. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. from the Bay of Bengal. 431 behind the gill-opening, and occupies the entire extent of the tail; all its rays are articulated and branched at the tip, their average height being about half the averao;e lieio-ht of the dorsal. Caudal hastate, with tnu'teen branched rays, of which the longest one, situated medially, is 4^ in the total length. Pec- torals pointed, nearly as long as thepostrostral portion of the head. Ventrals subjugular, with one flexible spine and five rays, the
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. from the Bay of Bengal. 431 behind the gill-opening, and occupies the entire extent of the tail; all its rays are articulated and branched at the tip, their average height being about half the averao;e lieio-ht of the dorsal. Caudal hastate, with tnu'teen branched rays, of which the longest one, situated medially, is 4^ in the total length. Pec- torals pointed, nearly as long as thepostrostral portion of the head. Ventrals subjugular, with one flexible spine and five rays, the longest of which is more than three fourths the length of the caudal. Stomach siphonal; no ])yloric caeca ; no air-bladder. Colours in life :—Body, like the head, burnished metallicgold, vertical fins hyaline, both serried with brilliant torquoise - blue ocelli arranged in parallel longi- tudinal rows ; ten such rows, of about fifty each, along the dorsal fin, three such, of sixty each, along the head and body, and three, of about forty each, along the anal fin ; along the dorsal half of the body are twelve in- conspicuous, equidistant, broad, dusky bands. In spirit the gold fades, the dusky bands become very dark and distinct, and the ocelli change to dark grey rings. Length 6'1 inches. Ganjam coast, 10 to 13 fathoms ; bottom sand. Dr. Steindachner (foe. c<V.), who unfortunately had but one small specimen, which could not be spared for dissection, to exa- mine, doubtfully referred Tcenio- lahrus to the Labridge. I have examined seven specimens and dissected one, and I find that the lower pharyngeal bones, which Dr. Steindachner was unable to investigate, are not coalesced. From the above. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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