616 SURGEON F. DAY ON THE { Dec. 9, 
rays much longer than the spines, and central ones the longest. 
Pectoral rounded. Second anal spine strongest, third the longest. 
Caudal rounded. 
Scales ctenoid. 
Lateral line interrupted opposite the posterior extremity of the 
dorsal fin, being continued three scales lower down to opposite the 
base of the caudal, on reaching which it curves slightly downwards 
and is continued to the end of the fin. 
Colours. Dull greenish, having a jet-black mark in the axil and 
on the base of the pectoral fin, which otherwise is yellow. The re- 
mainder of the fins slate-coloured. 
Air-bladder large. ‘Two czecal appendages rather long. Pseudo- 
branchie absent. 
One specimen, 8 inches long, from Een-gay-gyee Lake ; another, 
4.3, inches long, from Hengada; two from Sittoung, the longest 
being 62 inches. 
This species does not quite agree with Bleeker’s description, and 
a comparison of specimens is desirable. 
Vomerine band of teeth interrupted. 
CALLICHROUS NOTATUS, Sp. NOv. 
EY tne We Oo Naeene Cardy 
Length of head 4, of caudal 4, height of body ¢ of the total length. 
Eyes nearly lateral, situated opposite the angle of the mouth. 
Diameter 2 of length of head, 134 diameter from end of snout, 
23 diameters apart. 
Nape not elevated. Width of head nearly equals its length, and 
is more than its height. 
Cleft of mouth equals half its gape. Lower jaw moderately pro- 
minent. Maxillary cirri reach to the centre of the total length of 
the fish; the mandibular arise opposite the angle of the mouth, and 
are slightly longer than one diameter of the orbit. 
Teeth villiform in the jaws; those on the vomer in two distinct 
patches. 
Fins. Dorsal fin small, arising a little in advance of the ventrals. 
Pectoral spine slightly denticulated towards its extremity; it is as 
long as the postorbital portion of the head. A notch exists between 
the end of the anal and the caudal ; the latter with deep sharp lobes, 
the upper being the longest. 
Colours. Silvery, with a deep black round spot on the lateral line 
some distance above the middle of the pectoral fin. 
Hab, Rivers of Burma. Many specimens, up to 4 inches in length. 
CALLICHROUS NIGRESCENS, Sp. nov. 
B. xvi. WD: 5. P.1/13. V.9.° A. gg. ©. 17. 
Length of head 4, of pectoral }, of caudal i, height of body + of 
the total length. 
