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On the fresh-water Fishes of India. 



living animals will become objects of study and amusement, 

 we trust, to future travellers and residents in places where 

 they have been collected with so much care by Mr. Griffith. 

 The following are Mr. Griffith's own remarks on the fishes he 

 met with in Affghanistan and adjoining provinces. 



" I find," he observes, ie on referring to my notes appended 

 to a numerical list of the Fish of Shikarpore, that the propor- 

 tions are as follows : — 



.. n . ., f Pseonominae. . . .. .. 22 



" Cypnnidse, 1 # 3 



( Sarcoborinae,. . . . . . 17 



" Siluridae, . . . . . . . . . . 8 



" Ophicephalus, . . . . . . . . 3 



" Chamba, (Buchanan,) . . . . . . 1 



" The list was prepared from the native names, and it ap- 

 peared to me at the time, that several species had 

 fluctuating names. Not one of the Shikarpore fish 

 has escaped the effects of the journey. 



From Kutch Gundava. 



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From the bunded waters at Mysoor I obtained several. 

 Cyprinidae 4, including a beautiful Systomus, much like 

 S. Canius. As. Res. vol. xix. pi. xliv. fig. 6. 

 1 Ophicephalus. 

 1 Silurus. 



The stream of the Bolan Pass up the ravine in which our 

 road passed abounded with fish, especially the small 

 branch stream at Gurmab. Three springs which Dr. 

 Henderson examined he found to have the temperatures 

 of 77°, 77° > 82°- In the 82' one, Systomus above 

 alluded to was found, and S. bimaculatus. 

 In the Bolan rivers I have noted the Mahasir in abun- 

 dance, but not attaining any size. The largest I took 

 was perhaps 3 lbs. They afforded excellent fly-fishing 

 with light tackle. 

 1 Opsarion, also a fly-taker. 



