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(i.) CLAKIIXAE. Dorsal and anal fins very long, extending to 

 the caudal ; gill-membranes free, or narrowly united to the 

 isthmus. Asiatic- African genera : Clarias, ffeterobranchus, Plo- 

 tusus. Asiatic- Australian : Copidoglanis. Asiatic : Cranoglanis. 

 African : Clarialldbes, Allalenchelys, Gymnallabes, Channalabes. 

 Australian : Cnidoglanis. 



(ii.) SILURINAE. Dorsal fin very short or absent, anal very 

 lung; gill-membranes free. Europaeo-Asiatic : Silurus. Asiatic: 

 Silurodon, Silurichtkys, Saccobranchus, Wallago, Belodontichthys, 

 Cryptopterus, Callichrous, Hemisilurus, Ailiichthys, Ailia, Schil- 

 Inchthys, Lais, Pseudentropius, Pangasius, Ostcogeniosus, Heli- 

 cophagus, Silondia. African : Eutropius, Schilbe, Siluranodon, 

 Physailia, Parailia. Australian : Eumeda, Neosilurus. 



(iii.) BAGRINAE. Dorsal fin short, followed by a more or less 

 elongate adipose fin ; anal short or moderate ; gill-membranes 

 free. Asia, Africa, America, Australia : Arius. Asia and 

 America : Amiurus. Asiatic : Macrones,. Pseudobagrus, Liocassis, 

 Bagroides, BagricJitliys, Rita, Acrocliordonichthys, Acysis, Olyra, 

 Hemipimelodus. African : Bagrus, Clarotes, Ckrysichtliys, Gepliyi-o- 

 glanis, Auchenoglanis, Notoglanidium, Anoplopterus, Galeichtliys. 

 American : Diplomystes, Paradiplomystes, Aelurichthys, Genidens, 

 Noturus, Callopkysus, Pimelodus, Pimelodina, Nanoglanis, Hepta- 

 2Jterus, Nematogenys, Pariolius, Pirinampus, Conorhynchus, Noto- 

 glanis, Callopliysus, Sorubim, Piramutana, Bagropsis, Sciades. 

 Australian : Nedystoma, Pachyula, 



(iv.) DORADINAE. A short-rayed dorsal fin and an adipose, the 

 latter sometimes replaced by a second rayed dorsal ; anal short 

 or moderate ; gill-clefts more or less widely interrupted below. 

 African : Synodontis, Chiloglanis, Atopochilus, Euchiliclithys, 

 Mochocus, Doumea, Phractura, Paraphractura, Andersonia, 

 Tracliyglanis, Belonoglanis. Asiatic : Bagarius, Glyptosternum, 

 Gagata, Pseudecheneis, Exostoma, Sisor, Breitensteinia, Sosia, Cliaca. 

 South American : Doras, Oxydoras, Leptodoras, Physopyxis, 

 Glanidium, Centromochlus, Wertheimeria, Cetopsis. 



(v.) MALOPTERURINAE. No rayed dorsal fin, an adipose ; anal 

 short ; gill-clefts interrupted below. African : Malopterurus. 



(vi.) CALLICHTHYINAE. Dorsal, anal, and adipose fins short ; 

 body completely cuirassed ; praemaxillaries much reduced, the 

 border of the upper jaw formed mainly by the maxillaries. 

 South American : Callichthys, Corydoras. 



