148 INDIAN FRESH- WATER FISHES. 



7. Glyptosternum telchitta. 



Hab. Punjab and N7W\ Provinces. 6 inches. 



Char. Anal rays 11 to 13. Maxillary barbels 

 short, extending to the hinder margin of the eye. 

 Lips roughened, but not fringed. Dorsal spine 

 smooth, pectoral spine serrated. 



Colour reddish brown, a faint brown stripe along 

 the side. 



8. Glyptosternum modestum. 



Hab. Punjab. 3 inches. 



Char. Anal rays 9. Maxillary barbels nearly as 

 long as the head. 



Colour uniform brown. 



GENUS AMBLYCEPS. 



Small siluroids from the Indian continent. 



Char. Barbels 8. Head covered with soft skin 

 above. 



Eyes very small. No adhesive apparatus on the 

 thorax. 



1. Amblyceps tenuispinis. 



Hab. Eiver Ganges. 2 inches. 



Char. Anal rays 9. Barbels thin. No lateral 

 line. Dorsal and pectoral spines short and slender. 

 Adipose fin indistinct, and pointed posteriorly. 



Colour olive brown. 



