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b. No separate inter-neural sliield on ihe nape, 



59. Macrones chryseus, Day. Manj'il yete, ]\Ial. : Fila huturnee, 

 Hind. D. j/O, A. 27. BaiLels scai-cely longer than the head. This and 

 the following species have no separate inter-neural shield on the nape. 

 Body golden, a black blotch behind the opercles. Western Coast of 

 Indiaj attaining upwards of a foot in length. 



60. Macrones laUn'io, Ham. Buch. D. j/0, A. 16. Barbels 

 shorter than the head ; diaphanous. River Tista, attaining three inches 

 iu length. 



61. Macrones gul'io, Ham. Buch. Nuna tengara, Beng. D. J/0, 

 A. 14. Maxillary barbels reach anal fin : adipose dorsal short. Brown- 

 ish. Mouths of large Indian and Burmese rivers, ascending above tidal 

 reach, attaining eight inches in length. 



62. Macrones tcngana, Ham. Buoh. Dum-sah, Panj. D. |/0, 

 A. 14. Maxillary barbels roach to middle or end of pectoral : adipose 

 dorsal short. Golden with longitudinal stripes. Assam and Paujubj up 

 to_3 inches in length. 



63. Macrones carcio, Ham. Buch. Ka-gur and Kut-tah-rah, N. W. 

 Provinces : Tcn-ga-ra, Beng. : Kel-lel-tee, Tam. ; Sakujella, Tel. : lii- 

 kun-ti-a, Ooriah : Nga-zbi-yine, Burm. D. j/0, A. l;i-14. Maxillary 

 barbels reach the caudal fin. Dorsal spine serrated on both sides : adi- 

 pose fin short. Banded and having a shoulder mark. India, Ceylon, 

 and Burma, to a few inches in length. 



6^. Macrones corsula, 'Ram. Buch. Punjah-guggak^Oovitih.: Nga-ike, 

 Burni. D. |/0, A. 11. Maxillary barbels reach anal fin : adipose dorsal 

 of moderate length. Brownish, with vertical rows of fine spots. Orissa, 

 Lower Bengal, and Burma, attaining a foot or more in length. 



65. Macrones punctatus, Jerdon. Pselta kelletee, Tam. D. }/0, 

 A. 11. Maxilhuy barbels reach the base of the ventral fins : adipose 

 dorsal of moderate length. About ten round, black spots along the 

 lateral line. Bowany lliver in Madras, attaining 18 inches in length. 



66. Macrones cavasiuSjWixm.Vtwch. Cut-taak kug-ger,Va\iy: Fella 

 kelleflee and CuUa, Tam.: Mtiti Jella, Tel. : Giiuica, OoiiA\ : Nga-ziu- 

 zine, Burm. D. |/0, A. 11. Maxillary barbels reach the base of the 

 cauilal fin. Dorsal spine entire : adipose fin long. Silvery. India and 

 Burma, to upwards of a foot in length. 



67. Macrones nangra, Ham. Buch. D. j/0, A. 10-11, Maxillary 

 barbels reach the vent. Dorsal spine entire: adipose fin short. Mud 

 coloured, with three vertical greenish bauds. Ganges and Jumna, to 

 about 2 inches in length. 



68. Macrones (■') bolius, Ham. Buch. D. ^/O, A. 11. Barbels 

 shorter than the head. Dorsal spine entire. Brown. Northern Bengal, 

 to C inches in length. 



69. Macrones leucophasis, 'S[yt\\. D. |/0, A. 11. Maxillary barbels 

 reach the end of anal fin. Dorsal spine posteriorly serrated : adipose fin 

 prolonged. Black, with some white spots. Burma. 



70. Macrones vitlatus, Bloch. D. j/0, A. 8-10. Maxillary barliels 

 reach the middle of the ventral fin : dorsal spine serrated on both sides. 

 ^Malabar and Coromandel Coast. 



