of the Genera Pomolobus, Brevoortia, dbo. 315 



Australia. 



I'ive of the types, 100-170 mm. long, from Re:l Bank 

 Creek, McDonnell Range ; numerous exim[)le3 from the 

 Bulloo Creek, interior of Queensland ('Challenger') and 

 some from the Borwau R., interior of New South Wales 

 (^Stead). 



13. GoxiALOSA, gen. nov. 



Mouth formed as in NemataJosa. Dorsal 14-17 ; a scaly 

 sheatii at base ; last ray not prolonged. Anal 22-28. Pelvics 

 8-rayed, below or in advance of origin of dorsal. Scales 

 45-75 in a longitudinal series, l(i-25 in a transverse series. 

 Vertebrae 44-46. 



Rivers of India and Burma. 



1. Gonial osa modes ta. 



Chatoessus modestus, Dav, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1839, p. 622, and Fish, 

 ludia, p. 633, pi. clx. tig-. 1 (1878). 



Depth of body 2 to 2| in the length, length of head 3| to 

 4. Snout shorter than diameter of eye, which is 3 to 3^^ in 

 the length of head ; maxillary extending to below anterior 

 edge of eye. 45 to 47 scales in a longitudinal series, 16 to 18 

 in a transverse series ; ventral scutes 17-19 + 9—12. Dorsal 

 14-17. Anal 24r-28. Pelvics below or in advance of origin 

 of dorsal. Vertebrae 44. Usually a dark humeral spot. 



Burma. 



Seven specimens up to 100 ram. in total length. 



2. Gonialosa manmina. 



Cl'tpanodon manmina, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, p. 247 (1822). 



? Clupanodon cort'tus, Ham. Buch. t. c. p. 249. 



Chatoessus manmiiia, Cuv. & Val. Hist. Nat. Poiss. xxi. p. 114 (1848) ; 



Day, Fish. India, p. 633, pi. clx. fijr. 2 (1878), 

 Chatoessus cortius, Gtinth, Cat. Fish. vii. p. 410 (18G8). 



Depth of body 2| to 31- in the length, length of head 3| to 

 4^. Snout shorter than diameter of eye, which is 3 to 3^- in 

 length of head ; maxillary not or barely reaching eye. 55 to 

 65 scales in a longitiidnial series, 21 to 25 in a transverse 

 series. Ventral scutes 16-19 + 10-13. Dorsal 14-17. 

 Anal 22-26. Pelvics below or in advance of dorsal. Ver- 

 tebrae 46. Sometimes a dark humeral spot. 



Northern India and Assam. 



Several specimens, to 130 mm. in length. 



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