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openings, whilst the internal are a little shorter. Teeth generic. 

 Fins dorsal spine rather strong, not enveloped in skin, serrated 

 posteriorly, and in some specimens anteriorly in its upper third. 

 It is as long as the head behind the angle of the mouth ; base of 

 adipose rather longer than that of the rayed dorsal fin. Pectoral 

 almost reaches the ventral, pectoral spine not plaited, moderately 

 strong and three fourths as long as the head. Caudal peduncle 

 half as high as long. Skin smooth. Colour yellowish, with 

 dark bands; fins also yellow, with black bands. Air-bladder 

 apparently absent. 



Hal. Bhavani river at the foot of the Nilgiri hills, where I 

 obtained 16 specimens up to 5 inches in length. 



f 215. (8.) Glyptosternum. pectinoptemm. 



Glyptostemum pectinopterum, McClelland, Calc. Jour. N. H. ii, 

 p. 587 ; Day, Fish. India, p. 499, pi. cxvi,fig. 6 (see synon.). 



hf Punjabi (at Chuniba) ; Nttng-grare, Punj. in Beas R., if small, 

 Ktu/yar, if large ; No-woo, Punj. at Kangra. 



B.x. D. | 0. P. 1/8-9. V.6. A. 9-11 (J=|). C. 17. Vert. 15-17. 



Length of head 4| to 5, of caudal 5| to 6. height of body 6 in 

 the total length. Eyes in the middle of the length of the head, 

 the width of the interorbital space equals 3f in the length of the 

 head. The width of the head nearly or quite equals its length. 

 Upper jaw the longer, the width of the gape of the mouth 2| to 3 

 in the length of the head. Lips not fringed. Occipital process 

 three times as long as wide at its base. Barbels the maxillary 

 extend nearly to the middle of the pectoral fin ; the nasal reach 

 the orbit ; the outer mandibular to the base of the pectoral, whilst 

 the inner are rather shorter. Teeth generic. Fins dorsal 

 nearly as high as the body, the spine rather slender, and more 

 than half as long as the head ; in many specimens up to three or 

 four inches in length the soft termination of the spine is continuous 

 with it, and on bending it appears as if there were numerous 

 points anteriorly, this appearance is usually lost in the adult fish : 

 base of the adipose dorsal rather longer than that of the rayed fin 

 and equal to four fifths of the interspace between the two fins. 

 Pectoral extends three fifths of the distance to the ventral; 

 pectoral spine flattened, strong, as long as the head excluding the 

 snout, and having coarse denticulations internally. The outer 

 rays of the ventral and pectoral are plaited inferiorly; this 

 appearance is usually lost in specimens preserved in spirit unless 

 the alcohol was very strong at the commencement. Caudal 

 peduncle one third to twice as long as high at its base. Adhesive 

 apparatus well marked. Colour uniform brown, with a yellowish 

 mark along the back ; fins yellow, stained with black. Air-bladder 

 in two lateral portions, partially enclosed in bony capsules formed 

 by a trumpet-shaped process from the anterior vertebra. 



Hal. Himalayas throughout the Punjab, and at Kangra, Simla, 

 and Darjeeling. 



