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pectoral wUh a aevi-aled or entire sjjiiie (sometimes apparently due to se.rj : 

 anal long cou/inuous with or terminating close to the caudal, the latter 

 forked or emarginale : ventrals with ten or less rays. Air-vessel in the 

 abdominal cavity not enclosed in bone. 



a. Vomerine teeth in an uninterrupted band. 



91. Callichrous Gangeticus, Peters. D. 2, A. 75. Pour barbels, the 

 maxillary liarilly reacb the anal. Vomerine teeth in this species in an 

 uninterrujjteil band. Anal confluent with caudal. Stated to have been 

 obtained from the Ganges. 



b. Vomerine teeth in an interrupted band. 



92. Calliclirous macrophthalnius, Blyth. Nya-noo-than and Nga- 

 niyin-bouk, Burni. D. 4, A. 74-70. Eyes, diametet ^rd of length of head. 

 Pour barbels, the maxillary reaching to the middle of the length of the 

 fish. Vomerine teeth in this, and all the succeeding species, in an 

 interrupted band. Anal not confluent with the caudal; pectoral spine 

 strongly serrated internally in its last half. A round black blotch above 

 the posterior tliird of the pectoral fin. Irrawaddi and all its brandies. 



93. Gallichrous paho, Ham. Buch. D. 5, A. 73. Pour barl)els, 

 the maxillary scarcely reaching beyond the eye. Anal not confluent 

 with the caudal; pectoral spine serrated ir/ternally. Assam. 



9^. Gallichrous checkra, Ilam. Buch. Bim-mon, Sind : Ghelah- 

 wahlah, Tarn. : Pob-tah, Ooriah. D. 4, A. 73. Pour barbels, the maxillary 

 reaching the end of the pectoral spine. Anal not confluent wilh the 

 caudal; i)ectoral spine serrated internally. Sind, Bombay Presidency, 

 Central Provinces, Mysore, and oortions of Madras and Bengal. 



95. Gallichrous nigrescens Day. D. 5, A. 06-71. Pour barbels, 

 the maxillary reach the posterii.r edge of the orbit. Anal not conflu- 

 ent with the caudal ; pectoral spine entire. Finely dotted with black 

 points. Rivers of Burma. 



96. Callichrous notutus, Day. D. 4, A. 65-73. Four barbels, the 

 maxillary reach to the middle of the length of the fish. Anal not 

 confluent with the caudal; pectoral spine serrated internally near its end. 

 A round black spot above the middle of the pectoral fin. Burmese 

 rivers, to four inches in length. 



97. Callichrous bimaculatus, Bl. Pob-tah, Pu/-ta, Goong-wah, 

 and Pallu, Panj. : Ooong-wuh-ree and PuJ'-ta, N. W. Prov. 

 D. 4, A. 57-66. Pour barbels, the maxillary reach the middle of the 

 fish. Anal not confluent with the caudal ; pectoral spine internally 

 denticulated near its end. A round black spot above the middle of the 

 pectoral fin. Throughout India and Burma. 



98. Callichrous latoviltatus, Flay fnir. D. 4, A. 56-58. Pour barbels 

 (stated erroneously only to have two), the maxillary reaching to the end 

 of the pectoral fin. Anal not confluent with the caudal ; pectoral spine 

 strongly denticulated internally. Cachar, to 4| inches in length. 



99. Callichrous pabda, Ilam. Buch. D. 4, A. 54. Pour barbels, 

 the maxillary reaching to the second third of the anal fin. Anal not 

 confluent witii the caudal ; pectoral spine smooth. A black jjlotch 

 behind the gill-opening. Ganges. 



