1851.] 



Icthyological Gleanings in Madras. 



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Astrape dipterygia, Bl. also called Timili, T. 



Trygon narnak, (Forsk,) Mookun Tirike, T. 



There are at least three other large species of Trygon which I 

 cannot determine now as well from want of specimens, as of books 

 of reference. One of them has a long fin on the posterior half of 

 the tail, 



Trygon imbricata, Bloch, Sembradaka, T. Russ. 4. 

 Hypolophus sephen, Forsk. Chemman tirike, T. Russ. 3. 

 Pteroplatea micrura, Bl. Tappor kooti tirike, T. Russ. 6. 

 Myliobatis Nienhowii, Bl. Courivi tirike, T. Russ. 7. 

 Stoasoden narinari, Bl. Same name as last. 

 Rhinoptera adspersa, Val. 



Dicerobatis eregoodoo, Cuv. Koman tirike, T. Russ. 9. There 

 is one other species of this genus at Madras. 



Chironectes hispidus, Bl. Kadil madoo, T. Russ. 19. Very com- 

 mon at Madras. 



Chironectes marmoratus, C. V. I only got one specimen of this 

 at Tellicherry. 



Chironectes ? Of a full brick red colour, covered 



with small spots ; filament very long, thin, 4 inches long. 



Balistes jellaka Cuv. Pacha korawa, T. Russ. 22. 



Balistes r Varni korawa, T. Greenish with red lon- 

 gitudinal stripes ; caudal red and yellow. 



Balistes ■ ' — ? Kulloo korake, T. of an inky black colour. 



Balistes — • — ? Wuttoe korake, T. Chesnut brown colour 



throughout. 



Mon acanthus-—— ? Kadil appe, T. 



Alutarius Berardi, Rich 1 



Alutarius lcevis (Bloch). These last three species are not common 

 at Madras. 



Alutarius ? Allied to A. barbatus Gray. Appears to 



differ in the filament or head being nearly the length of the beard, 

 the caudal fin spotted, kc. &c. It is not uncommon at Madras and 

 is called Crassi kola, a Watamoo kola, T. Length 10 inches. 



Triacanthus biaculeatus, Bl. Moolean, I\ Russ. 21. 



Triacanthus strigilifer, Cantor. Rama moolean, T. Not uncom- 

 mon at Madras. 



