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Show 656 MR. G. A. BOULENGER ON [Dec. 20, 22. CHILODIPTERUS LINEATUS, Forsk. 23. CHILODIPTERUS OCTOVITTATUS, C. & V. 24. ODONTONECTES ERYTHROGASTER, C. & V. A dry specimen, measuring 2 feet 2 inches. 25. THERAPON JARBUA, Forsk. 26. PRISTIPOMA HASTA, BI. 27. PRISTIPOMA DUSSUMIERI, C. & V. 28. PRISTIPOMA STRIDENS, Forsk. 29. PRISTIPOMA OPERCULARE, Playf. 30. DlAGRAMMA GRISEUM, C. & V. 31. DlAGRAMMA GATERINA, Forsk. 32. DlAGRAMMA PUNCTATUM, C & V. 33. DlAGRAMMA JAYAKARI, Sp. n. D. If. A. |. P. 17. L. r.1 100. L. tr. g. Length of the head one fourth of the total ; diameter of the eye once and two fifths in the length of the snout, and thrice and two thirds in that of the head ; lios thick, swollen ; the maxillary reaches to tbe vertical of the posterior nostril ; the depth of the praeorbital a little less than the diameter of the eye ; praeoperculum with the vertical limb finely and evenly serrated, and the angle rounded. Depth of the body thrice and two fifths in the total length. Dorsal fin scarcely notched ; spines strong, fourth longest and not quite one third the length of the head; the greatest depth of the soft dorsal equals the length of the longest spine, or seven eighths the depth of the body; second anal spine longest and strongest. Pectoral reaching to below the tenth dorsal spine. The distance between the anal and the caudal about twice the depth of the free portion of the tail. Caudalis concave. Grevish ; upper part of head and upper two thirds of body with a blackish network enclosing numerous roundish yellow spots ; suborbital part of head with longitudinal blackish streaks (five or six on the praeoperculum); spinosp dorsal grey, with large round, bright yellow spots ; upper half of pectoral, and extremity of ventrals, anal, and caudal, blackish. Total length 11 inches. A single specimen, in spirit. 34. SCOLOPSIS AURATUS, Mungo Park. S. torquatus, C. & V. 35. SCOLOPSIS GHANAM, Forsk. 1 Counted above the lateral line. |