160 INDIAN FRESH-WATER FISHES. 



GENUS MOKINGUA. 



Char. Tail much shorter than the trunk, pectorals 

 none or small, vertical fins only developed towards the 

 end of the tail. No scales. 



1. Moringua raitaborua. 



Hab. Bengal. 



Colour above purple with black dots. Dorsal and 

 anal fins interrupted in the middle, the hinder portion 

 of each being joined into one fin. It grows to the 

 length of nearly two feet. 



We have now completed the Fishes of the great 

 order Physostomi. 



There is one peculiar little fish which I will here 

 notice, as it is found in fresh water. It belongs to the 



ORDER LOPHOBRANCHIL 



Char. Gills not laminated, but composed of small 

 rounded lobes, attached to the branchial arches. 

 Body covered with an armour of bony plates. Snout 

 produced, mouth small, toothless. 



