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Genus — G lyptosternum, Mc Clella nd. 



Glyptothorax, pt., Blyth. 



Branchiostegals about ten. Gill-opening wide; gill-membranes separat- 

 ed by, and confluent with, the isthmus. An adhesive apparatus formed of 

 longitudinal plaits of shin, situated between the bases of the pectoral fins 

 on the thorax, which frequently become indistinct in old individuals. 

 Head more or less depressed, and generally covered with soft shin. Eyes 

 small, subcutaneous. Mouth inferior. Barbels eight, the maxillary ones 

 having very broad bases. Teeth in the jaivs villiform, palate edentulous. 

 Dorsal with one spine and six rays : adipose Jin rather short : pectorals 

 horizontal: ventral situated posterior to the dorsal and having six rays: 

 anal rather short: sometimes the pectoral and ventral rays are plaited in- 

 feriorly. Air-vessel in two rounded lateral portions, enclosed in bony 

 cap stiles. 



125. Glyptosternum striatum, McClelland. Now-u and Nah-he, if 

 small Jup-pah, Panj. D. £/0, A. 9-11. Breadth of head nearly equals 

 its length. Maxillary barbels extend beyond the root of the pectoral. 

 Lips not fringed. Occipital process three times as long as broad. 

 Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as high. Dorsal spine more than 

 half as long as the head. In the young, the outer pectoral and ventral 

 rays are plaited inferiorly. Brown, fins yellow stained with black. 

 Rivers on and along the bases of the Himalayas. 



126. Glyptosternum lonah, Sykes. D. £/0, A. 11-12. Breadth 

 of head nearly or quite equal to its length. Maxillary barbels extend to 

 the end of the head. Lips not fringed. Occipital process nearly four 

 times as long as broad. Caudal peduncle twice as long as high. Fin 

 rays not plaited. Dorsal spine not quite half as long as the head. 

 Yellowish brown, banded with blackish, fins yellow. Dorsal, caudal, 

 and anal with black bands. Deccan, attaining at least 6 inches in 

 length. 



127. Glyptosternum trilineatum, Blyth. D. £/0, A. 13. Breadth 

 of head about equals its length. Maxillary barbels reach to the end of 

 the head. Lips not fringed. Occipital process nearly three times as 

 long as broad. Caudal peduncle twice as long as high. Fins rays not 

 plaited inferiorly. Dorsal spine rather above half the length of the 

 head. Chestnut brown, with three light longitudinal bands. Burma 

 and Nepal (?), attaining 12 inches or more in length. 



128. Glyptosternum telchitta, Ham. Buch. Til-li-ah, Panj. and 

 N. W. Prov. : Go-a-che-rah, Beng. D. £/0, A. 11. Head longer 

 than broad. Maxillary barbels extend to the posterior edge of 

 the orbit. Lips roughened, but not fringed. Occipital process three 

 times as long as broad. Caudal peduncle twice as long as high. Fin 

 rays not plaited inferiorly. Dorsal spine two -thirds as long as the 

 head. Blackish-brown, fins yellow with black bands. Caudal black, 

 with a yellow edge. From the Panjab through Bengal and Beliar, 

 attaining 5 or 6 inches in length. 



129. Glyptosternum Lekkanense, Giinther. D. ^/0, A. 11. The 

 breadth of the head equals its post-nasal length. Maxillary barbels 

 extend to the base of the pectoral. Lips smooth. Occipital process 

 from five to six times longer than broad. Caudal peduncle about twice 



