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Show 284 MR. F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. [Mai*. 14, only moistened twice by the way, especially as the time consumed was four hours. Nearly one hundred of this species were placed in the Ootacamund Lake, and eighteen in the Pykara River. MASTACEMBELUS ARMATUS, Lacep. Altaree (Tam.). B.vi. D. 371 74. P. 23. A. 3 | 79. C. 15. Not uncommon, but does not bear transporting well. Numbers of young of this species were captured in the Bowany during July and August. WALLAGO ATTU, Bloch. Wahlah (Tam.). B. xix. D. 1/4. P. L v. 9. A. 92. C. 17. This fish is very common in the Bowany, where it attains a large size, but does not extend its limits so high as Seegoor. In conveying this species up the ghawts they generally died : some few reached Coonoor alive; but all succumbed after they had been there a few days. WALLAGO MALABARICUS, CUV. & Val. Chota wahlah (Tam.). The small Wahlah. B. xv. D. 4. P. L V. 9. A. 73. C. 17. Vert. jj. Length of specimens up to 9 inches. This species is numerous in the same localities as the last. Both deposit their ova during the south-west monsoon, and by the end of July young fish are common. HEMIBAGRUS PUNCTATUS, Jerdon. Psetta kultetee (Tam.). B. xi. D. i|0. P. 1/7. V. 6. A. 11. C. 17. Length of specimens up to 11 inches. Length of head •§, of pectoral \, of caudal f, of base of first dorsal \, of base of adipose dorsal y1^, of base of anal -^ of the total length. Height of head T\, of body l, of first dorsal T 2 T, of anal JL of the total length. Eyes transversely oval; horizontal diameter -A-, vertical diameter \ of the length of the head ; two horizontal diameters apart, If from end of snout. Gape of mouth wide, being equal transversely to nearly half the length of the head. Jaws of equal length. Summit of head depressed, both it, the opercles, and shoulder-bones being furrowed. Occipital process very narrow, and only extending about one-third of the distance to the basal bone of the first dorsal, which is narrow. A flat lance-shaped groove on the summit of the head, between the |