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INDIAN FRESH-WATER FISHES. 
7. Glyptosternum telchitta. 
IIab. Punjab and N.W. Provinces. 6 inches. 
Char. Anal rays 11 to 13. Maxillary barbels 
short, extending to the hinder margin of the eye. 
Lips roughened, but not fringed. Dorsal spine 
smooth, pectoral spine serrated. 
Colour reddish brown, a faint brown stripe along 
the side. 
8. Glyptosternum modestum. 
Hab. Punjab. 3 inches. 
Char. Anal rays 9. Maxillary barbels nearly as 
long as the head. 
Colour uniform brown. 
GENUS AMBLYCEPS. 
Small siluroids from the Indian continent. 
Char. Barbels 8. Head covered with soft skin 
above. 
Eyes very small. No adhesive apparatus on the 
thorax. 
1. Amblyceps tenuispinis. 
IIab. River Ganges. 2 inches. 
Char. Anal rays 9. Barbels thin. No lateral 
line. Dorsal and pectoral spines short and slender. 
Adipose fin indistinct, and pointed posteriorly. 
Colour olive brown. 
