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1). EiKJiAxicA, Day. 



B. iii. ; D. 2628; P. 16; V. 9; A. 7; C. 19. 



Upper caudal lobe the longer. Silvery, some of the scale.s with dark spots at their 

 base, forming horizontal bands. Tins orange. Grows to 10 iuclies. 

 Maulmaiii and Tavoy. 

 D. Beui).morei, Blyth. 



B. iii. ; I). 26 ; V. 9 ; A. 7. 



Large pores on front of snout. Lower lip thick, not fringed. Colour (in spirit) 

 uniform. 



Tenasserim. 



CiREniN.v, Cuvier ct ValcncieHnes. 



Snout depressed, obtusely roundeil, with soft covering extremely thin. Moutli 

 broad, transver.se. Upper lip not continuous with the lower. Lower jaw sliai-p, with 

 a thin lip, or none, and a small tubercle over the symphysis. 



C. ILRIGALA, Ham. Buch. 

 Nga-kyin and Xga-gyoin. 



B. iii. ; D. 15-16 ; P. 15 ; V. 9 ; A. 8 ; C. 15. 



Dorsal commences nearer to the snout than to the tail. Silvery, dark grey along 

 the back, sometimes having a coppery tinge. Pectoral, ventral, and anal fins orange, 

 stained with black. Grows to three feet, and is an excellent species for stocking 

 tanks with. 



Burma. 



Semiplotus, Bleeher. 



Snout thick and prominent. Mouth wide, transverse, inferior, with a knob at the 

 symphysis. No barbels. Dorsal long, its last undivided ray strong. 



S. MODESTUs, Day. 



B. iii. ; D. 24 ; P. 15 ; V. 9 ; A. 910 ; C. 19. 



Several open pores on either side of the snout. A thin cartilaginous covering 

 to tlu! mandible. The last undivided ray of the dorsal is serrated. iSilvery, darkest 

 above. Ventrals and anal tipped with orange. 



Akyab in hill .streams. 



S. MACCLELL.iNDii, Blcekcr. 



B. iii. ; D. 27-28 ; P. 16 ; V. 10 ; A. 9 ; C. 19. 



Snout tliickened, with a line of 6 open pores crossing it towards the orbit. A 

 horny covering to the manilible. Leaden silvery, darkest above, the pectoral, ventral 

 and anal fins orange. Grows to 2 feet. 



Burma. 



Catla, Cuvier ct Valenciennes. 



Head broad. Snout with very thin integuments. Lower lip thick, with a 

 continuous and free posterior margin. Upper lip none. The mantliblo with a 

 movable symphysial articulation, but no tubercle. Barbels none. 



C. BccnANANI. 



Nga-thaing. 



B. iii.; D. 17-19; P. 21; Y. 9 ; A. 8 ; C. 19. 



Lower jaw prominent, in large fish some pores on the snout. Greyish on back. 

 Silvery on the sides and belly. Pins dark. Grows to 6 feet. 



Burma. 



This fish is good for stocking tanks, and up to 2 feet its flesh is excellent, larger 

 fish are rather coarse. 



