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100. Gallichrous Kgertonii, Day. Pul-wu-ah and Pallu, Panj. : 

 Pah-ba-noon, Sind. D. 4, A. 52-54. Four barbels, the maxillary 

 extend slightly beyond the base of the pectoral fin. Anal not con- 

 fluent with the caudal ; pectoral spine denticulated internally. Nu- 

 merous brownish blotches cover the body, and a large black one exists 

 'over the posterior half of the pectoral fin. Panjab and Sind. 



101. Callichrous anastomus, Cuv. and Val. D. 4, A. 52-54. Four 

 barbels, the maxillary reach the anal fin. Anal not confluent with the 

 caudal ; pectoral spine serrated internally. A round black spot behind 

 the gill-opening. Hooghly. 



Genus TFALLA GO, Sleeker. 



Branchiostegals from fifteen to twenty -one* Body elongated and 

 compressed, the dorsal profile straight. Eyes above the level of the angle 

 of the mouth. Head covered with skin. Cleft of mouth deep. Knout 

 rather produced : lower jaw slightly the longer. Barbels four, one 

 maxillary and one mandibular pair. Teeth numerous and cardiform in 

 both jaws, and in an oblique patch on either side of the vomer : none on 

 the palatines. A short, spineless dorsal, situated above, or slightly before, 

 the ventrals : no adipose Jin : anal long, terminating near the caudal, 

 which last consists of two rounded lobes : ventrals with from eight to 

 eleven rays. Air-vessel heart-shaped, not enclosed in bone. 



102. Wallago attu, Bl. Bo-al-le and Mul-lee, Panj. : Po-i-Jcee and 

 Mul-lee, Sind : Vah-lah and Wah-lah, Tarn. : Va^la-ga, Tel. : Bo-al-lee, 

 Ooriah : Nga-bat, Burm. D. 5, A. 86-93. Found throughout the Indian 

 Empire, attaining several feet in length ; it is esteemed as good eating, 

 but is very voracious, and not a cleanly feeder. Sometimes this fish 

 is termed a fresh-water shark by Europeans. 



G en us OLTRA, Me Clelland. 



Branchiosteus, Gill. 



Dorsal profile nearly horizonfal. Body low and elongate. Head 

 depressed, superiorly covered with soft skin. Gill -openings wide. Eyes 

 small. Mouth terminal and transverse : jaws of about equal length, or 

 the lower the longer. Nostrils remote from one another. Eight barbels, 

 one to posterior nostril. Villiform teeth in the jaws and on the palate. 

 First dorsal spineless, and having sine or eight rays : adipose fin long 

 and low : anal of moderate extent (15 to 23 rays). Ventrals inserted 

 below the dorsal and having six rays. Caudal rounded or lanceolate. 

 Skin smooth. Air-vessel not enclosed in bone. 



103. Olyra longicaudata, McClelland. D. 7/0, A. 23. Jaws of 

 equal length. Caudal lanceolate. Khasya Hills. This, and the following 

 of the genus, are all small fish. 



104,. Olyra Burmanica, Day. D. 8/0, A. 16. Jaws of equal 

 length. Caudal lanceolate. Pegu Hills. 



105. Olyra loticeps, McClelland. D. 6/0, A. 15. Lower jaw the 

 longer. Caudal rounded. Khasya Hills. 



Genus S IL UR us : Artedi. 



Dorsal profile nearly horizontal ; neck not elevated. Head covered 

 with skin ; eyes situated above the level of the angle of the mouth. Gape 



