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blue and red streaks. Anal witb a narrow and nearly central band along its extent, wbich 
is red externally and bine inferiorly. 
Sabitat. — Madras to tbe Malay Arcbipelago. Jerdon’s figure is 6’4 incbes in length. 
He has likewise the fig’ure of another fish with much the same proportions, but the number 
of rays is not enumerated. He termed it Natsi candai, Tam. Body of a light colour, four 
horizontal narrow red lines along the first and three along the second dorsal fin, two 
along the anal which has likewise a dark outer edge. Three narrow red vertical bands 
down the base of the caudal fin, which has an outer dark margin. 
Page 286. Gobitjs vieidipunctatus. Add synonymy. 
Gohius cJilorostigma, Bleeker, Blen. en Gob. p. 27. 
Page 288. Add Gobies thuestoni. 
B. v, H. 6 /tV, P. 22, Y. 1/5, A. 10, 0. 14, L. 1. 30, L. tr. 8. 
Length of head 4f, of caudal fin 4|-, height of body 5g in the total length. Byes — upper 
margin near the dorsal profile, diameter 41- in the length of the head, 1|- diameter from 
the end of the snout and 1 apart. Head ^ wider than long’, while its height equals its 
length without the snout. An oblique rise from snout to eyes, from whence the dorsal 
profile is nearly straight : the width of the body equals f of its height. Upper jaw slightly 
the longer, cleft of mouth rather oblique, the posterior extremity of the maxilla hardly 
reaching to beneath the front edge of the eye. A single row of warts across the cheeks 
No barbels. Teeth — villiform with an outer enlarged row, and a small canine in either 
jaw. Fins — Pirst dorsal separated by a short interspace from the base of the second 
dorsal, its spines flexible, the longest equalling the height of the body below it : the last 
rays of the second dorsal somewhat prolonged, i longer than the dorsal spines, and reach- 
ing to the base of the caudal fin. Pectoral as long as the head, its upper edge straight, its 
lower rays the shortest, some of its upper rays silk-like. Y entral reaches vent ; anal 
similar to second dorsal; caudal wedge-shaped. /ScaZes— strongly ctenoid and angular, 
anterior to the dorsal fin comparatively small, there being 11 rows between the posterior 
edge of the orbit and the first dorsal spine : 8 rows between the bases of the second dorsal 
and anal, none on the head. Golours — slatey-grey, with 5 rows of dark and interrupted 
narrow brown bands in the anterior portion of the body, becoming brown spots from the 
pectoral fin on the base of which are two well-marked brown blotches. Numerous small 
blue spots on the body : first dorsal with brown spots : ventral black, and with a dark 
outer edge. 
Habitat — One specimen 4| inches long, sent by Mr. Thurston from Madras. 
Page 291. Add Gobies miceolepis. 
Gohius aeutijpinnis, var. Cantor, Catal. p. 184. 
,, microlepis, Bleeker, Yerh. Bat. Gen. xxii, Blenn. en Gob. p. 35, and Java, ii, 
p. 436 ; Gunther, Cat. iii, p. 49. 
Oxyurichthys microle^is, Bleeker, En. Species, p. 120. 
B. V, D. 6/3V, P. 22, Y. 1/5, A. C. 17, L.l. 50. 
Length of head 6, of caudal fin 3 to 3:|-, height of body from 7^ to 9 in the total length. 
Eyes — high up, and placed rather close together ; diameter, 4 in the length of the head, 
and about 1 diameter from the end of the snout. Cleft of mouth oblique, lower jaw the 
longer, the maxilla reaches to below the hind edge of the eye. Snout obtuse. Teeth — 
in a single row without canine, those in the upper jaw a little longer and further apart 
than those in the lower jaw. Fins — both dorsals higher than the body, in some examples 
the fifth ray of the first dorsal fin has a filamentous prolongation. Caudal lanceolate. Colours 
— greenish or brownish-buif, with some clouded spots on the back and sides, a black dot 
at the edge of most of the scales : sometimes a black spot at the base of the caudal fin. 
Pine dark spots on the rays of the dorsal fins ; anal and caudal stained dark, especially 
externallv. 
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Habitat. — Madras, to the Malay Archipelago and China. 
Page 296. Gobies sadaeeedio. Add synonym. 
Gohius ^leurostigma, Bleeker, Blenn. en Gob. p. 28. 
Page 297. Add Gobies littoeees. 
Day, Proc. Zool. Soe. 1888, page 261. 
B.v, D. 6/11, P. 15, Y. 1/5, A. 10, C. 14, L. 1. 22, L. tr. 6. 
Length of head 4|, of caudal fin 4|, height of body 5|- in the total length. Eyes — - 
