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Show 1870.] SURGEON F. DAY ON ANDAMAN-ISLAND FISHES. 695 145. SALARIAS FUSCUS, Riipp. Nicobars. 146. SALARIAS BELLUS, Giinther. 147. SALARIAS LINEATUS, Blkr. 148. SALARIAS DUSSUMIERI, CUV. & Val. 149. ANDAMIA EXPANSA, Blyth. Andamans and Nicobars. Family SPHYR.ENIDVE. 150. SPHYRJENA JELLO, C. & V. Thal-lib-dah, And. Family TRICHIURID^E. 151. TRICHIURUS HAUMELA, Forsk. Pa-pa-dah, And. 152. TRICHIURUS SAVALA, CUV. & Val. Family FISTULARID^E. 153. FISTULARIA SERRATA, Bl. This fish appears to delight in living in the mud. Order ACANTHOPTERYGII PHARYNGOGNATHI. Family POMACENTRID^E. 154. AMPHIPRION BIFASCIATUS, Bloch, This species was captured in the same localities as the next. 155. AMPHIPRION PERCULA, Lacep. Ed-ole-jo-do-dah, And. The literal translation of the Andamanese name is Turtle's stomach. It is generally to be found alive and well inside large specimens of Actiniee, which latter are supposed to be the stomachs of turtles. 156. AMPHIPRION AKALLOPISUS, Bleeker. 157. AMPHIPRION EPHIPPIUM, Bloch. Andamans and Nicobars. I possess a fine series of this species, leading up from the immature Amphiprion tricolor of Gunther, with its pearl-coloured band, to the adult A. ephippium, in which the band has become completely obsolete. In this series there are the whole of the intermediate colorations. 158. DASCYLLUS ARUANUS, Linn. 159. POMACENTRUS BIFASCIATUS, Bleeker. 160. POMACENTRUS TRIMACULATUS, CUV. & Val. PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1870, No. XLVII. |