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Show 696 SURGEON F. DAY ON ANDAMAN-ISLAND FISHES. [Nov. I, 161. POMACENTRUS TRILINEATUS, CUV. & Val. Nicobars. 162. POMACENTRUS PUNCTATUS, Q. & G. 163. POMACENTRUS BANKANENSIS, Bleeker. Andamans and Nicobars. 164. GL\PHIDODON SORDIDUS, Forsk. Chdk-mud-dah, And. This fish was very common, and frequently shot by the Andamanese. 165. GLYPHIDODON COCHINENSIS, Day. 166. GLYPHIDODON AFFINIS, Gunther. 167. GLYPHIDODON BENGALIENSIS, CUV. & Val. 168. GLYPHIDODON ANABATOIDES, Blkr. D.~. P.15. V. 1/5. A. 2/10. C. 17. L. 1. 26. L. tr. |*. Length of head |, of caudal ^, height of body •§ of the total length. Eyes \ a diameter from end of snout. Width of preorbital \ of that of orbit; suborbitals very narrow. Colours. Olive; each scale on the head, along the back, and on the upper half of the sides with a brilliant green-blue centre. Pectoral with a black spot superiorly. Lives around the coral, hiding itself amongst its branches when in fear. 169. GLYPHIDODON ANTJERIUS, Cuv. & Val. 170. GLYPHIDODON MODESTUS, Schleg. 171. GLYPHIDODON BATJANENSIS, Blkr. D. 12/15. A. 2/13. Family LABRID^E. 1 72. CHOSROPS ANCHORAGO, Bl. Colours. Yellow; cheeks with large scarlet spots. A black vertical band extends from the interspace between the fourth dorsal spine and sixth dorsal ray to the middle of the body, divided anteriorly from another by a whitish ground-colour, whilst nearer to the head exists a third dark band. Dorsal and caudal fins margined with orange. 173. CHEILINUS CHLORURUS, Bl. 174. LABRICHTHYS BICOLOR, sp. nov. D. 9/11. P. 13. V. 1/5. A. 3/10. C. 15. L.L 26. L. tr. 5/12. Length of head nearly \, of caudal \, height of body -i- of the total length. |
