conirs. 



9:-, 



IJtxly fylindriral or feebly comprcsstMl ; clt'i)tli of botly V^ to u.\ times 

 in totiil leiigtli, length of head 3 to 3^ times. Head If to 2 times as 

 long as broad, naked except the occiput; snout depressed, If (young) 

 to 2| times as long as eye, wliidi is 4i (young) to 7| times in length of 

 head and equals interorbital widtli in adult; lower jaw projecting; 

 mouth extending to below anterior border or anterior third of eye ; 

 teeth in a narrow band, outer strongly enlarged and widely spaced. 

 Dorsals VI, I 9. narrowly sepii rated from each other, loi'gest ray -j to 

 I length of head. Anal I S, o[)posite to dorsal. Pectoral f to f length 

 of head. \'eutral with a Ijioad basal membrane, its extremity not 

 reiiching vent. Caudal rounded, as long as or a little shorter than 

 head. Caudal peduncle about twice as long as deep. Scales ciliated, 

 30-3G in longitudinal .series, 9-11 in transverse series between dorsal 

 and anal. Olive-brown above, with or without dark longitudinal 



rig. 1.^. 



//./ 





m 



Goh'ms giuris. 

 Tvpe of G. platijceitlidlHS, after Peturs (Eeise Mossamb.). h. 



streaks and witli largo dark Idotches, some of which usually form a 

 regular series along each side ; pectoral, dorsal, and caudal fins with 

 dark spots which may be confluent into bars. 



Total length 320 millim. 



Coasts and fresh waters of East and South Africa to India. Soutlieru 

 China, ar.d the Malay Archipelago. 



1-2. Ad. \ li;:r. Zanzibar. 



."i—i. Hjii-. & yji. Hovuiiia U., CO niilos from coast. 



,"). All. Durban, Kat;d, in i'r<'sl; water. 



<•.. Xg. 



7. Yg. 



8. A.l. 

 !>. ITjiv. 



1(1. A,l. 



Baaken.x lii\<T, I'oit Klizaljcih. 

 Tamatavp, Matla{>asear. 

 Iniorina. 

 Maliaiiora. 



Sir L. Playfair (P.). 

 8ir J. Kirk (P.). 

 Kev. N. Al.raliani (P.\ 

 J.F. Qaekett,Esq. (P.). 

 0. West,, Esq. (P.). 

 Paris Mu.^ieuni (E.). 

 Rev. R. Han.n fC). 



