DISTEIBUTION 01" INDIAN FRESHWATEE FISHES. 345 



aries and tidal pieces of water as far as the Malay archipelago. 

 Its ova are small, and like what obtain in the rest of the genus, 

 and not similar to the large ova of the marine Arius and its 

 allies. 



6. M. piriiroTATUS, Jerdon. Bowany river at base of the Neil- 

 gherries in Madras. 



7. M. coestjla\ Hamilton Buchanan. From Orissa, through 

 Bengal and Assam. 



8. M. MiCROPHTHALMUS, Day. Burma, along the course of 

 the Irrawaddi. 



9. M. CAYASius ^, Hamilton JBuchanan. Prom Sind, throughout 

 India, Assam, and Burma. 



10. M. TEN&ARA^, Hamilton Buchanan. Northern India, Pun- 

 jaub, and Assam. 



11. M. OCULATUS, Jerdon. Malabar coast and Coimbatore 

 district. 



12. M. viTTATus *, Bloch. Sind, Indian Assam, Burma, Siam, 

 and also Ceylon. 



13. M. LETJCOPHASis, jBZy^^. Eivers of Burma, 



14. M. MONiANUS *, Jerdon. "Wynaad range of hills in Madras. 



15. M. KELETius, Cuv. Sf Val. Madras and inland to Mysore 

 and Coimbatore ; also Ceylon. 



16. M. MALABAEicrs, Bay. Malabar coast of India. 



17. M. ARMATUS, Bay. Malabar coast and western Grhauts. 



18. M. Bleekeri®, Bay. Sind, Jumna, Gauges, and Burma. 

 Of the foregoing 18 species of Macrones, 2 have barbels not 



longer than the head, one (No. 1) is restricted to the Malabar 

 coast, the second (No. 4) to Tenasserim. In all of the others 

 the feelers reach at least to the ventral fin. 



The following shows their distribution : — 3 Malabar and west- 



^ Includes : — Fimelodus menoda, Ham. Buch. ; Bagrus trachacanthus, Cut. 

 & Val. 



^ Includes Fimelodus seengtee, Sykes. 



^ Includes: — Fimelodus 6az'as2«s, Ham. Bucb. (figure, not description); ? P. 

 anisurus, M'Clelland. 



* Includes : — Fimelodus carcio, Ham. Buch. ; ? P. indicus, M'Clelland ; Bagrua- 

 qffinis, Jerdon. 



* Includes ? Bagrus agricolus, Jerdon. 



^ Includes '.—Bagrus keletius, Bleeker ; ? B, tengara, var., Blyth, 



