1849.] 



Fishes of Southern India. 



that the 2 small cirri which are present in that fish are ^made out 

 sometimes with difficulty. 



Gen. Pimelodus. 

 Palate without teeth; maxillary cirri (often) thick, fleshy ; other- 

 wise similar to Bagrus ; frequently marbled or blotched. 



* Pimelodus YarrelU. (Sykes.) 



" A Bagrus with the first rays of the pectoral and dorsal nns ter» 

 minating in long fleshy tendrils and serrated behind ; with 8 cirri, two 

 of which are as long as the head, thick, fleshy, and being lateral elon- 

 gations of the upper lip; other cirri very short, head broad, covered 

 with a granulated bony plate ; the fish olive brown, marked with black 

 blotches like a Dalmatian dog; 2d dorsal fleshy, triangular. Length 

 18 inches, but attains a very great size; body not vertically com- 

 pressed. Found in the Mota Mola at Poona." 



Seems nearly allied to jP. hargarius of Bengal. 



Pimelodus lonah^ (Sykes.) 

 " A Bagrus with 8 small cirri, flat, granulated head; first dorsal 

 of 7 rays, and pectoral of 10 rays, the first ray of which is furnished 

 on the posterior edge with long sharp teeth; anal fin of 10 rays; 2d 

 dorsal of a triangular form, fleshy ; something resembling the pre- 

 ceding in colour." 



Pimelodus itchkeea. (Sykes.) 

 ** A Phractocephahis with 8 cirri, 2 of which from the upper lip 

 extend to the end of the pectoral fins ; the other 2 very minute, with 

 the 4 on the chin nearly as long as the head ; with the 1st ray in the 

 pectoral fins only serrated; with 8 rays in the dorsal and 12 in the 

 anal fins ; with a sharp prolongation of the scapula. Fish hand- 

 somely marked on the back with dark colours ; length 2 inches." 



Pimelodus Carnaticus. New Species. 

 Head broad, muzzle blunt, eye small, situated far back; dorsal 

 spine smooth ; pectoral spine strongly toothed ; maxillary cirri barely 

 as long as the head, all the others short, slender — D. 1-6, A 12— colour 

 yellow ochre, blotched and marbled with brown about 4 to 5 inches 

 long. 



I have only found this curious fish in the Bowany river. It i§ said 

 not to exceed 6 inches or so in length. 



