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Show 684 SURGEON F. DAY ON ANDAMAN-ISLAND FISHES. [Nov. 1, 46. DENTEX (SYNAGRIS) NOTATUS, sp. nov. D. 10/9. P.15. V. 1/5. A. 3/7. C. 17. L. 1. 48. L. tr. 3/10. Length of head above |, of caudal above \, height of body above | of the total length. Eyes. Diameter |- of the length of head, 1 diameter from the end of snout and apart. Preopercle crenulated. Three rows of scales on the cheeks ; lower limb of preopercle scaleless. Preorbital higher than the eye. Teeth. Four canines in the upper, and six in the lower jaw. Fins. Fifth and sixth dorsal spines the longest, and nearly one-third as long as the bead. Third anal spine longest, and intermediate in length between the second and the first ray. Caudal forked, upper lobe the longest, the fin covered with small scales. Colours. Rosy, with a dark brilliant spot on the first five scales below the lateral line, the upper half red, the lower bright yellow. Five or six yellow longitudinal bands below the lateral line, and three silvery-white ones. A broad purplish band below the eye leading to the shoulder-mark. A yellow band along the base of the dorsal and anal fins. Hab. Andamans. Only one specimen captured. Family SCIJENID^E. 47. CORVINA BELENGERI, Cuv. & Val. 48. OTOLITHUS ANEUS, Bloch. Chal-burn-dah, And. Family SPARID^E. 49. L E T H R I N U S HARAK, Forsk. Po-tang-dah, And. Several specimens were obtained by the Andamanese, who shot them with their arrows. 50. LETHRINUS XANTHOT^ENIA, Blkr. 51. CHRYSOPHRYS CALAMARA, C. & V. Moo-roo-kee-dah, And. 52. PlMELEPTERUS CINERASCENS, Forsk. Common. Family POLYNEMID^E. 53. P O L Y N E M U S TETRADACTYLUS, Shaw. To-bro-dah, And. Not common. Family MULLID^E. 54. U P E N E U S BARBERINUS, Lacep. Common. 55. UPENEUS SPILURUS, Bleeker. Eyes. Diameter £ of length of head, 3| diameters from end of snout. Interorbital space convex. Scales ctenoid. |
