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tance from the dorsal. Pectoral spine broad, strongly toothed ; pec- 

 toral fin terminating at a considerable distance from the ventral. 

 Caudal deeply forked. Greyish brown, a light streak along the ver- 

 tebral line and along each lateral lino. 



Nepal. (Tenasserim ?) 

 a, h-e. Adult (12 inches long). Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodg- 

 son, Esq. 



2. Glyptosternum gracile. 

 ^ D. 1/6. A. 14. P. 1/10. V. 6. 



Head rather longer than broad, its length being two-ninths of the 

 total (Avithout caudal). Eyes behind the middle of the length of the 

 head ; occipital process narrow, slender, nearly four times as broad 

 as long. Lips not fringed ; the maxillarj^ barbels extend nearly to 

 the middle of the pectoral. The free portion of the tail is twice as 

 long as high. Dorsal fin pointed, much higher than the body ; dor- 

 sal and pectoral spines not enveloped in skin ; the former is rather 

 strong, serrated behind, four-fifths of the length of the head. Adi- 

 pose fin longer than dorsal, its length being more than one-half of 

 its distance from the dorsal. Caudal fin deeply forked, with the lobes 

 pointed, the lower being the longer, two-ninths of the total length. 

 Anal fin somewhat pointed. The pectoi'al fin extends nearly to the 

 root of the ventral ; its spine is exceedingly broad, and armed with 

 about ten reciu'ved osseous spines. Brownish ; fins light-coloured. 



Nepal. 

 a. Five inches long. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



272. 



3. Glyptosternum platypogonoides. 



Pimelodus platypogonides, Blvek. Nat. Tydschr. Nederl. Ind. ix. p. : 

 Glyptosternon plat>^ogonides, Meek. Prodr. Si/ui: p. 219. 

 Glj'ptothorax platypogonides, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. Silur. p. G3. tab. 8."?. 

 fig. 3. 



B. 8-9. D. 1/6. A. 12-13. P. 1/9. V. 6. 



The length of the head is contained four times and a fourth or 

 four times and a third in the total (without caudal) ; its width is 

 once and a fourth or once and a fifth in its length. Eyes in the 

 middle of the length of the head ; occipital process thrice as long as 

 broad. Lips not fringed ; the maxillary barbels extend to the base 

 of the pectorals. The free portion of the tail is more than twice as 

 long as high. Dorsal spine three-fourths of the length of the head, 

 generally slightly serrated behind. Adipose fin longer than dorsal, 

 its length being more than one-half of its distance from the dorsal. 

 Pectoral spine broad, provided with large spinous teeth interiorly ; 

 caudal fin deeply forked. Greenish violet, with blue dots ; lateral 

 line yellow ; dorsal and anal fins with a broad band along the base 

 and along their oiiter portion ; adipose fin and caudal dotted with 

 brown. 



Sumatra. 

 a. Type of the species. From Dr. P. v. Blecker's Collection. 



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