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b. No separate inter -neural shield on the nape. 



59. Macrones cliryseus, Day. Manjil yete, Mai. : Pila kuturnee, 

 Hind. D. J/0, A. 27. Barbels scarcely longer than the head. This and 

 the following species have no separate inter-neural shield on the nape. 

 Body golden, a black blotch behind the opercles, Western Coast of 

 India, attaining upwards of a foot in length. 



60. Macrones batasio, Ham. Buch. D. j/0, A. 16. Barbels 

 shorter than the head ; diaphanous. River Tista, attaining three inches 

 in length. 



61. Macrones gulio, Ham. Buch. Nuna tengara, Beng. D. J/0, 

 A. 14. Maxillary barbels reach anal fin : adipose dorsal short. Brown- 

 ish. Mouths of large Indian and Burmese rivers, ascending above tidal 

 reach, attaining eight inches in length. 



62. Macrones tengana, Ham. Buch. Dum-sah, Panj. D. j/0, 

 A. 14. Maxillary barbels reach to middle or end of pectoral : adipose 

 dorsal short. Golden with longitudinal stripes. Assam and Panjab, up 

 to 3 inches in length. 



63. Macrones carcw, Ham. Buch. Ka-gur and Kut-tah-rah, N. W. 

 Provinces : Ten-ga-ra, Beng. : Kel-lel-tee, Tarn. : Sakujella, Tel. : Bi- 

 kun-ti-a, Ooriah : Nga-zin-yine, Burm. D. -f/0, A. 12-14. Maxillary 

 barbels reach the caudal fin. Dorsal spine serrated on both sides : adi- 

 pose fin short. Banded and having a shoulder mark. India, Ceylon, 

 and Burma, to a few inches in length. 



64' Macrones corsula, Ham. Buch. Punjah-guggah, Ooriah : Nga-ike, 

 Burm. D. -f/0, A. 11. Maxillary barbels reach anal fin : adipose dorsal 

 of moderate length. Brownish, with vertical rows of fine spots. Orissa, 

 Lower Bengal, and Burma, attaining a foot or more in length. 



65. Macrones punctatus, Jerdon. Psetta kelletee, Tarn. D. J-/0, 

 A. 11. Maxillary barbels reach the base of the ventral fins : adipose 

 dorsal of moderate length. About ten round, black spots along the 

 lateral line. Bowany River in Madras, attaining 18 inches in length. 



66. Macrones cavasins, Ham. Buch. Cut-taak kug-ger, Panj.: Fella 

 kellettee and Culta, Tarn. : Muti jella, Tel. : Guntea, Ooriah : Nga-zin- 

 zine, Burm. D. j/0, A. 11. Maxillary barbels reach the base of the 

 caudal fin. Dorsal spine entire : adipose fin long. Silvery. India and 

 Burma, to upwards of a foot in length. 



67. Macrones nangra, Ham. Buch. D. |/0, A. 10-11. Maxillary 

 barbels reach the vent. Dorsal spine entire : adipose fin short. Mud 

 coloured, with three vertical greenish bands. Ganges and Jumna, to 

 about 2 inches in length. 



68. Macrones (?) botius, Ham. Buch. D. J/0, A. 11. Barbels 

 shorter than the head. Dorsal spine entire. Brown. Northern Bengal, 

 to 6 inches in length. 



69. Macrones leucophasis, Blyth. D. {/O, A. 11. Maxillary barbels 

 reach the end o? anal fin. Dorsal spine posteriorly serrated : adipose fin 

 prolonged. Black, with some white spots. Burma. 



70. Macrones vittatus, Bloch. D. -f/0, A. 8-10. Maxillary barbels 

 reach the middle of the ventral fin : dorsal spine serrated on both sides. 

 Malabar and Corona andel Coast. 



