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ASOTE SILURE. 



Silurus Asotus. S. pinna dorsali mica, cirrls quatuor. Lin, 



Syst. Nat. p. 501. 

 Silure with single dorsal fin and four beards. 



Mouth furnished with four beards, two above 

 and two below: teeth numerous: first ray of the 

 pectoral fins strong and serrated : that of the dorsal 

 fin smooth : anal fin long, and joined to the tail, 

 l^ative of Asia. 



MYSTIC SILURE, 



Silurus Mystus, S. pinna dorsali nnica, radds sex, cirris octo. 



Lin. Gmel. Mus. Ad. Frid. 

 Silure with single eight- rayed dorsal fin^ and eight beards. 

 Silurus Schilde Niloticus. Hasselq. it. p. 3'/6. 



Native of the Nile : tail forked. 



EEL SILURE. 



Siluras Anguillaris. S. pinna dorsali mnca^ radiis septuaginta^ 



cirris octo. IJn. Gmel. Mas. Ad. Frid. 

 Silure with single dorsal fin of seventy rays, and eight beards. 

 Black-Fish. Russel. Alepp.p. 73. t. 12. f. 1. 



Upper cirri two : lateral two ; lower four, Na^ 

 tive of the Nile. 



