1851.] 



Icthyological Gleanings in Madras. 



135 



Gerres punctatus. C. V. Tasa woodan, T. Russ. 68, Both very 

 common in backwaters of Madras. 



Lethrinus Karwa. C. V. Karwa, T. Russ. 89. 

 Lethrinus Korely. C. V. KoriliT. 

 Lethrinus maculatus. C. V. Peroon Kilche, T. 

 Scams harrid. C. V. Keeli min, T. 



Tautoga fasciata. C. V. Pacha pora min, T. I only once pro- 

 cured a specimen of each of the last two species. 



Julis lunaris. C. V. This very beautiful fish often caught. 



Julis Dassumerii. C. V. Not uncommon in the Adyar river at 

 Madras. 



Julis Mola. C. V. Rare. 



I possess a specimen and drawing of another very beautiful 

 Julis which I have not identified — ground colour sea green with 

 3 yellow longitudinal bands, the middle one edged with vermilion 

 and a black spot between the two first over the middle of the pecto- 

 ral, face with some red marks. Dorsal fin vermilion beneath, with, 

 two rows of spots blue edged white, then yellow, then a line of blue, 

 and edged with vermilion. Anal yellow edged both externally and 

 internally with a blue and red line. Tail yellow with vertical 

 bands of red. Length about 6 inches. D, 20 A. 13. 



Moonjilli T. D. 12-10. A. 3-10. 



Kul moonjilli D. 12-11. A. 3-12. 



These fish are both very rare the first is red throughout with 

 some yellow or dorsal and anal fins ; the other has a yellow body 

 with some black spots posteriorly and the scales edged red, head, 

 dorsal and anal fins fine red, caudal pale red with a black spot at the 

 base. Pectoral and ventral yellowish. 



I possess drawings of two other species of Julis ; both of small 

 size, one is of a fine crimson or lake colour, with a golden stripe from 

 the eye to the root of the tail ; the other is reddish above, white 

 beneath with a streak of fine red from muzzle through the eye to the 

 tail ; a row of red spots between it and the top of back : dorsal fin 

 red, with a row of red spots at its base ; caudal whitish, barred with 

 red : anal red. P. and V. white. 



Xyricthys cyanifrons. C. V. Vella parala, T. 



Scanber karagurta. C. V. kana keleti ; T. Russ. 136. 



