye, and a tubular one 

 nearer snout ; that of the blind side not dilated, concealed. Fins 

 dorsal and anal rays, except last few, unbranched. Pectoral on 

 coloured side two thirds as long as head and half longer than that 

 on blind side. Col'mr olive-brown, with spots and blotches of 

 black on the coloured side of body and vertical fins. Pectoral 

 with a black blotch, sometimes occupying outer two thirds of fin. 



Hob. Madras to China. 



