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Show 1869.] SURGEON F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. 517 E L E O T R I S FELICEPS, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 146. D. 6jl. P.15. V.l/5. A. 11. C. 13. L.1.27. i Lru8t,h °,f head *' of caudal * of the total IenSth- Height of head %, oi body | of the total length. Eyes approximating, 1 diameter from end of snout. Head slightly depressed ; snout pointed. Lower jaw the longest. Cleft of mouth small; the maxilla only extends halfway to below the orbit. Teeth villiform. Fins. Dorsal spines filiform, central caudal rays the longest. Scales cycloid as far as the base of the anal fin, where they become strongly ctenoid. Scales extend as far forwards as the posterior margin of the orbit, and cover the cheeks and opercles. Twelve rows exist between the second dorsal and anal fins. Colours. Brownish-white, irregularly spotted and blotched with a darker colour. Dark bands pass downwards from the orbit. Fins more or less spotted. One specimen exists, received from the Andamans, where it was collected by Captain Hodges. ELEOTRIS FUSCA, Bloch. E. incerta, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 146. Three typical specimens of the latter in the museum are identical with E. fusca. ELEOTRIS CAVIFRONS, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 145. D.6\\. P. 13. V.6. A. 8. C. 13. L. 1. 65. L. tr. 17. Length of head f, of pectoral T 2 T, of caudal ±- of the total length. Height of the head \, of body i of first dorsal T\, oi second dorsal JS> of anal ^ of the total length. Eyes. Diameter £ of length of head, 1| diameters from end of snout, 2 diameters apart. Body subcylindrical; head depressed. A deep sulcus before the orbits. Snout rather elevated. Lower jaw the longest. The posterior extremity of the maxilla extends to under the posterior margin of the orbit. Teeth villiform, with an outer enlarged row, which are more numerous in the lower than in the upper jaw. Fins. Caudal wedge-shaped. Colours. Light brown; dark lines radiate from the orbit. Fins barred in spots. Six specimens, up to 4 inches in length, exist in the Museum. They were received from Captain Hodges, who procured them at the Andamans. ELEOTRIS SCINTILLANS, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, I860, p. 146. One specimen, in rather a damaged state, exists in the museum. |
