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Bagridae — Bagrid Catfishes. 



Mystus havmolleri^ new species. 



Pangasiidae — Pangassiid Catfishes. 



Pangasiu^ cultratus^ new species. 

 Pangasvus heani^ new species. 

 Pangasius fowleri, new species. 

 Pangasius saniticongsei, new species. 



Ariidae — Sea Catfishes. 



A7'ms sciurvjs, new species. 



S YN A PTURID AE SoLES . 



Synaptura aenca, new species. 



GoBiiDAE — Gobies. 



Gohiella pellucid a^ new genus and species. 



Thalgohiella sua, new genus and species. 

 PogonogoMus^ new genus. 



Eugnathogohius ynicrops, new genus and species. 

 Pipidonia quinquecincta, new genus and species. 

 Herrea formosa^ new genus and species. 

 Creisson sealei, new species. 

 Paragohiodon ke7'ri, new species. 

 Rhinogohius sbnilis^ new species. 

 Rhinogohius atrlpinnatus, new species. 

 C7'yptocent7'us leo7iis, new species. 

 Apocryptodon incdGol'mi^ new species. 



By permission of His Excellency Chao Phya Baladeb, Minister 

 of Lands and Agriculture in the Cabinet of His Majesty the King 

 of Siam, the type specimens of the fishes herein described have been 

 deposited in the United States National Museum. 



BOTIA BEAUFORTI, new species 



Description. — Body oblong, much compressed, the depth 4.3 in 

 standard length, the width at dorsal fin more than 0.5 its depth; 

 caudal peduncle deeper than long, its depth about 0.75 depth of 

 body; dorsal profile a flat, regular curve from snout to caudal, the 

 ventral profile much more arched; head 3.75 in standard length, 

 rather sharply pointed ; eye in posterior half of head, small, 

 9 in head, 4.5 in snout, and nearly 2 in the strongly convex interor- 

 bital; the strong, bifid preorbital spine scarcely below level of eye 

 and extending to pupil; mouth small, strongly curved, extending 

 half way from tip of snout to nostrils, lower jaw included; lips 

 thick, tumid, each with a median cleft, lower lip with a rounded 

 mass on each side of symphj^sis ; 6 simple barbels, the 4 rostral ones 



