1869.] FRESHWATER FISHES OF BURMA. 619 
far as the base of the occipital process, which is keeled, its length 
being equal to the breadth of its base. There is no interneural 
shield in the occipital region. 
Teeth villiform in the jaws and palate; on the latter in a narrow 
band. 
Fins. Dorsal spine strong, serrated on both sides, and equal to 
half the head in length. Pectoral spine of equal length, but stronger; 
it is likewise serrated on both sides. Base of adipose dorsal short ; 
it commences slightly posterior to the origin of the anal. Caudal 
deeply forked. 
Lateral line at first descends; opposite the centre of the base of 
the caudal it divides into two branches—one going to the upper, 
the other to the lower lobe. 
Colours. Purplish along the back, silvery white on the abdomen. 
Dorsal fin stained posteriorly with black. 
This fish has a general resemblance to Macrones aor. 
Hab. Irrawaddi, Bassein district, and Salwein in the Tenasserim 
provinces. 
BARBUS MALABARICUS, Jerdon, Madras Journ. Lit. & Se. 1849, 
p. 312? 
B. iii. D. 2/9. P.17. V.9. A. 2/5. C.17. L.1.23. L. tr. 34/4. 
Length of head from + to 2, of caudal 3, height of body ? of the 
total length. 
Eyes. Diameter + of length of head, 14 diameter from end of 
snout, 24 diameters apart. 
Mouth antero-inferior, without enlarged lips. 
Barbels four and long, the rostral extending to beneath the middle 
of the eye, the maxillary to opposite its posterior margin. Upper 
surface of head flat. 
Fins. Dorsal spine strong, smooth, and as long as the head with- 
out the snout; it arises midway between the snout and the base of 
the caudal fin. 
Scales. Two and a half rows between the lateral line and the base 
of the ventral fin. 
Hab. One specimen from Akyab, another from Moulmein, to 
11 inches long. 
This appears to be probably Dr. Jerdon’s fish, which did not 
find a place in my ‘ Fishes of Malabar,’ because it was stated to be 
found “only in mountain-streams in Malabar,” whilst my descrip- 
tions extended to those captured inland as far only as the western 
ghawts, or to the foot of the Malabar hills. 
BARBUS M‘CLELLANDI, Sp. nov. 
Bein D,2/8.> 2, P4eV09.. Aw 2/5..-C, 194).1525., | Letr. 6/6. 
Length of head 4, of caudal 4, height of body 4 of the total length. 
Eyes. Diameter nearly 4 of length of head, 1 diameter from end 
of snout, 1} diameter apart. 
Barbels absent. Mouth small. 
