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151. Pseudeutropius garua. 



India generally. 



156. Macrones aor. 



Common throughout India, and is said to attain a length of 6 feet. In 

 appearance it is perhaps one of the most repulsive looking of all the siluroids. 



163. Macrones cavashis. 



211. Glyptosternum botium. 



Day records this fish from Delhi and the Northern rivers of Bengal. It 

 never grows to any great size, and Mr. Boulenger informs me is rare. I 

 have received one specimen which is now in the British Museum. 



222. Gagata cenia. 



Four specimens collected which were all quite small and are of the 

 yellowish bronze colour with dark bands over the head and back as de- 

 scribed by Day. 



228. Nangra viridescens. 



Four specimens obtained, Mr. Boulenger says it is a rare species. 



Family Cyprinidce. 



The carps are well represented in the waters of Tirhoot and Bengal in 

 general, many being especially valuable as food. Few members of this 

 family are foul feeders and are said to prefer clean to dirty water. In 

 their diet they are for the greater part herbivorous. It is noteworthy that 

 though Cyprinidce abound in the fresh waters of the old world and North 

 America, they are but purely represented in Africa and are absent alto- 

 gether from S. America and Australia. It is stated that natural hybrids 

 occur among certain members of this family. 



237. Lepidocephalichthys guntea. 



Two specimens of this loach were obtained quite small ones, and accord- 

 ing to Day it has a wide range in India evidently ascending the mountain 

 streams to as high as Darjeeling. In their habits loaches are sluggish fish, 

 and are not esteemed much as food except among the native population. 

 They never attain any great size. 



300. Labeokontius. 



Hitherto this fish has not been recorded from Bengal. Day gives its 

 range from the " base of the Nilgiris, and the Cauvery and Coleroon in all 

 their branches down to the coast. Grows to two feet in length." There- 

 fore, Tirhoot must stand as a new locality for this fish. I have received 

 two specimens which were identified for me by Mr. Boulenger. 



321. Cirrhina mrigala. 



Several quite small examples. Attains 18 pounds in weight (Day). 



322. Cirrhina latia. 



In contrast to the last on the authority of Day this species is said to 

 attain only 8 inches in length. 



