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Show 1870.] SURGEON F. DAY ON ANDAMAN-ISLAND FISHES. 693 133. APOCRYPTES CANTORIS, sp. nov. D. 6/27. P. 19. A. 26. C. 17. Height of body ^, length of caudal f, of head f of total length. Eyes situated in second fifth of the head, f of a diameter apart. The maxilla extends to below the middle of the orbit. Teeth. The anterior in the upper jaw enlarged, whilst those in the lower jaw are horizontal. A pair of canines at the symphysis. Fins. Ventral disk not adherent to the abdomen. First dorsal some distance from the second; its first three rays rather elongated. Second dorsal with only a notch between it and the caudal, which latter is pointed. Base of pectoral rather fleshy. Scales very minute, most visible in the posterior part of the body. Colours. Olive. First dorsal dark, with three black bands along it. The upper portion of the caudal dark and spotted. Cheeks and under surface of the head with black spots. 134. EUCTENOGOBIUS ANDAMANENSIS, Sp. nOV. B. iv. D. 6|13. P. 15. V. 6. A. 13. C. 15. L. r. about 60. Length of head ^, of caudal -§-, height of body ^ of the total length. Eyes rather elevated. Diameter ^ of length of head, 1| diameter from end of snout. Cleft of mouth oblique. The posterior extremity of the maxilla extends to beneath the middle of the orbit. A longitudinal crest on the nape leads towards the commencement of the dorsal fin. Teeth conical and fixed, in a single row in the jaws ; fine canines in the lower jaw. Anal papilla present. Scales largest posteriorly. Fins. Pectoral pointed, and reaching to above the commencement of the anal. Dorsal spines flexible and elongated. Caudal pointed. Ventrals not adherent to the abdomen. A notch between the two dorsal fins. Colours. Dark green, with a dark mark at the base of the caudal. Fins darkish. Length of the longest of the three specimens captured 4 inches. Hab. Andamans, in brackish water. 135. PERIOPHTHALMUS KCSLREUTERI, Schn. Chood-mud-dah, And. 136. BOLEOPHTHALMUS BODDAERTI, Pall. 137. ELEOTRIS SINENSIS, Lacep.* Lee-mee-jo-do-dah, And. On opening a specimen 4\ inches long, its stomach was found to be full of small crabs. This species lives in brackish water. * In the 'Proceedings' of this Society for 1869, p. 517, I made a few short remarks upon Eleotris scintillans, Blyth, observing its apparent analogy to the Eleotris ophiocephalus, C. & V., or E. cantoris, Gunther, but not redescribing |