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FAMILY NANDIDiE. (Giinth. Cat. vol. iii.) 
Char. Body oblong, compressed, covered with scales. 
Lateral line interrupted. Dorsal fins united, the 
spiny portion being more developed than the soft. 
GENUS BADIS. 
Char. None of the bones of the head armed. 
1. Badis buchanani. 
Hab. Throughout India, except in Madras. 3 
inches. 
Bin rays. Dorsal 17 + 8. Anal 3 + 7. Scales 
28 to 30. 
Colour dark, either greenish or purplish black, 
sometimes banded. A small round blue spot on the 
shoulder. 
2. Badis dario. 
Hab. Bengal and Behar. 3 inches. 
Colour silvery, with black transverse belts, but in 
dirty water the black colour extends all over the 
body. 
Dorsal rays 14 + 8. Anal 3 + 7. Scales 26. 
