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BENGAL HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentrus Bengalensis. H. subfuhus, subtus argenteus, supra 

 fasciis utrinque longitudinalibus ccerulesceTitibits nigro-margi* 

 natis. 



Subfulvous Holocentrus, silvery beneath, and marked on each 

 side the upper part by five longitudinal blueish bands margined 

 with black. 



Length about six inches : scales middle-sized : 

 eyes rather large : fins pale : tail slightly lunated. 

 Native of Bengal. 



TIGRINE HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentrus Tigrinus. H. albus, corpore fasciis transversis, 

 pinnis maculisfuscis. - 



White Holocentrus, with the body transversely banded and fins 

 spotted with black. 



Holocentrus Tigrinus. Block. 



Length a foot : colour subargenteous white : 

 variegations deep-brown: head shaped somewhat 

 like that of a Pike ; scales rather small : tail slightly 

 lunated : native of the Indian seas : esteemed for 

 the table. 



