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Moh, But, and Ptirri, Tunj. ; Moh, N.W. Prov. ; Pholo, Bengv ; 

 Anibutan-icaMah, or ' Barber's knife,' and Chota wahlah,T&m.; Walluk- 

 tdtlali, Mysore; PulK, or ' a slice,' Ooriah ; Kan-doo-lee, Assam; Nya- 

 phe, Burin. ; Chdlat and Chamlaree, Marathi. 



B. viii. D. 7-8. V. 5-6. A. 100-110. 0. 19. L. r. 225. Vert. 15/54. 



Length of head 5 to 5, height of body 3 to 4 in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 4| to 5 in the length of head. Dorsal 

 profile not so convex as that of the abdomen. The maxilla reaches 



Fig. 129.Notopterus kapirat. 



to below the middle of the orbit. Preorbital serrated. Fins 

 dorsal commences nearly midway between the snout and the end of 

 the caudal fin. Settles those on the cheeks much larger than 

 those on the body ; about 28 serrations along the abdominal edge 

 between the throat and the insertion of the vtntral fin. Colour 

 silvery, darkest on the back; some gloss of yellow about the head. 

 Numerous fine greyish spots everywhere. Upper surface of dorsal 

 whitish. Eyes golden. 



Hal. Fresh and brackish waters of India to the Malay Archi- 

 pelago. Grow to 2 feet or more in length. 



520. (2.) Notopterus chitala. 



Mystus chitala, Ham. Such. Fish. Ganges, pp. 236, 382. 

 Notopterua chitala, Day, Fish. India, p. 654, pi. clix, fig. 5 (see 

 synon.). 



Chitul, Ooriah ; See-tul, Assam. ; Gundun, Sind. ; Chitala, Beng. 

 B. viii-ix. D. 9-10. A.I 10-125(135). C. 12-14. L. 1. 180. Cajc. pyl. 2. 



Length of head 4| to 5, height of body 3| to 4 in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 7 to 8 in the length of the head. Dorsal 

 profile very convex, abdominal nearly straight. Upper profile of head 

 deeply concave. Snout rather prominent; the maxilla extends 

 posteriorly to about the diameter of the eye behind the hind edge of 

 the orbit. Preorbital entire. Fins dorsal much nearer to tail 

 than to snout. Scales those on the head not much larger than 

 those on the body. There are about 51 serrations along the 



