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Show 1870.] SURGEON F. DAY ON ANDAMAN-ISLAND FISHES. 691 120. SCOMBER KANAGURTA, Cuv. & Val. Look-wa-dah, And. Not so numerous as the last species. 121. ECHENEIS REMORA, Lilin. 122. STROMATEUS NIGER, Bl. Ko-lig-dah, And. This fish is rare at the Andamans. On showing one to a convict employed on the fisheries, he stated it was the first that he had seen. Family GOBIID^E. 123. GOBIUS GIURIS, Ham. Buch. Poo-dah, And. Small specimens were taken in the fresh and brackish waters. 124. GOBIUS ALBOPUNCTATUS, Cuv. & Val. 125. GOBIUS ACUTIPINNIS, C. & V. Mang-moo-goo-da-lah-dah, And. 126. GOBIUS VIRIDIPUNCTATUS, Cuv. & Val. 127. GOBIUS ORNATUS, sp. nov. D. 6[i P. 21. V. 1/5. A. 11. C. 13. L. 1. 26. L. tr. 9. Length of head |, of caudal \, height of body } of the total length. Eyes. Diameter 5 of length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, 3 of a diameter apart. Body elongated and compressed; snout obtuse. Head rather broader than high. Jaws of equal length, the posterior extremity of the maxilla extending to below the anterior margin of the orbit. Fins. Pectoral extends to opposite the end of the ventral, its eight upper rays are silk-like. First dorsal much lower than the second, the posterior rays of which reach the caudal fin. Anal of the same character as the second dorsal. Caudal rounded, central rays somewhat the longest. Scales in parallel rows ; seven between the second dorsal and anal fins. They extend anteriorly as far as the orbit; none on cheeks and opercles. Colours. Light brown, with three or four horizontal rows of black oblong blotches along the sides, and some fine yellow dots in the centre of some of the scales. Dorsal fin with three black bars or blotches. Second dorsal and anal with many small dots. Hab. Andamans. 128. GOBIUS ANDAMANENSIS, sp. nov. B.iv. D. 6|^. P. 17. V. 1/5. A. 10. C. 11. L. 1. 26-29. Length of head f, of caudal nearly 5, height of body f of the total length. Eyes. Diameter | of length of head, 1| diameter from end of snout, | of a diameter apart. |
