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100. Cdllicfirovs Egerlonii, Day. Pul-wu-ah ami Vallu, P;inj. : 

 bn-nonn, Sinil. D. 4, A. 52-51. Four barbels, llio iiiaxill;iiy 



100. 

 Viik-bn-nonn, Sinil. D. 4, A. 52-51. Four barbels, llio iiiaxill;iVy 

 extend sliglill}- beyond the base of the pectoral fin. Anal not con- 

 fluent with the caudal ; pectoral spine denticulated inforuall^'. Nu- 

 merous brownish blotches cover the bodj', and a largo black one exists 

 over the posterior half of the pectoral (in. ranj(ib and Sind. 



101. Callic/irons avasfowu.^, Cuv. and Val. D. 4, A. 52-54. Four 

 barbels, the maxillary reach the anal fin. Anal not conlliiont with the 

 caudal ; pectoral s])ino serrated internally. A round black spot behind 

 the gill-opening. Ilooghly. 



Qe^ins — JFallago, Bleeder. 



Branchiosleffals from fifteen to tweniy-one. Body elovgated and 

 com][tressed, the dorsal profile straight. Eyes above the level of the angle 

 of the mouth. Head covered with skin. Cleft of month deep. Snout 

 rather prodtcced : lower Jaio slightly the longer. Barbels fmr, one 

 ma.rillary and one mandilmlar pair. Teeth numerous and cardiform in 

 both jaws, and in an oblique patch 07i either side of the vomer : none on 

 the palatines. A short, spineless dorsal, .situated above, or .^lightly before 

 the ventrals : no adipose fn : anal long, terminating near the caudal, 

 which last consists of two rounded lobes : ventrals with from eight to 

 eleven rays. Air-vessel heart-shaped, 'not enclosed in bone. 



102. Wallago attu, Bl. Bo-al-le and Mul-lce, I'an.j. : Po-i-kee and 

 Mul-lee,^'m(!i : Vah-lah anA IJ'ah-lah,'Y;\m. : Fa-la-ga, 'Vv\. : Boal-lee, 

 Ooxxrikx: Nga-bat,V>\\\v!\. D. 5, A. 80-0.*?. Found throM<;hout the Indian 

 lilmpire, attaining several feet in length ; it is esteemed as good eatino-, 

 but is very voracious, and not a cleanly feeder. Sometimes this lisli 

 is termed a fresh-water shark by Europeans. 



Genus — Oltra, McClelland. 



Branchiosteus, Gill. 



Dorsal profile nearly horizontal. Body low and elongate. Head 

 depressed, superiorlij covered with soft slcin. Gill-openings wide. Eyes 

 small. Mouth terminal and transverse : jaivs of about equal length, or 

 the lower the longer. Nostrils remote from one another. Eight barbels 

 one to posterior nostril. Villifnrm teeth in the Jaws and on the palate. 

 First dorsal spineless, and having si.r or eight rays : adipose fin long 

 and. low : anal of moderate extent (15 /o 2.'5 rays). Ventrals inserted 

 below the doHal and having six rnys. Caudal rounded or lanceolate. 

 Skin smooth. Air-vessel not enclosed in bone. 



103. Olyra longieaudnta, ]\IcClelland. D. 7/0, A. 2.3. Jaws of 

 equal length. Caudal lanceolate. Khasya Hills. This, and the followin"- 

 of the genus, are all small fish. 



10J^.. Olyra Bnrmanica, Day. D. 8/0, A. 10. Jaws of etpial 

 length. Caudal lanceolate. Pegu Hills. 



106. Olyra lotieeps, McClelland. D. (i/O, A. 15. Lower jaw the 

 longer. Caudal rounded. Khasya Ilills. 



Genus — SlLURUS, Artedi. 



Dorsal prof le nearly horizontal ; neck not elevated. Head covered 

 with skin ; eyes situated above the level of the angle of the mouth. Gape 



