313 ICHTHYOLOGY. 



WHITE FISH. 



A sptcies of white fish is brought to the bazars in 

 Maulmain, which has no barbules, and the dorsal fin is 

 exactly over the interval between the ventral and anal. 

 Its fin-formula does not correspond exactly to any of the 

 species described by M'Clelland. 



D.9: P. 14: V. 9 : A. 12: C. 19. 

 Leuciscus. 



TAVOY WHITE FISH. 



I have noticed a fish in the fresh-water streams of 

 Tavoy, that resembles a species of 

 Leuciscus. 



LOACH. 



Two distinct species of loach in the mountain streams 

 of the southern Provinces, I have seen, and there are 

 probably others. 

 Colitis. 



HERRING, PIKE, AND FLAT-FISH. 



The herring, pike, and flat-fish tribes are represented 

 by, flat-bellied herrings, thryssa-anchovies, Tenasserinv 

 sardines bristle-finned sprats, shads, chatresi, fresh-water 

 herrings, flying-fish, half-billed gar-fish, pikes, plagusia^ 

 soles, and brachirus-turbots. 



flat-bellied herring. 

 A species of platygaster of the herring tribe, is often 

 seen in bazar, which resembles the common herring. The 

 mouth is entirely vertical, and the dorsal fin commence? 

 behind a very small ventral. The caudal fin is forked 

 and yellowish, and the opercula are yellow. The fin rays: 

 are, 



D. 14: P. 13: V. 6 : A. 4 : C. 20= 

 Platygaster. 



