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Icthyological Gleanings in Madras. 



[No. 39, 



I possess a drawing of another Serranus of a reddish fawn colour, 

 brownish on the back, with three longitudinal brown lines, one pair 

 above the eye to end of spiny dorsal, the second pair a little 

 beneath the first to the posterior, third of soft dorsal, and the third 

 pair beneath the eye to the middle of the tail, second dorsal and 

 caudal spotted. B. 11-12. 



Diacope notata. C. V. Warri Na-kadisay T. Not uncommon at 

 Madras, up to 18 inches. 



Diacope Sebce. C. V. Konden Korawa. T. Rare at Madras. 



Diacope rivulata. C. V. Pinnel of some, Korili. T. Of others 

 Russ. 96. 



Russell's figure is undoubtedly intended for this fish, the colours 

 are well enough described by him, often taken at Madras, grows to 

 a large size. 



Diacope marginata. C. V. Vekkeday. T. Russell 122? Com- 

 mon at Madras. I have not seen it of large size. 



Diacope octolineata. C. V. Warri Na-kadisay. T. Russ. 110? 

 Of soft texture, not rare. 



I possess drawings of two other species of Diacope which I did not 

 identify, but which are probably described by Cuvier. One is the 

 Mooseri of Madras which grows to a large size and the other is 

 known as the Mettemiri. I think perhaps that Russell's figure 100 

 of which C. V. make a Mesoprion, is the same as the Mooseri. 



Mesoprion unimaculatus. C. V. Na-kadisay. T. Russ. 97. 

 Common. 



Mesoprion annularis. C. V. Kuttoo-purri. T. One of the common- 

 est fish of the tribe at Madras, though not described by Russell, nor 

 mentioned by C. V. as found at Pondicherry. 



Mesoprion vangus. C. V. Singara or Senan karawa. T. Most ex- 

 cellent eating, often brought to table at Madras. 



Mesoprion yapilli. C. V. Velle kadisay. T. Russell 95. Not very 

 common, of soft texture. 



Mesoprion gembra. C. V. Chango-munji karawa. T. Common 

 in backwaters at Madras. 



Therapon puta. C. V. Kove kichan. T. Russell 126. 



Therapon servus. C. V. Palin kichang. T. 



Therapon theiops, C. V. Kutta kichan. T. 



