588 TELEOSTEI 



(i.) Claeiinae. — Dorsal and anal fins very long, extending to 

 the caudal ; gill-membranes free, or narrowly united to the 

 isthmus. Asiatic-African genera : Clarias, Heterohranchus, Plo- 

 tosus. Asiatic- Australian : Copidoglanis. Asiatic : Cranoglanis. 

 African : Glariallahes, Allahenchelys, Gymnallcibes, Channalabes. 

 Australian : Cni.doglanis. 



(ii.) SiLUKiNAE. — Dorsal fin very short or absent, anal very 

 long ; gill-membranes free. Europaeo-Asiatic : Silurus. Asiatic : 

 Silarodon, Silurichthys, Saccohranchus, Wallayo, Belodonticlithys, 

 Cryfto'pUriis,, Callichrous, Semisilurus, Ailiichthys, Ailia, Schil- 

 hichthys, Lais, Pseudeutro2nus, Pangasius, Ostcogeniosus, Heli- 

 cophagus, Silondia. African : Uutropius, ScJdlie, Siluranodon, 

 Physailia, Parnilia. Australian : Eumeda, Neosilurus. 



(iii.) Bagrinae. — Dorsal fin short, followed by a more or less 

 elongate adipose fin ; anal short or moderate ; gill-membranes 

 free. Asia, Africa, America, Australia : Arius. Asia and 

 America : Amiurus. Asiatic : Macronrs, Pscvdalagrus, Liocassis, 

 Bagroides, BagricMliys, Pita, Acrocliordonichthys, Acysis, Olyra, 

 Hemipimelodus. African : Bagrus, Clarotes, ChrysicMliys, Gephyro- 

 glaiiis, Auclienoglanis, Notoglanidium, Anoplopterus, Galeichthys. 

 American : I)i2:)lo7nysies, Paradi2jlomystes, Aelurichthys, Genidens, 

 Xoturus, Gallopliysiis, Pimelodus, Pimelodina, Nanoglanis, Hepta- 

 ptcrus, ISfematogenys, Pariolius, Pirinampus, Gonorhynchus, Noto- 

 glanis, CaHopliysua, SoruUm, Piramvtana, Bagropsis, Sciades. 

 Australian : Nedy stoma, Pachyula. 



(iv.) DoRADiNAE. — A short-rajed dorsal fin and a.n adipose, the 

 latter sometimes replaced by a second rayed dorsal ; anal short 

 or moderate ; gill-clefts more or less widely interrupted below. 

 African : Synodontis, Ghiloglanis, AtopocJdlus, BucUilichthys, 

 Mochocus, _ Doicmea, Phractura, Parapliractura, Andersonia, 

 TracJiyglanis, Belonoglanis. Asiatic : Bagarius, Glyptostermm, 

 Gagata, Psriidecheneis, Bxostoma, Sisor, Breitensteinia, Sosia, Chaca. 

 South American : Boras, Oxydoras, Lcptodoras, Physopyxis, 

 Glanldmm, Ci'.ntromochlus, Wcrtheimeria, Getopsis. 



(v.) Malopteeukinae. — No rayed dorsal fin, an adipose ; anal 

 short ; gill-clefts interrupted below. African : Malop)terurus. 



(vi.) Callichthyinae. — Dorsal, anal, and adipose fins short ; 

 body completely cuirassed ; praemaxillaries much reduced, the 

 border of the upper jaw formed mainly by the maxillaries. 

 South American : Callichthys, Gorydoras. 



