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INDIAN FRESH-WATER FISHES. 
GENUS HEMIRAMPHUS. 
Char. Lower jaw only elongated like a beak. 
Teeth viliform in both jaws. 
1. Hemiramphus ectuntio. 
Had. Rivers and ponds Bengal and Orissa. 1 foot. 
Char. Dorsal rays 13. Anal 11. Scales 52? A 
ridge along the side. Scales fall off easily. On each 
side a broad, silvery, longitudinal stripe. 
2. Hemiramphus brachynotopterus. 
Had. Hoogly. 
Char. Dorsal 9. Anal 15. 
