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THE FISHES OF MALABAR. 
along’ its sides and back. Pectorals deep black., a black spot on upper margin of opercle. All 
the fins finely dotted with black points, the tips of the dorsal and caudal appear blackish, as. do 
also the extremities of the free pectoral filaments. 
No air bladder. 
Common in Malabar during the monsoon, but does not appear ever to exceed five inches in 
length. 
Habitat—Seas of India, Malaysia, China, and the Moluccas. 
POLYNEMUS SEXTARIUS. 
Polynemus sextarius, Bloch , Syst. p. 18, t. 4; Cuv . & Val. iii. p. 388, vii. p. 514; 
Cantor , Catal. p. 32 ; Gunther , Catal. ii. p. 326. 
B. vii. D. 8 | yL- P-15, vi. V. 1 A. C. 17. 
Length of head of pectoral -^r, ,of caudal of base of first dorsal T T r , of base of second 
dorsal of base of anal of total length. Height of head more than ^, of body -§, of first dorsal T ^, 
of second dorsal of ventral of anal ^ of the total length. 
Eyes—Horizontal diameter ^, and vertical diameter ^ of length of head, f of a diameter from 
end of snout, nearly 1 diameter apart. 
The posterior extremity of the maxilla extends to beyond the posterior margin of the orbit. 
Preopercle, posterior margin strongly denticulated, with a very strong tooth just above its angle. 
Teeth—Yilliform, in about three rows, none exist in the outer surface of either jaw. 
Pins—First dorsal arises slightly behind the pectoral, ventral opposite centre of first dorsal. 
Second dorsal commences midway between summit of preopercle and base of caudal. Anal arises 
under third ray of dorsal. The outer pectoral filaments reach beyond the end of the ventral. The 
fins are shaped as in the last species, with the caudal lobes pointed. 
Colours—The upper half of first dorsal black, also the remainder of its interspinous membrane 
between the first and fifth spines, but not quite so dark. Pectoral and ventral dark-spotted, 
nearly black. External half of second dorsal and anal, as well as most of the caudal finely dotted 
with minute black points. A black mark on the shoulder. Palate covered with large black spots. 
Lateral line—Is almost straight as far as the base of the caudal, from whence it passes to the 
posterior margin of the lower lobe. 
Air bladder—Yery small. 
Not rare, up to four inches in length during the monsoon time in Malabar. Appears to be 
quite a small species. 
Habitat—Seas of India, and Malaysia. 
Polynemus Indicus. 
Polynemus Indicus, Shaw , Zool. v. pt. 1, p. 155; Cantor , Catal. p. 29; Gunther , 
Catal. ii. p. 326. 
Maga-boshee, Bussell , pi. 184. 
Polynemus sele, Ham. Buch. pp. 226, 381; McClelland , Journal Asiatic Society, viii. 
1839, p. 203 ; Calcutta Journal of Natural History, ii. p. 450, iii. pp. 179, 181, 
pi. 6. 
Polynemus ploteus, blebejus, lineatus, et gelatinosus, McClelland , Ibid. ii. p. 
450, iii. p. 179, &c. 
