CHROMIDES. 
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FAMILY CHUOMIDES. (Giinth. Cat. vol. iv ) 
Char. Dorsal fin single, the spinous portion 
usually of greater extent than the soft, and with 
three or more spines. 
Colouration brilliant. 
GENUS EUTEOPLUS. 
Char. Body elevated and compressed. Teeth 
in two rows in the jaws. Lateral line interrupted 
or abruptly ceasing. 
1. Eutroplus suratensis. 
IIab. Malabar and Coromandel coast. 1 foot. 
Found in tanks not far from the sea. 
Colour green or purple, with eight vertical bands. 
Char. Scales 45. 
2. Eutroplus maculatus. 
Hab. Madras and Malabar. 3 inches. 
Colour canary yellow, with seventeen horizontal 
rows of golden spots, and three dark blotches along 
the middle of the side. 
Char. Scales 35. 
