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pectoral with a serrated or entire spine (sometimes apparent I// due to se.vj ; 

 anal long continuous with or terminating close to the caudal, the latter 

 forked or emarginate : ventrals with ten or less rays. Air-vessel in the 

 abdominal cavity not enclosed in bone. 



a. Vomerine teeth in an uninterrupted band. 



91. Gtlfichrous Gangeticus, Peters. D. 2, A. 75. Four barbels, the 

 maxillary hardly reach the anal. Vomerine teeth in this species in an 

 uninterrupted band. Anal confluent with caudal. Stated to have been 

 obtained from the Ganges. 



b. Vomerine teeth in an interrupted band. 



92. Callichrous macrophthalmus, Blyth. Nga-noo-than and Nga- 

 myin-boulc, Burrn. D. 4, A. 74-76. Eyes, diameter ^rd of length of head. 

 Four barbels, the maxillary reaching to the middle of the length of the 

 fish. Vomerine teeth in this, and all the succeeding species, in an 

 interrupted band. Anal not confluent with the caudal ; pectoral spine 

 strongly serrated internally in its last half. A round black blotch above 

 the posterior third of the pectoral fin. Irrawaddi and all its branches. 



93. Callichrous pabo, Ham. Buch. D. 5, A. 73. Four barbels, 

 the maxillary scarcely reaching beyond the eye. Anal not confluent 

 with the caudal; pectoral spine serrated internally. Assam. 



94- Callichrous checkra, Ham. Buch. Dirn-mon, Sind : Chelah- 

 wahlah, Tarn. : Pob-tah, Ooriah. D. 4, A. 73. Four barbels, the maxillary 

 reaching the end of the pectoral spine. Anal not confluent with the 

 caudal; pectoral spine serrated internally. Sind, Bombay Presidency, 

 Central Provinces, Mysore, and portions of Madras and Bengal. 



95. Callichrous nigrescens, Day. D. 5, A. 66-71. Four barbels, 

 the maxillary reach the posterior edge of the orbit. Anal not conflu- 

 ent with the caudal ; pectoral spine entire. Finely dotted with black 

 points. Rivers of Burma. 



96. Callichrous notatus, Day. D. 4, A. 65-73. Four barbels, the 

 maxillary reach to the middle of the length of the fish. Anal not 

 confluent with the caudal; pectoral spine serrated internally near its end. 

 A round black spot above the middle of the pectoral fin. Burmese 

 rivers, to four inches in length. 



97. Callichrous bimacidatus, Bl. Pob-tah, Puf-ta, Goong-wah, 

 and Pallu, Panj. : Goong-wah-ree and Puf-ta, N. W. Prov. 

 D. 4, A. 57-66. Four barbels, the maxillary reach the middle of the 

 fish. Anal not confluent with the caudal; pectoral spine internally 

 denticulated near its end. A round black spot above the middle of the 

 pectoral fin. Throughout India and Burma. 



98. Callichrous lalovittutuSj'Playfaiv. D. 4, A. 56-58. Four barbels 

 (stated erroneously only to have two), the maxillary reaching to the end 

 of the pectoral fin. Anal not confluent with the caudal ; pectoral spine 

 strongly denticulated internally. Cachar, to 4^ inches in length. 



99. Callichrous pabda, Ham. Buch. D. 4, A. 54. Four barbels, 

 the maxillary reaching to the second third of the anal fin. Anal not 

 confluent with the caudal ; pectoral spine smooth. A black blotch 

 behind the gill-opening. Ganges. 



