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Callionymus sagitta, C. V. Mottled pale isabella and white, 

 with a row of small spots on the sides ; 1st dorsal with the 2d and 

 3d rays much prolonged, and the membrane twice the height of 

 the body ; 2d dorsal edged with dark lines ; anal with a broad 

 black marginal band ; caudal spotted brown ; length about 3J 

 inches, D. 4—9. A. 9. 



Callionymus . 1st dorsal low, of three rays ; colours of 



body much as in the last ; dorsal and anal without the marginal 

 edging ; caudal with a marginal row of brown triangular spots, D. 

 3 — 10, A. 10, 4 inches long. Both this and the last species were 

 not unfrequently brought me at Madras, they were usually called 

 Manil ooda-pati, T. 



Gobius viridipunctatus, C, V. Bichu gende, T. 



Gobius catebus, C. V. 



Gobius setosus, C. V. 



Gobius — . Reddish fawn, with brown blotches and 



orange spots; 1st dorsal with a row of red spots at the base and a 

 dark edge ; 2d dorsal the same, with a central band also ; caudal 

 banded vertically; anal with two orange bars, and brown edging; 

 pectoral streaked with dusky ; ventrals black, D. 6-14, A. 13, 

 length 6 inches. There are several other species of gobius chiefly 

 of small size as well in the estuaries as in the sea — some of these 

 are called Ooloove, T., other Natsooli, T., other richer Gendi; but 

 they do not appear to have distinct names. 



Eieotris sex-guttata, C. V. 



Eleotris — . Of a reddish fawn colour, lighter beneath ; 



a row of small red spots on the back, followed by another series of 

 larger oval red spots, and this by a band of red edged with lilac 

 on the sides ; several red spots on the head and cheeks, two on the 

 1st dorsal and five on the 2d dorsal fins whitish. D. 8-12, A. 12— 

 6 inches long. 



I found a specimen of this very handsomely marked fish in the 

 throat and gullet of a large sea eel, Mursena. The fishermen had 

 never seen it before. 



Apocryptes dentatus, C. V. Wal vette, T. 



Apocryptes lanceolatus, .C. V. Pai vette, T. 



Apocryptes victuosus, C. V. Vetti, T, 



