12c 



MILITARY SILURE. 



Silurus Militaris. S, olimceus, ossiculis duohus front alihus sub' 

 erectis, radio pinncB dorsalis 'validissimo, linea lateralijiexuosa. 



Olivaceous Silure^ with two suberect frontal bony spines^ first 

 ray of dorsal fin very strong, and flexuous lateral line. 



Silurus militaris. pinna dorsali jjostica adiposa, cirris duohus 

 rigidis. Lin. Si/ st. Nat, p. 503. 



Silurus militaris. Block, t* 362, 



Length from twelve to eighteen inches : head 

 and fore-parts broad and depressed : mouth very 

 wide : teeth small and numerous : eyes large : on 

 each side the head, near the nostrils, a very strong, 

 suberect serrated spine or bony process : first ray 

 of the first dorsal fin, (which is lanceolate, and 

 situated near the head,) excessively large, strong, 

 and sharply serrated both on the middle-part and 

 towards the tip : tail slightly bilobate, v/ith rounded 

 lobes. Native of the Indian rivers. 



BAGRE SILURE. 



Silurus Eagre. S. mrescens, abdomine subargenteo, pinnis pecto^ 



ralihus dorsalique elongatis, cauda f areata. 

 Greenish Silure, with silvery abdomen^ elorxgated dorsal and 



pectoral fins^ and forked tail. 

 Silurus Bagre. S. pinna dor&ali postica adiposa, radio primo 



dorsalis pect or aliumque setaceo, cirris qmtuor, Lin* Sysi, Nat, 



p. 505. Block, t. 365, 



Length from twelve to eighteen inches : mouth 

 furnished with four beards, those on the upper lip 



