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382. Noiopferiis knpirat, Bcithi. Mofi, Evf,m\(\ Piir-ri, raiij. : Moh, 

 N. W. Prov. : AmbuUin-waJdnU, " Barber's kiiiCe/' Tam. : Wixllak taltah, 

 Mysore: P?/i/j, " a slice/' Ooriali : Nga-hpeh,v,\\A 'Nga-phc,'Q\\\\Vi. D. 9, 

 A. 100-108, L. r. 2^5. Tliroug-liout Uic frcsli-w.alers of India anil Burma, 

 attainini; 2 (bet or more in length. 



3S3. Notoplcrus chitata, Ham. Biicli. Gundnn, Sind : ChUnl, 

 Ooriah : Chilala , V,Gn^. D. 8-10, A. 110-125, L. 1. 180. Upper pro- 

 file of head concave. Rivers and tanks of Sind, Lower Bengal, and 

 Orissa, attaining several feet in Icngtii. 



Family — S Y M u ji A N c;]i I D^E. 



Si/mhrancJii'i, ]\Iiillcr. 



Gill-oponinfcs confluent into a sinf^lo slit, wliicli is Rituatod on the nbtlominal surface, 

 lidily oloupiiitcd. Miir^in of tlio up|ier jaw Ibiineil by tlie iMlei-niaxillarics, tlio 

 luaxillarics beiu^ inlcrnal and pnr.Tiiel io tbom. Barbels absent. Vertical fins 

 ns meie folds of the fiUin, and no paired ones. Scales, it' present, minute. Vent 

 far ])(>sterior to the head. Aiv-vessel absent. Ribs present. Stomach destitute of 

 blind sac. No pyloric appendages. Ovaries witli ovi-ducts. 



Gc7uis — AMimiPNOUH, Miiller. 



Pneiiwahranchus, McClelland. 



GUl-mcmbrancs almost entirely aclliereni io (lie Is/hini-i. Three hrancMal 

 arches having rudhneniary larnhxe, and with narrow slils between them. 

 An air-sac comimtnicates loith the gill-car-ity. Palatine teeth in a single row. 

 tScalcs on. body small, Jongiiudinally arranged. 



384- AmjjhijjjioKS cnrhia. Ham. Buch. Cncliia, Ooriah and Bong. : 

 Nga-shccn, Bnrm. Found in tlie Lower Provinces of Bengal, Orissa, 

 Burma, and along the coast, attaining 2 feet or more iu length. 



Fa m ily — S Y iM B E A N c ii u s, Block. 



Unibranchapertiira, Lac^p. : Ophisternon, McClelland: Tctrabranchns, 

 Blecker. 



(.iill-membrancs not adherent to the isthmus. Four branchial arches with the {,'ills well 

 developed : no air-sao accessory to the gill-cavity. Palaliue teeth in a band 

 Scales absent. 



385. Symbranchus Bengalensis, McClelland. Lower Provinces of 

 Bengal, and coast districts of Lulia. 



Fa m ily — M u r iE n i d ;e . 



Body elongated, cylindrical or band shaped. Margin of the upper jaw foiined nnferioHy 

 by tlie inter-niaxillavies, which arc more or less co:ilcsrent will> Ihe vomer and 

 ethmoid, whilst laterally the sides of the jaw are I'oiincd by tlie niaxillaiies 

 Vertical fins, when present, coiilhicnt or separated h}- a projecting tail : no veiilmls. 

 Scales rudimentary or absent. Vcntfarposterior to the head. Stomach with a blind 

 Bac. No pyloric appendages. Ovaries aestituto of ovi-ducts. 



Gen us — Ang Uilla, Cu v. 



MiirfSna, sp. Artedi : Torpolepis, pt., INIcClelland. 



Gill-openings narrow, situated near the base of the pectoral fins. Upper 

 aw not projecting beyond the lovier. Teeth, small, in bands. Dorsal fn 



