344 REPORT ON FISHES. PART II: SISORIDAE AND CYPRINIDAE 



Canal to DaJ Lake : Srinagar (Sta. K 6) ; ca. 5,200 ft 4 ( 105-165 mm.) 



Dal Lake : Srinagar (Sta. K 1 1 ) ; ca. 5,200 ft 1 (112 mm.) 



iManasbal Lake: Srinagar (Sta. K 48) ; 5,196 ft 2 (135, 132 mm.) 



Kashmir 3 (165, 160, l.Wmm.) 



Schizothorax micropogon is one of tlie smallest species of the Kashmir valley, rarely 

 exceeding 7 inches in length excluding tlic caudal fin. It lias a sonicwhat dwarfed ajjpcar- 

 ance with a thick and broad head and a deep Ixniy. The depth (if the Ixxly is contained from 

 4 to 4.5 times in the total length excluding tlic caudal and tlie least height of the caudal 

 peduncle about \.5 times in its length. Tlie cleft of the mouth is small, crescentic and obliquely 



Figure 10. Lateral view of anterior part of body of a specimen of SchizolJwrax microt>ogon Heckel from Dal 



Lake, .showing contour of head, nature of mouth, jaws, hps and barbels. X 2. 

 Figure 11. Dorsal fin of a specimen of Schholhorax micropogon Heckel from Dal Lake, showing structure of 

 spine and nature of serration on its posterior border. X 2. 



ascending forwards. The jaws are sub-equal in length, the upper one l^eing the longer. 

 The margin of the lower jaw is rounded and devoid of horny covering. The lips are well 

 developed (Text-figure 10) ; the lower one is interrupted in the middle. The l)arl)els are 

 always shorter than the diameter of the eyes. The head is sul>-triangular in shape, with a 

 flat and trenchant upper surface; it is slightly higher than l>ro;id and its length is contained 

 about 3.7 times in the total length excluding the caudal. The snout is thick with ol)tuse 

 anterior margin; its length is contained from 3.1 to 3.3 times in the length of the head. 

 The interorbital space is flat and is about 1.5 times as broad as the orbit. The eyes are 



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