580 



SILURID^. 



2. ANCHARIUS BREVIBARBIS, sp. n. 

 Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 4 times. Head 

 a little longer than broad, feebly rugose from between the eyes to the 

 extremity of the occipital process, which is longer than broad and in 

 contact with the small interneural plate ; snout rounded, 1^ times as 

 broad as long, nearly \ length of head ; nostrils near end of snout ; eye 

 moderate, 5^ times in length of head, twice in interorbital width, which 

 equals width of mouth. Maxillary barbel \ length of head, not reaching 

 base of pectoral ; outer mandibular barbel \ length of head, inner \. 

 Humeral process as long as eye, pointed, granulate. Dorsal I 7, nearer 



Fig. 294. 





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Anclmrhis brevibarbts. 

 Type. |. 



end of snout than root of caudal ; spine strong, f length of head, 

 smooth ; adipose dorsal SJ times as long as deep, l^- times as long as its 

 distance from rayed dorsal, narrowly separated from caudal. Anal J 2 

 (9 rays branched). Pectoral slightly shorter than head, not reaching 

 ventral, its spine similar to that of dorsal, but serrated on inner side. 

 Ventral midway between eye and caudal. Caudal deeply forked. 

 Caudal peduncle short. Blackish brown above, whitish beneath. 

 Total length 130 millim. 



Madagascar. 



1. Type. 



Ambohimango. 



Dr. Forsyth Major (0.). 



