472 PHYSOSTOMI. 



B. vi, D. ^V I 0, P. 1/10-11, V. G, A. 43-52 (^:4^), C. 17. 



Leno-th of head 6 to 6j, of caudal 6, height of body 5 to G in the total lengfth. Eyes — situated behind 

 the ano-le of the mouth and partly on the under surface of the head, having broad circular adipose lids, 

 diameter '2f to 3 in the length of head, 2/3 to 1 diameter from end of snout, and 1 apart. The greatest width 

 of the head equals 1/2 its length, the width of the gape of the mouth 2/5 : the cleft of the mouth extends to 

 opposite the middle of the front edge of the eye. Occipital process long and slender, scarcely reaching the 

 basal bone of the dorsal fin. Median longitudinal groove on the head shallow and reaching to the occipital 

 process. Barbels — the nasal half as long as the head, the maxillaries reach the anal, whilst the mandibular 

 ones are a little longer than the head. Teeth — the vomerine and palatine ones in a distinct patch. Fins — 

 dorsal spine smooth anteriorly, serrated posteriorly, it is as long as the head without the snout. Pectoral spine 

 strono-er, serrated internally and almost as long as the head. Ventral rather above half as long as the head and 

 reaches the anal. Free portion of the tail about as high at its base as it is long. Colours — silvery, with a gloss 

 of green along the back : caudal stained with gray at its edges. 



I have obtained in Burmah, as high as ilandalay, specimens which I am unable to separate from this 

 species, except that in some the pectoral spine is sHghtly shorter, in others the adipose fin is almost or quite 

 absent. 



Habitat. — Poona, the Deecan, the rivers Kistna and Jumna. It attains upwards of a foot and a half 

 in leno-th, and is good eating. The specimen figured (life-size) was from Kurnool. 



3. Pseudeutropius acutirostris, Plate CIX, fig. 1. 



Dav, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869. p. 618. 



? Bagrus exodon, Val. in Bel. Voyage Ind. Or. Zool. p. 385, pi. 4, f . 1 ; Cnv. and ^ al. siv, p. 394 ; 

 Bleeker, Beng. p. 56. 



B. vi, D. i I 0, P. 1/7, V. 6, A. 42-46 („»„), C. 17. 



Length of head 41 to 5, of caudal 5, height of body 5 in the total length. %es— without adipose lids, 

 situated behind the cleft of the mouth, cUameter 1/3 of the length of the head, 1 diameter from the end 

 of snout, and also apart. The greatest -svidth of the head equals half its length. Upper surface of the head 

 flat and' ragose. Upper jaw elongated, and projecting considerably beyond the lower. The median 

 loncritudinal groove on the head reaches the base of the occipital process, which is narrow and 2/7 as -n-ide 

 at fts base as it is long. Barbels — the nasal rather longer than the head, the maxillary reach the base of the 

 anal fin, the mandibular ones as long as the head. Teeth — the whole of the under surface of the snout toothed, 

 the pre'maxillaries being entirely in advance of the lower jaw,* in two minute patches on the vomer, 

 and of the same character on the palatines, which are not continuous with those on the vomer. Fins — dorsal 

 spine as long as the head behind the angle of the mouth, it is finely serrated posteriorly. Pectoral spine 

 strono", rough externally, and with about ten strong teeth internally, it is as long as the head excluding the 

 snout?' Ventral arises somewhat Ixjliiud the base o"f the dorsal fin : caudal deeply forked. CoZoztrs— silvery, a 

 black spot on the occiput, and a black blotch at the base of the dorsal fin. 



The snout of this species much resembles that of Arias acutirostris, plate XCVII. The description in 

 Cuv. and Val. of Bagrus exodon appears to apply to this species, but the figure is very different, whereas it is 

 said to have come from Bengal. 



The common form has no elongation of the snout, although of the same size as the one havmg such an 

 elongation, but otherwise the same. ' The eyes as a consequence are 2^ in the length of head, and 1/2 a 

 dianieter from the end of snout : one specimen has a long anal papilla. It extends all through the rivers of 

 Burma as far to the east as Moulmein. It is evidently the Burmese representative of P. atherimides o{ 

 India. Belangers specimen if from India (not Burma) may have been a specimen of the P. atherinoides with 

 an elongated snout. 



jZahitat. — The Irrawaddi and other large Burmese rivers. It does not appear to exceed the size of the 

 specimen figured. 



4. Pseudeutropius murius, Plate CIX, fig. 6. 



Pimelodus muriiis, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, pp. 195, 378. 

 Bagrus murius, Cuv. and Val. xiv, p, 393 ; Bleeker, Beng. p. 56. 

 Pachypterus melanurus, Swainson, Fishes, ii, p. 306. 

 Baqrus Buchananii, Val. in Jacq. Voy. Ind. Orient, pi. xvi, f. 3. 

 Eu'tropiiis ? murius, Giinther, Catal. v, p. 54. 

 ? Pseudeutropius megalops, Giinther, Catal. v, p. GO. 

 Pseudeutropius miiritis. Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 18G9, p. 306. 



Muri-vacha, Ooriah and Bengali; Motusi, Beng. ; Butchua, Hind. ; Ke-raad, Punj. ; Chhotkd vdcJioyd, of 

 the Kusi (H. B.) 



B. V, D. i I 0, P. 1/10, V. 6, A. 38-43 (^^^o), C. 17. 



* In the variety iu ^vUich the snout is not elongated, still the prema-xillary is entirely in front of the mandibles. 



