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the fishes they represent, numerically contrasting them with 
those of China and Japan, so far as we are acquainted with 
the ichthyology of those seas :— 
CARTILAGINEA, eal China and 
eylon. apan. 
Ceylon. oe Pe.cirrhitide . . 0. «. 2 
Squali feta ‘ta menidie . . 37. . 25 
Raiz mary. i9 2 2 20 sparide - 16.  . 17 
Suri on ee “ 0 a © 1 acanthuride. . 14 . - 6 
. i is ” . cheetodont de » 25 . a 
stularide . . 2 . 
OSTINOPTERYGIL Periodopharyngi. 
Plectognathi. mugilide . . 5. . 7 
tetraodontide . 10 . 6 24 anabantide. . 6 . . *b 
balistide . « 39) se - 19 pomacentride . 10. . I 
Lophobranchii. Pharyngognathi. 
syngnathide » 2. . 2 labride a - 6. - 35 
pegaside . . 0. . 8 scomberesocide 13 . . 6 
Ctenobranchii. blenniide . . 3. . 8 
lophide » « 1s . 3 Scomberina. 
Cyclopodi. zeide . © op Oe i 2 
echeneide . s Ox » 1 sphyrenide. « 5&6. « 4 
cyclopteridz « O. « 1 scomberide . 18. 62 
gobide es e We . 35 xiphiidae . « (0% a 
Percini. cepolide a + Os . 5 
callionymide . 0. . 7 Heterosomata. 
uranoscopide . 0. . 7 platessoidez. » A, 22 
cottide » «© OO. . B siluride » 3i 24 
triglide ~ ll. . 37 cyprinide . - 19. - 52 
polynemide. . 12. . 3 scopelinide. . 2. 7 
mullide . . 1. . 7 salmonide a 20 we wd 
percide - 6 BH. + 12 clupeide . . 43 . . gy 
berycide , » oO. - 5 gadide . » Oo. o 2 
sillaginide . . 3. . macruride . e 1. 0 
scienide ~ 19. ~ 13 Apodes. 
hemulinide 2 6 * . 12 anguillide 8 i . 12 
serranide . . 31 . - 38 murenide an RE Se . 6 
theraponide » 8. + 20 sphagebranchide 8 . . 10 
NOTE (C). 
ON THE BORA-CHUNG, OR “GROUND-FISH” OF BHOOTAN, 
See P. 353, 
In Bhootan, at the south-eastern extremity of the Himalayas, 
a fish is found, the scientific name of which is unknown to me, 
but it is called by the natives the Bora-chung, and by European 
residents the ‘“ ground-fish of Bhootan.” It is described in the 
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal for 1839, by a writer 
(who had seen it alive), as being about two feet in length, and 
