THE 
ACETABULATED PLATYSTACUS. 
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Generic Character. 
Body iliort, deprefled. Tail long, compreflcd. 
Specific Character , &c. 
PLATYSTACUS with fix beards, and ventral 
acetabula. 
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Dcr Tellertniger. Le Cotylephor. 
Bloch, ichth. pi, 372. 
The genus Cotylephorus, firll inftituted by the 
celebrated Dr. Bloch, is extremely allied to the ge¬ 
nus Silurus. The fpecies are but few in number. 
That which is here rcprcfcntcd is remarkable for the 
numerous fmall acetabular procefles or fuckers with 
which the under furface of the body is befet; and 
which, in young fpecimcns, are fcarce diflindtly vi- 
lible. This fpecies is a native of India, where it 
inhabits frefh waters, and grows to the length of a 
foot or more. 
Fig. a. fhewi one of the acetabula or fuckers magnified. 
