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Icihyological Gleanings in Madras. 



[No. 39, 



Ostracior cornutum, L. Palasi, T. Not common. 

 Ostracior turritum, Forsk. Kul palasi, T. Very common at Ma- 

 dras. 



Diodon Nystrix ? Reddish white with black spots all over the 

 body and fins. I only once saw a fresh specimen of this fish at Ma- 

 dras. Spined throughout. 



Tetrodon immaculatus, Lac. Toppi palase. T. Russ. 26. 



Tetrodon commersonii, Cuv. Moolum palasi, T. 



Tetrodon ? Varni palasi, T. Brown above with 



black spots ; bright yellow beneath with vertical black stripes. 



Tetrodon ? Above black with white spots, be- 

 neath horizontal bands of black and white which become vertical 

 on head and face, fins yellow, D. 10, A. 10. 



Tetrodon bondarus, Cuv. Russ. 27. 



Tetrodon ? Streaks of blue on head and back, and end 



of caudal, spots over the rest of the body except on the abdomen ; 

 dorsal fin rises from a black blue edged spot ; reddish brown 

 above, yellowish beneath ; 4 inches long. 



Karoom palasi, T. Not common at Madras. 



r Russ. 24. With no spines on the sides. 



Tetrodon lunaris, Cuv. Koori min palasi, T. 



Tetrodon dissutidens, Cantor. Carapoo palasi, T. Russ. 25. 



Tetrodon ? Velere min palasi, T. Reddish with white 



spots. 



Tetrodon ? Jem palasi, T, Spines on all the body as 



far as a curved line from beginning of dorsal to the abdomen, 



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Common at Madras. 



Tetrodon ? Spines only on abdomen ; green above, 



yellowish on the sides, abdomen white — D. 12, A. 11. — Malabar 

 Coast. 



I possess drawings of two very prettily variegated green and yel- 

 low Tetrodons, but without any notes of the situations of the 

 spines, &c. They were called Pacha palasi, T. 



Halicentcea stillata, C. V. I only procured two specimens of this 

 curious fish whilst at Madras. 



Pegasus draco, L. ? W. Elliot, Esq. procured specimens of this 

 fish from the Paumbum Channel. 



