154 INDIAN FRESH-WATER FISHES. 



GENUS HEMIEAMPHUS. 



Char. Lower jaw only elongated like a beak. 

 Teeth viliform in both jaws. 



1. Hemiramphus ectuntio. 



Hab. Eivers and ponds Bengal and Orissa. 1 foot. 



Char. Dorsal rays 13. Anal 11. Scales 52? A 

 ridge along the side. Scales fall off easily. On each 

 side a broad, silvery, longitudinal stripe. 



2. Hemiramphus brachynotopterus. 



Hab. Hoogly. 



Char. Dorsal 9. Anal 15. 



