colxiil 



71. Macroiiea Malab.iriciis. 1). |/U, A.IO. Mnxillnvy '"nrbcls reach 

 tlic middle of tlic vontial (hi : doisal spine short and entire : j)octoral 

 serrated on both sides. A ronnd black shoulder niaik. Malabar. 



?■;?. Macrovesoculatus,C\.\v.M\<\.YA\. Cua)ee,Ma\. 1). j/O, A. 11. 

 Eye large. Maxillary barbels reach the caudal fin. Occipital proeesg 

 extends to the base of the dorsal fin. Dorsal s])ine serrated on both sides : 

 adipose fin short. Uniform, with two indistinct, lateral, longitudinal 

 bands. Southern India and Malabar. 



73. ]\[(icronc.i tcn/iara,\\am.Viw\\. D. j/O, A. 1 0. Tinrj-ga-rah ax\A 

 Karaal, Panj. : Mnllecr and Kng-gcr, Sind. Maxillary liarbels reach llie 

 caudal. Dorsal spine entire : adipose fin long. Longitudinal bands and 

 a dark shoulder mark. Upper portions of Jumna and Ganges, Paujab 

 and Sind, to G inches in length. 



71^. Macrones keleims, Bleeker. D. |/0, A. 9. Maxillary barbels 

 reach the base of anal fin. Dorsal spine entire : adipose fin short. Greyish, 

 with two light longitudinal bauds. Jumna and Ganges, also Panjiib, not 

 attaining a large size. 



75. Macronea (?) cavia, Ham. Buch. lianr/a teiig-gnra, Hind. 

 D. J/0, A. 9. Maxillary barbels as long as the head. Dorsal sjiine 

 entire : adipose fin short. Brownish, with two transverse bauds across 

 the tail. Northern Bengal, attaining 6 inches in length. 



Genus — Rita, Blcchcr. 

 Gogrins, Day. 



Brnnchiosicgah eight. Ei/eliJs vnthoni free arcnlar margins. Monili 

 irnnsvcrse : upper jaw 1 he longer. Nasirils on ciiher side contignona, hut 

 the pair on one side widefj/ separated, from that on the other, liarbels 

 six, a minute pair at the posterior nostrils, a maxillary and one mandibular 

 pair. Granular or molar-form teeth on the palate. Rayed dorsal fin, 

 with one spine and six rays : the adipose and the anal of moderate lengths : 

 ventral vnth six or eight rays: caudal forked. Air-vessel large, not 

 enclosed in bone, whilst it may possess posterior elongations. 



76. Rita ritoides, Cnv. & Val. D. i/0, A. 'l2. Humeral process 

 about as long as the head. Air-vessel with posterior horn-like jMolong- 

 ations. Gangetic Provinces, Paujab, Sind and Burma, attaining a 

 foot in length. 



77. liita, pavimentata, Val. D. ^/O, A. 12. Humeral process 

 about half as long as the head. Deccan and Bombay. 



78. Rita kuturnee, Sykes. D. ^/O, A. 12. Humeral jnocess two- 

 thirds as long as the head. Air-vessel without posterior prolongations. 

 Deccan. 



79. Rita (f) rama, Ham. Buch. D. J/0, A. 15. Assam. 



Genus — Anivs, Cuv. ^- Val. 



Sciades, sp., et Ariodes, Mull. & Trosch. : He.ranematichthys, 

 Guitinga, Hemiarins, Cephalocassis, hetmna, et Vseudarius, Bleeker. 



Jiranchiostegals from five to six. Head osseous superiorly or covered 

 with very thin skin. Eyes with free orbital margins. Mouth anterior : 

 upper jaw generally the longer. Anterior and posterior nostrils placed 

 close together, the latter being provided with a valre. Barbels six, one 

 maxillary and two mandibular pairs. Teeth in the jaws ritfiform, always 



