DISTRIBUTTO?f OF ENDTAN FRKSHW.VTKR FISHES. 



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have unduly multiplied some species, considering local varieties 

 as more appropriate ; by referring to those enumerated it will be 

 easy to erase those objected to. Others, I know, think that some 

 which I have placed as synonyms should be given as species. 

 Anyhow, by following out every form as I have done, I have tried 

 to obviate one of Mr. Blanford's objections, that " with only the 

 facts procurable from museum catalogues and other published 

 works, I know from experience that it is impossible to ascertain 

 correctly the details of distribution ; the numerous errors com- 

 mitted by the older naturalists, by whom the term India was used 

 in the very loosest and vaguest sense, have but rarely been elimi- 

 nated ; and it is constantly the practice in monographs and cata- 

 logues to quote species and genera as found in two localities — 

 the old and erroneous one, and the real locality subsequently dis- 

 covered" (Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1876, xviii. p. 278). 



The fishes I have enumerated belong to 87 genera, thus dis- 

 tributed : — 



No, of genera iu India. 



Also in the Malay 

 archipelago and 

 Africa. 



In Malay archi- 

 pelago. 



In Africa. 



19 Acanthopterygii 



4' 



10 









1-^ 



10 









13 













1 







14 





45 



106 



13 





1 

















2 







87 



12 



32 



2 



It appears that out of 87 genera, 2 only are restricted to 

 Africa (not being Malayan), both being likewise Palaearctic ; 32 

 extend to the islands of the Malay archipelago ; 12 are common 

 to both the African and Malayan regions, out of which 6 are like- 

 wise Palaearctic. 



^ 2 are also Palaearctic ; the other two, Periophthalmus and Eleotris, have 

 marine representatives also. 

 - and 3 Also Palaearctic. 



< Cyprinodon also Palaearctic ; Haplochilus not so. 



5 Barilius has been taken at Candahar ; Basbora is not known to be Palae- 

 arctic, the remaining two are. 



^ Out of these 10 genera, 3 are Burmese, not belonging to the Hindustan sub- 

 region. 



' Genus Etroplus will be considered separately. 



