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Show 0*18 SURGEON F. DAY ON ANDAMAN-ISLAND FISHES. [N()V. 1, I HI. JuLIS LUNARIS, Lillll. This fish is easily taken by a bait; and the natives appear rather to esteem it as food. Colours. Pectoral spot reddish violet. Head violet, with several oblique reddish bands. Body green ; each scale with a vertical red streak, forming bands. Dorsal fin red, with a blue and yellow margin. Anal violet, with a yellow edge. Caudal yellow, its base and lobes green. 182. GOMPHOSUS MELANOTUS, Blkr. D. 8/13. P. 16. V. 1/5. A. 2/11. C. 13. L. 1. 26. L. tr. 3/10. Caudal fin cut square in this specimen. Colours. Upper part of head and back deep brown, becoming lighter on the sides ; each scale darkest at its base ; cheeks pinkish. Pectoral yellow. Vertical fins dark-coloured, becoming deep brown externally, with a very narrow light edge; caudal the same, with black margin, and a rather wider white edging. Ventrals whitish, the outer ray brown. 183. CALLYODON VIRIDESCENS, Riipp. Common. 184. PSEUDOSCARUS RIVULATUS, C. & V. Ar-dah, And. D. 9/10. P. 14. V. 1/5. A. 2/9. L. 1. 22. L. tr. 2/7|. This beautiful fish is mostly taken near coral-reefs. 185. PSEUDOSCARUS TROSCHELLT, Blkr. Poo-eo-dah, And. Very common, and eaten by the aborigines. Family GERRID^E. 186. G E R R E S FILAMENTOSUS, C. & V. Po-rochab-dah, And. 187. GERRES POETI, C. & V. 188. GERRES ACINACES, C. & V. 189. GERRES ABBREVIATUS, Blkr. One specimen 6 inches long. Order ANACANTHINI. Family PLEURONECTID^E. 190. PSEUDORHOMBUS ARSIUS, H. B. 191. PSEUDORHOMBUS RUSSELLII, Gray. Ky-tha-thong-dah, And. In some examples of this common species the body and fins were covered with fine black spots. |
