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Lead, and four irregular black bands descending from the back as low 

 as the lateral line : a black edging to caudal fin, and a similar mark 

 on either lobe : dorsal fin also with a dark mark. Deccan, to a few 

 inches in length. 



b. With six barbels. 



Hemipimelodus cenia, Ham. Buch. Pud-du-ah, Chet-wu-aJi, 

 and Kul-la, Panj. : Ce-ni-a, Sind. : Jungla and Ce-ni-a, Beng. : Nga- 

 nan-joung, Burm. D, 6 -^/0, A. 13. Six barbels, no nasal pair; otherwise 

 resembles the last species, excepting that its air-vessel is smaller. Large 

 rivers of India (excluding most of Madras) and Burma. It attains 



5 inches in length. 



182. Hemipimelodus viridescens, Ham. Buch. Hud-dah, N. 

 W. Prov. D. /0. A. 11. Greenish brown, with two light 

 green bands : a dark mark on the dorsal fin, and each lobe of the caudal 

 with a similar blotch. Jumna River. It is only a small species. 



Genus BAGARIUS, Bleeker. 



Branchiostegals twelve. Gill-membranes with their posterior mar- 

 gins free : thorax without any plaits on skin. Superior surface of the head 

 osseous. Eyes small. Mouth anterior : lower jaw the longer. Nostrils close 

 together } divided by a barbel, which belongs to the posterior one. Barbels 

 eight one nasal , one maxillary, and two mandibular pairs. Teeth in the 

 jaws cardiform and of unequal size. First dorsal fin in advance of the 

 ventral, having one spine and six rays : adipose fin rather short : ventral 

 with six rays : anal of moderate extent : caudal deeply forked. Air-vessel 

 small, consisting of two rounded portions, situated on either side of the 

 body of an anterior vertebra, and partially enclosed in bone. 



123. Bagarius Yarrellii, Sykes. Goonch, Panj. : Rahti-jella, Tel. : 

 Sah-lun, Ooriah. D. J/0, A. 13-15. Yellowish, with large irregular 

 brown or black markings and cross bands ; a black base to the fins ; 

 all have likewise a black band, except the adipose dorsal. Large rivers 

 of India, extending to Java. It descends to the estuaries, and attains 



6 feet or more in length. 



Genus PSEUDECHENEIS, Blyth. 



Body somewhat elongate. Head depressed. Gill-openings small, not 

 extending to the lower surface of the head. An adhesive apparatus, 

 formed of transverse folds of skin, situated between the bases of the pec- 

 toral fins, and on the thorax. Head covered superiorly with soft skin. Myes 

 small, on the upper surface of the head. Mouth small, inferior. Nostrils 

 on either side close together and divided by a barbel. Barbels eight, the 

 maxillary pair having broad bases. Teeth villiform in the jaws, none on 

 the palate. Dorsal fin with one spine and six rays: the adipose one of 

 moderate extent : pectorals horizontal, spine finely serrated : ventral with 

 six rays, and situated under the dorsal : caudal forked. Air-vessel in two 

 rounded lateral portions, entirely enclosed in bone. 



1%4- Pseudecheneis sulcatus, McClelland. D. /0, A. 11. Blackish, 

 with some large irregular yellowish blotches (of ground colour) : tins 

 yellow with black bands. Rivers below Darjeeling and the Khasya Hills. 

 It attains at least 5^ inches in length. 



