284 MR. r. DAY ON iNBiAN FISHES. [Mar. 14, 



only moistened twice by the way, especially as the time consumed 

 was four hours. 



Nearly one hundred of this species were placed in the Ootacamund 

 Lake, and eighteen in the Pykara River. 



Mastacembelus armatus, Lacep. 

 Allaree (Tarn.). 



B. vi. D. 37174. P. 23. A. 3|79. C. 15. 

 Not uncommon, but does not bear transporting well. 

 Numbers of young of this species were captured in the Bowany 

 during July and August. 



Wallago attu, Bloch. 



Wahlah (Tam.). 



B. xix! D. 1/4. P. ^. Y. 9. A. 92. C. 17. 



This fish is very common in the Bowany, where it attains a large 

 size, but does not extend its limits so high as Seegoor. In convey- 

 ing this species up the ghawts they generally died : some few reached 

 Coonoor alive ; but all succumbed after they had been there a few 

 days. 



Wallago malabaricus, Cuv. & Val. 



Chota wahlah (Tam.). The small Wahlah. 



B. XV. D. 4. P. ^. V. 9. A. 73. C. 17. Vert. i^. 



Length of specimens up to 9 inches. 



This species is numerovis in the same localities as the last. Both 

 deposit their ova during the south-west monsoon, and by the end of 

 July young fish are common. 



Hemibagrus punctatus, Jerdon. 



Psetta Jadtetee (Tam.). 



B. xi. D. ^lO. P. 1/7. V. 6. A. 11. C. 17. 



Length of specimens up to 11 inches. 



Length of head f , of pectoral ^, of caudal f , of base of first dor- 

 sal ^, of base of adipose dorsal yL, of base of anal -^ of the total 

 length. Height of head -^j, of body i of first dorsal j\, of anal ^j 

 of the total length. 



Eyes transversely oval ; horizontal diameter i, vertical diameter ^ 

 of the length of the head; two horizontal diameters apart, 1^ from 

 end of snout. 



Gape of mouth wide, being equal transversely to nearly half the 

 length of the head. Jaws of equal length. Summit of head de- 

 pressed, both it, the opercles, and shoulder-bones being furrowed. 

 Occipital process very narrow, and only extending about one-third 

 of the distance to the basal bone of the first dorsal, which is narrow. 

 A flat lance-shaped groove on the summit of the head, between the 



