FOUR-SPOTTED SILURE. 1C) 



and clearly seen through the surrounding integu- 

 ments, which it soon breaks; still adhering to the 

 parent for some time, till the yolk of the ovum is 

 consumed. Native of India. 



FOUR-SPOTTED SILURE. 



Silurus Quadrimaculatus. S. sitbfuscus, abdominc argentca, 



cirris corpore longioribus, thorace utrinque macvlis quatuor 



nigris. 

 Brownish Silure, with silvery abdomen, beards longer than 



body, and thorax marked on each side by four black spots. 

 Silurus quadrimaculatus. S. pinna adiposa longa, radiis iiovcm 



pinnce ani. Block, t. 3(58. 



LENGTH about six inches : head and fore-parts 

 rather large : beards six in number, and of con- 

 siderable length, the -upper pair extending nearly 

 to the tip of the tail, which is strongly forked : 

 fins pale yellow : first dorsal rather broad and 

 without any very strong first ray : second or adi- 

 pose fin broad and shallow : first ray of the pecto- 

 ral fins strong and serrated : sides of the body 

 marked by the muscles into numerous transverse 

 streaks. Native of the South- American rivers. 



