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188. CirrMna reba, Ham. Buch. Soon-nee, Pauj., and Sind : 

 Eelemose and C'hiltahri, Tel. : Chetchna-porah, Ooriah : Batta, Beng. : 

 Reivah, Hind. D. 11-12, A. 8, L. 1. 35-38, L. tr. 7/7. One pair 

 of short rostral barbels : upper lip fringed or entire. Throughout India, 

 attaining a foot in length. 



189. . CirrMna isnra, McClell. D. 10, A. 7., L. 1. 36, L. tr. 4£/5£. 

 One pair of rostral barbels : upper lip deeply fimbriated. Hooghly at 

 Calcutta. 



Genus — Scaphiodon, Heckel. 



Capoeta, sp. Chondrostoma, sp. Cuv. and Val : Dillonia, Gymnosto- 

 mus, sp. Heckel. 



Snout rounded. Mouth transverse, inferior, with the mandibular edge 

 nearly straight and sharp: the mandibles angularly bent inwards. A 

 horny layer inside the loiver jaio, which is not covered by lip : no lower 

 labial fold. Barbels four, two, or absent. Pharyngeal teeth compressed, 

 truncated, 5 or 4, 3, 2/2, 3, 4 or 5. Dorsal fin of moderate extent (up 

 to about 10 branched rays) , its last undivided ray being osseous, and ser- 

 rated or entire, or else it is articulated: anal rather short. Scales large, 

 of moderate or small size, and sometimes irregtdarly disposed. Lateral line 

 passing to the centre of the base of the caudal fin. 



190. Scaphiodon Watsoni, Day. D. 13, A. 7, L. 1. 33, L. tr. 6/6. 

 Two barbels : an osseous serrated dorsal ray. Scales regularly arranged. 

 Sind Hills. 



191. Scaphiodon irregularis, Day. D. 13, A. 7, L. 1. 36, L. tr. 9/9. 

 Two barbels : an osseous serrated dorsal ray. Scales irregularly arranged. 

 Sind Hills. 



Genus — Caxassius, Nilsson. 



Snout obtuse, rounded. Mouth anterior, arched, and rather narrow •' 

 lips thin. Barbels absent. Pharyngeal teeth compressed, in a single row, 

 4/4. Dorsal fin long, commencing opposite the ventrals, and having its 

 last undivided ray osseous and serrated : last undivided anal ray normally 

 serrated. Scales of moderate size. Lateral line complete, passing to the 

 centre of the base of the caudal fin. 



192. Carassius auratus , Linn. D. 19-21, A. 8, L. 1. 27-29, L. tr. 

 6^/10. I here place the gold-carp on the authority of the British 

 Museum Catalogue, wherein it is stated that three adult specimens have 

 been received from India through Mr. Masters. I strongly doubt 

 whether this fish exists wild in India or British Burma. Dr. Wright 

 informs me that it has been introduced into the ponds in Nepal. Sykes' 

 species, C. nu/cla (No. 170), is a Labeo. 



Genus — Semiplotus, Bleeker. 



Snout thick and prominent. Mouth ivide, transverse, slightly curved, 

 inferior, having a knob at the symphysis. Inter -maxillaries more or less 

 adherent to the maxilla, and but slight powers of motion exist in the upper 

 jaw. Barbels absent. Pharyngeal teeth (in S. modestus) 4, 3, 2/2, 3, 4. 

 Dorsal fin long, its last undivided ray strong, osseous, and either serrated 

 or entire: anal rather short. Scales large. Lateral line passing to the 

 centre of the base of the caudal fin. 



