138 TELEOSTEI. PHYSOSTOMI. 



jaw the longer ; width of gape of mouth equals the diameter of the 

 eye ; cleft extends to below first third of the eye. Barbels the 

 nasal pair reach the base of the dorsal fin, the maxillary the anal 

 fin, and the mandibular are about as long as the head. Teeth in a 

 wide pyriform band, wider than those in the jaws ; the vomerine 

 and palatine groups touching, but the two vomerine patches 

 having a short interspace between them. Fins dorsal spine 

 somewhat slender, nearly as long as the head and very finely 

 serrated posteriorly. Pectoral spine slightly longer, stronger, 

 and rather strongly denticulated internally. Ventral fin not 

 quite half as long as the head, and under the centre of the dorsal 

 fin. Caudal forked. Free portion of the tail rather higher at its 

 base than it is long. Colour silvery, darkest superiorly. 



Jfb. Eivers of the Deccan, Bengal, and Burma; attaining about 

 a foot in length. 



146. (2.) Pseudentropins taakree. 



Hypophthalmus taakree, Sykes, Tr. Z. S. ii, p. 360, pi. 64, fig. 4. 

 Pseudeutropius taakree, Day, Fish. India, p. 471, pi. cix, fig. 4 (see 

 synon.). 



Waidi and Vdyadi, Manitlii ; Salava jella, Telugu ; Nga fhan yyik, 

 Burmese. 



B. vi. D. ^ 7 | 0. P. 1/10-11. V. 6. A. 43-52 (J=^). C. 17. 



Length of head 6 to 6^, of caudal fin 6, height of body 5 to 6 

 in the total length. Eyes situated behind the angle of the mouth 

 and partly on the under surface of the head, having broad circular 

 adipose lids ; diameter 2| to 3 in the length of the head, f to 1 

 diameter from end of snout aud 1 apart. The greatest width 

 of the head equals half its length, the width of the gape of the 

 mouth two fifths ; the cleft of the mouth extends to opposite the 

 middle of the front edge of the eve. Occipital process long and 

 slender, scarcely reaching the basal bone of the dorsal fin. Median 

 longitudinal groove on the head shallow and reaching to the 

 occipital process. Barbels the nasal half as long as the head, the 

 maxillaries reach the anal, whilst the mandibular are a little longer 

 than the head. Teeth the vomerine and palatine in a distinct 

 patch. Fins dorsal spine smooth anteriorly, serrated posteriorly, 

 as long as the head without the snout. Pectoral spine stronger, 

 serrated internally and almost as long as the head. Ventral rather 

 above half as long as the head and reaching the anal. Free portion 

 of the tail about as high at its base as it is long. Colour silvery, 

 with a gloss of green along the back ; caudal stained with grey at 

 its edges. 



I have obtained in Burma, as high as Mandalay, specimens 

 which 1 am unable to separate from this species, except that in 

 some the pectoral spine is slightly shorter, in others the adipose 

 fin is almost or quite absent. 



Hab, Poona, the Deccan, the rivers Kistnaand Jumna. Attains 

 upwards of a foot and a half in length, and is good eating. 



