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Genus. 2. Acajtthophthaxmxjs, v. Mass. 
Pangio, Blyth. 
Body elongated and compressed. A small, erectile, bifid, suborbital 
spine. Six barbels, one rostral and two maxillary pairs. Dorsal Jin situated 
in the posterior third of the body, anterior to the anal, but posterior to the 
ventrals. 
Geographical distribution. — North-east Bengal, Assam and Barma. 
A SINGLE SPECIES. 
1. Aemthophthalmm pangia. D. 2/6. A. 2/5, Cinnamon colour. N. E. Bengal 
to Upper Barma. 
1. ACANTlIOPirnTALilUS PANGIA. 
Colitis pangia, Ham. Buch., Fish. Ganges, pp. 355, 394 ; *Cuv. and Yal. mi, p. 75. 
Colitis cinnamomea, Mc.Clell., Ind. Cyp., pp. 304, 435, pi. 51, f. 5. (from H. B. MSS.). 
Fangio cinnamomea, Blyth, J. A, S. of B. 1860, p. 169. 
Acanthophthalmus Ja/uanicus, Bloeker, Cyp. Pro., p. 75, and Atl.Ich. Cypr. p. 11 , 
t. 2, f. 3. 
Acanthophthalmus pangia, Gunther, vii, p. 370. 
Bangya, Beng. Nga-tha-lay-doh, Barmese. 
B. III. D. 2/G. P. 10. Y. 6-7. A. 2/5. C. 17. 
Length of head 1/8, of caudal 1/8, height of body 1/8 of the total 
length. Eyes, minute. Scales, distinct. Colour, light cinnamon. 
llab. — North-East Bengal, the northern portions of British and Upper 
Barma. I obtained many specimens at Mandalay, from the canal then in 
the course of construction. I have also received one from below Darjiling, 
collected by Mr. Mandelli; the specimen agrees with the others, except in 
having no scales, but as it is not in a good state, I conclude they may have 
been rubbed off. 
Genus. 3. Lepidocephalits, Bleelcer. 
Body elongated and compressed. An erectile, bifid, suborbital spine. 
Six barbels, four rostral, two maxillary. Dorsal fin placed in the posterior 
tieo fifths of the body, some distance behind the root of the ventrals. Caudal 
truncate. 
Geographical distribution— Ike species of this genus are found in 
Java and Sumatra. 
Genus. 4. Acanthopsis, v. Mass. 
Brostheacanthus, Blyth. 
Body very elongated, snout long and compressed. Barbels eight, two 
being mandibular. A small, bifid, erectile spine, situated in advance of the 
orbit. Dorsal fin opposite to the ventrals ; caudal forked. 
Geographical distribution . — Tenasserim and Barma. 
