HARA. 189 



The two following genera are very insufficiently known, and there- 

 fore their position in the system is extremely doubtful. 



HARA. 



Hara, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxix. p. 152. 



Adipose fin of moderate length ; a short dorsal fin with a pungent 

 spine ; anal fin short, with less than 20 rays. Barbels eight, those 

 of the maxillaries being dilated in their basal half. Teeth on the 

 palate villiform, in a band. Eyes small, without free orbital mar- 

 gin, below the skin. Caudal fin forked ; ventrals with six rays. 



East Indian continent. 



1. Hara aspera. 



Pimelodus asperus, M i Clell. Calc. Journ. Nat. Hist. iv. p. 404. tab. 24. 

 fig. 2. 



D. 1/6. A. 8 (?). P. 1/6. 



Habit stout. Head osseous above, the occipital region with three 

 parallel bony processes. Maxillary barbels rather longer than the 

 head. Cleft of the mouth below the snout. Dorsal and pectoral 

 spines very strong, strongly serrated. Caudal forked. Body and fins 

 transversely variegated with brown and white ; barbels annulated. 

 (M'Cl.) 



Chusan. 



2. Hara buchanani. 



Pimelodus hara, Ham. Buck. pp. 190, 378. 

 Hara buchanani, Blyth, I. c. 



D. 1/6. A. 10. P. 1/7. 



Habit rather stout. Head osseous above, the occipital region with 

 three parallel bony processes. Maxillary barbels longer than the 

 head. Cleft of the mouth below the snout ; eyes directed upwards. 

 Dorsal and pectoral spines of moderate strength, serrated ; caudal 

 forked. Brown, marbled with black ; nasal and maxillary barbels 

 annulated with black. (H. B.) 



Payer Kosi. Three inches long. 



Hara filamentosa (Blyth, 1. c), from Tenasserim, is said to be " very 

 like H. buchanani, but having a long filament continued from the 

 upper segment of the caudal fin " 



3. Hara conta. 



Pimelodus conta, Ham. Buch. pp. 191, 379. 

 D. 1/4. A. 10. P. 1/7. 

 Habit slender. Head osseous above, the occipital region with 

 three parallel bony processes. Barbels shorter than the head. Cleft 

 of the mouth below the snout ; eyes directed upwards. Dorsal and 

 pectoral spines strong, serrated along both edges. The upper caudal 

 lobe prolonged. Brown : fins spotted ; maxillary barbels annulated 

 with black. (H. B.) 



River Mahananda. Five inches long. 



