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of the typical form among those sent me from the “ Golden Crown.” A number of 
severed saws, however, appear to belong to this form. 
Pristis annandalei , Chaudhuri. (PI. v, fig. 4.) ' i ' 
P. annandalei, Chaudimri , Rec. Ind. Mus., ii, p. 391, text-figure. 
I do not now think that this form is more than a variety of P. pectinatus , if, in- 
deed, it is not the typical adult male of that species. The main difference lies in the 
coloration, and this is not only a character that is lost in dried specimens, but is also 
one that may very well be sexual or even seasonal. In all the species of the genus 
variation occurs as regards the exact proportions and outlines of the fins and saw, 
and I do not think, after comparing dried specimens, that the structural features 
which separate P. annandalei from the specimens of P. pectinatus in the Museum, 
are beyond the limits of such variation, although I agreed with Mr. Chaudhuri at the 
time he described his species that it was new. When fresh it exhibited a brilliancy 
of coloration much superior to anything that I have seen in any other .specimen of 
the genus. The back was of a bright ashy grey, which faded into blue on the sides 
and then changed to pale yellow. The anterior margins of the dorsal fins were bluish 
grey, but the body of all the fins was orange-yellow suffused with red. The claspers 
were of a bright brownish red, and there was a conspicuous orange-red line running 
down each side of the saw and interrupted by each tooth. The following are the 
measurements of this specimen, which was taken in July off the coast of Burma in 
shallow water. 
Total length (including saw) 
Length of saw 
Width of saw at base . . 
j j , , , , at tip 
Width of mouth 
Length of pectoral fin . . 
,, ,, pelvic fin (including claspers) 
Height of anterior dorsal fin 
Height of posterior’ dorsal fin 
3067 cm 
56-0 ,, 
7’9 .. 
4'0 ,, 
15-5 „ 
55 ’5 
61-5 „ 
457 
397 ,, 
The rostral teeth are slender, measuring only from 7 to 8 mm, in width at the base 
and from 21 to 26 mm. in length. There are 24 on the right and 25 on the left, 
A successful cast of this specimen was made and was coloured from a water-colour 
sketch of the fresh specimen. Figure 4, plate v, is a reproduction of a photograph 
of this cast. The skeleton and part of the skin have also been preserved in the Indian 
Museum, the number in the Museum register of fishes being F 
' Pristis tiysron, Bleeker. 
The rostrum in this species is longer in proportion to the body than that of P. 
pectinatus ; the rostral teeth are stouter, andin old specimens they are often as much as 
