326 REPORT ON FISHES. TART 11: SISORIDAE AND CYl'RINIDAE 



A detailed account (if tlie ecolnt^y, Iiinnomics and znnrrcnorraphical distribution of the 

 fishes of the I'^xpedition is heinj; ])uhlished hy Mr. (!. F.velyn Hutchinson, and in tlic present 

 report no attempt has, therefore, l)een made to refer to these pro])lems. In the syslenuilic 

 account, besides discussing various taxonomic pro1)lems, and giving necessary descriptive 

 notes, I have, however, added, wherever possiljle, certain l^iological observations which, 

 though made by me independently, are meant only to corroborate the observations of Mr. 

 Hutchinson. Such information as I have been able to collect on the breeding habits of the 

 different species of Schicothoraclnac from a study of the material is also included here. 

 OI)servations on the parasitism in several species of fish^ under investigation have also 

 l)een made. 



Before concluding T must mention that but for the excellent preservation of the material 

 and the invaluable I'leld-notes by Mr. Hutchinson this rejiort would have Ijeen of much 

 less value, and I take this opportunity to record here my ajipreciation of the care with which 

 Mr. Hutchinson dealt with the collection in the field. I am grateful to the authorities of 

 the Yale North India Mxjiedition for a grant towards the cost of illustrations which have 

 been executed b\- Mr. U. Bagchi under my supervision. 1 am indelited to Dr. B. Prashad, 

 Director, Zoological Survey of India, and Dr. S. L. Ilora for affording me every facility 

 and lielp in tlu' course of ]irepar.'Uion of the re])ort. To 1 'r. Hura ! am ]),'irticnlarly thankful 

 for tiie op|i(irtunity to investigate this interesting materi.al an<l fur jiis \aluable suggestions. 



SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT 

 Family SISORIDAE 



Genus Glyptotlwrax Blyth (1860) 

 Glyptothora.v kashniirotsis Hora 

 1923. Glyptothorax kaslniiirnisis, Hora, Rcc. hid. Afiis. XXV, pp. 22-24, figs. 2, a, h and c. 



Glyptothora.v kaslniiirciisis belongs to the group of species of the genus in win'ib the 

 pectoral spine and the ventral rays are not plaited below. It is provided with a strong dorsal 

 spine and a moderately developed adhesive ap[)aratus on the chest with a circular depression 

 in the middle. 



'l"he Yale North India I'^xpedition obtained 2 specimens of the species in April, 1''32, 

 from the following localitv: 



Jhelum River, Shadipur: 



(Sta. K 40) ; ra. 5,192 ft 2 (98.85 mm.) 



The eyes are situated almost in the middle of the head. The pectorals arc slightly 

 shorter than the he;id and are sejiaratcd from the \entrals by a considerable distance. The 

 ventrals extend as far as the anal papilla. The caudal tin is much shorter (ban the head: 

 its upper lobe is longer than the lower. 



The colouration of the specimens in alcohol is light to dusky brown with a lighter under 



'At tlie instance of IJr. S. L. Hura, my colleague, Mr. Al. N. IJatta, has undertaken a systematic study of 

 the intestinal parasites of the fi.shes of the Yale North India Expedition and a separate report on this material 

 will he puhlishcd in another place. 



