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Show 386 SURGEON F. DAY ON THE FISHES OF ORISSA. [May 27, 134. CORICA SOBORNA, II. Buch. Cutwal alise, Godhaee (Ooriah). D. jg. P. 13. V. 8. A. ^ ii. C.19. L. 1. 40. L. tr. 10. Both this genus and species, as given in the ' Fishes of the Ganges,' appear to have escaped Dr. Giinther's observation. Length of head T T, of pectoral yy, of base of dorsal |, of base of anal T, of caudal T 2 T of the total lengtb. Height of head ^, of body \, of dorsal fin \, of ventral \, of anal -1 of the total length. Eyes. Diameter f- of length of head, \ a diameter from end of snout, | of a diameter apart. Abdominal edge cutting, having 11 serrated scales between the base of the pectoral and ventral fins, and 6 more posterior to the ventral. Lower jaw the longest. Posterior extremity of the maxilla extending to beneath the centre of the orbit. Fins. Origin of dorsal rather nearer to the base of the caudal than to the snout, the origin of the ventral being sliglitly anterior to it. The anal commences under the last dorsal rays. Caudal forked in its posterior third, the lower lobe the longest. Colours. Silvery. Hab. Mahanuddi river. 135. PELLONA DUSSUMIERI, CUV. & Val. Paunia puiee (Ooriah). B.vi. D. i. P. 19. V. 6. A. |. C. 21. L. 1. 46. L. tr. 12. Hab. Chanderpore, in the sea. 136. PELLONA MOTIUS, H. Buch. Urn (Ooriah). B. vi. D. - j - . P. 15. V. 6. A. £. C. 19. L. 1. 45. L. tr. 13. Hab. Rivers and tanks in Orissa, growing to 4 inches in length. 137- RACONDA RUSSELLIANA, Gray & Hard. P. 13. A. 92. C. 19. L. 1. 64. L. tr. 12. Hab. Specimens from 2 to 10 inches in length taken in the sea at Chanderpore. 138. MEGALOPS CYPRINOIDES, Brouss. Naharm (Ooriah). B. xxiv.-xxvi. D. j~. P.15. V. 10. A. 24. C.19. L. 1. 39. L. tr. J. Hab. Rivers and tanks in Orissa. 139. CHIROCENTRUS DORAB, Forsk. Kunda (Ooriah). B. viii. D. -^r. P. 15. V. 7. A. g^, C. 19. Hab. Sea at Chanderpore. |
