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Show 518 SURGEON F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. [Nov. 11, It agrees in appearance with E. ophiocephalus, but has small scales on the nape, and otherwise corresponds with E. cantoris, Giinther, excepting that it has a black ocellus at the upper part of the caudal fin. The specimen, however, is only 2\ inches long; so the ocellus may be a mark of its being immature. AMBLYOPUS CAECULUS, Bloch. Amblyopus cirrhatus, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 147. The typical specimen, 8J inches in length, is in the collection. SALARIAS DUSSUMIERI, C. & V. Specimens of this species are labelled S. olivaceus, Blyth. Whether the latter name should be considered a synonym of S. lineatus, C. & V., as stated by Mr. Blyth, or of S. dussumieri, C. & V., as shown by the typical specimens, must be doubtful, unless, by some accident, the label had been placed on the wrong bottle of specimens, as is not improbable. SALARIAS LEOPARDUS, sp. n. D. 12/12. P.15. V. 4. A. 2+13. C. 11. Length of head f, of pectoral f, of base of first dorsal a little above -\, of base of second dorsal -§-, of caudal |, of anal | of the total length, Height of head |, of body above -£, of first dorsal £, of second dorsal £, of ventral ±, of anal \ of the total length. Eyes. Diameter -f- of length of head, 1£ diameter from end of snout, 1 diameter apart. Head large, with a transverse crest of tentacles crossing the occiput, and a fringed orbicular tentacle half as long as the eye. Lips thick and fringed, having two bifid tentacles on either side of symphysis of the lower jaw. The posterior extremity of the maxilla extends to below the anterior margin of the orbit. Gill-opening wide. Teeth in a single row, imbedded in the gums in both jaws. No canines. Fins. A notch between the two dorsals; the second dorsal is not continued on to the caudal; the latter is cut nearly square. Two fleshy prominences anterior to the anal fin. Lateral line curves to opposite the end of the pectoral fin, whence it proceeds direct to the centre of the base of the caudal. Colours. Of a rich brown, becoming white on the chest, and blotched all over with black marks, leaving narrow interspaces of a lighter colour. Fins spotted. Specimen, 4 inches long, dredged up off Galle Harbour by Dr. J. Anderson. ANDAMIA EXPANSA, Blyth. D. 16/18. P.15. V. 3. A. 26. C. 9. Length of head T 2y-, of pectoral T 2 ¥, of caudal T 2 T of the total length. Height of head y^, of body 4- oi the total length. The breadth of the head equals its width. |