138 Records of the Indian Museum [Vor ¥, 
Macrones bleekeri var. burmanicus. Bhamo (T) 
Saccobranchus fossilis. Bhamo (T). 
CYPRINIDA. 
Rohtee belangert. Mandalay. 
Cirrhina mrigala. Mandalay. 
Nurwva danrica var. alta. Mandalay. Bhamo (R). 
Rasbora daniconius. Bhamo (R). 
Barbus tetrarupagus. Bhamo (R). 
COBITIDINA. 
Lepadocephalichthys guntea. Mandalay. 
CLUPEIDA. 
Clupea variegata. Mandalay. 
NOTOPTERID&. 
Notopterus kapirat. Mandalay. 
Acanthoptery¢gii. 
PERCIDA. 
Ambassis baculis. Mandalay. 
vanga. Bhamo (R). 
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RHYNCHOBDELLIDZ. 
Mastacembelus zebyrinus. Mandalay. 
OPHIOCEPHALID As. 
Ophiocephalus marulius. Mandalay. 
punctatus. Bhamo (T). 
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LABYRINTHICI. 
Anabas scandens. Bhamo (T). 
Of the above Barbus tetrarupagus and Lepadocephalichthys 
guntea have not previously been recorded from Burma though 
their distribution in India is wide. 
VII.—THE SPAWNING OF THE HILSA. 
During 1909 I was able to examine Hilsa (Clupea ilisha) at 
various places in the province of Bengal. Unfortunately, through 
circumstances over which I had no control, the investigation into 
the spawning habits of this fish was suspended at a time when it 
seemed probable that its spawning grounds would be located. The 
results of the investigation are appended here for the benefit of 
anyone who may care to follow up the question. 
There can be no doubt whatever that the Hilsa, like the 
American and European ‘‘Shad’’ (Clupea sapidissima and C. alosa 
and /finta), is an anadromous fish, that is, it ascends the rivers from 
the sea in order to spawn. The spawning places and habits of the 
