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8. Callichrous egertonii. 
Hab. Punjab and Sinde. 
Char. Anal rays 52 to 54. 
Pectoral spine denticulated. 
Maxillary barbel reaches slightly beyond the base of 
the pectoral fin. Numerous dark blotches over the 
body. 
GENUS EUTKOPIICHTHYS. 
Char. A small adipose fin. Dorsal fin short, with 
a spine. 
Barbels 8, all short. 
1. Eutropiichthys vacha. “ The Butchua.” 
Hab. India generally. 1 foot. 
Buchanan states that this is an excellent fish for 
the table. It rises readily to a fly, and affords good 
sport. 
Chae. Anal rays 47 to 51. 
Barbels all about as long as the head. 
Dorsal and pectoral spines serrated. 
GENUS EUTEOPIUS. 
Char. A very small adipose fin. Dorsal fin 
short, with a spine. Barbels 8 ; viz., one to each 
maxillary bone, one to each posterior nostril, and two 
to each mandible. The mandibulary pairs are placed 
one behind the other. 
Eutropius obtusirostris. 
Hab. India. 
Char. Anal rays 54. Maxillary barbels as long 
as the head, the others shorter. Dorsal and pectoral 
spines serrated. R 2 
