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culum, and interoperculum strongly denticulated, but 

 not that of the preoperculum. There are five rays in 

 the gills, and many spinous ones in the dorsal, and 

 even in the anal. The stomach is moderate and 

 rounded, and the pylorus has but three appendages. 

 But one species is known, 



An. testuclineiis, Cuv. \ called, in the Tamoule tongue, 

 Paneiri or Tree-climber, highly celebrated, because it 

 not only leaves the water, but, according to Daldorf, 

 even climbs up the shrubs on its banks ; this latter 

 assertion, however, is disputed. Found throughout 

 all India. 



POLYACANTHUS, Kulll. 



Rays spinous ; as numerous as in Anabas, and more 

 so ; the same mouth, scales, and interrupted lateral 

 line ; but neither of the opercula is denticulated ; the 

 body is compressed, and there are four rays in the 

 gills ; a narrow band of small, short, and crowded 

 teeth in the jaws, but none in the palate ; the branchial 

 apparatus is more simple, and their pylorus has but 

 two ccecal appendages. 



Found in rivers, &c. throughout all India 2 . 



1 It is the Amphiprion scansor, Bl., Schn. p. 204 and 570, or 

 Perca scandens, Daldorf. Lin. Trans, iii. p. 62. It is also the 

 Anthias testudineus, Bl. pi. cccxxii. and the Corns coboius, Ham. 

 Buchan. pi. xiii. f. 38- 



2 Trichopodus colisa, H. Buchan. Trich. bejeas, Id. 118. Trich. 

 cotra, Id. 119. Tr. lalius, Id. 120. Tr. sola, Id. ib. Tr.chuna, 

 Id. 121. Trichogaster fasciatus, Bl., Schn. pi. xxxvi. p. 164. 

 Chcetodon chincnsis, Bl. pi. ccxviii. f. 1. 



