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50-57. Lateral line incomplete. Punjab, Sind, Southern India, and 

 the Malabar Coast, rarely attaining four inches in length. 



199. Mola Athinsonii, Blyth. Nga-pan-ma,~Burm. D. 8, A. 7, L. 

 1. 55, L. tr. 11/11. Lateral line incomplete. Burma; attaining six 

 inches in length. 



Gen?is — Baxbus, Cuv. 8f Val. 



Puntius, ipt., Ham. Buch. : Labeobarbus, et Varicorhinus, pt., Riippel : 

 Systomus, pt., McClell. : Capo eta, sp. Cuv. & Val. : Pseudobarbus, Bielz. : 

 Luciobarbus, Heckel : Cheilobarbus, sp. Smith : Balantiocheilus, Ilemibar- 

 bus, Cyclocheilichthys, Siaja, Anematichthys, Hi/pselobarbus, Gonopro- 

 hlqpterus, Gnalhopogon, Hampala, sp. Bleeker : Enteromius, sp. Cope. 



Mouth arched. Jffyes without adipose lids. Jaws closely invested by 

 lips, which may have leathery lobes, but no inner fold, nor horny covering. 

 Barbels four (Barbodes) , or two (Capoeta) : or none (Puntius). 

 Pharyngeal teeth 5 or 4, 3 or 2, 2 or 3/3 or 2, 2 or 3, 4 or 5. Dorsal 

 Jin rather short, its last undivided ray being either ossified and serrated 

 or entire, or articulated and not osseous : it commences nearly opposite 

 the ventrals : anal rather short, in some species its second ray ossified. 

 Scales large, of moderate or small size. Lateral line complete or incom- 

 plete ; when the former, continued to opposite the centre of the base of 

 the caudal fin. 



1. With four barbels {Barbodes.) 



a. Last undivided dorsal ray, osseous and serrated. 



200. Barbus chagunio, Ham. Buch. Jerruah, Beng. : Chaguni, Behar. 

 D. 11, A. 8, L. 1. 44-47, L. tr. 11/11. Pores on head and snout. 

 India, exclusive of Madras, attaining a foot and a half in length. 



201. Barbus immaculatus. McClell. D. 11, A. 8, L. 1. 32-33, L. 

 tr. 6/6. No pores on snout. Throughout Bengal, North- West 

 Provinces, Assam and Sikkim. 



202. Barbus sarana, Ham. Buch. Jundoori, Panj. : Poh-pree and 

 Kun-nah-nee, Sind: llunduttee, Mai.; Pungella, Tarn. : Giddi kaoli, Bur hie 

 and Potah, Hind. : Gid-pakke, Can. : Ka?ma/cu, Tel. : Sarana, Ooriah and 

 Beng. : Nga-khon-mah-gyee and Nga-chong, Burm. D. 11-12, A. 8, L. 

 1. 29-31, L. tr. 5<y5^. Fresh-waters throughout India and Burma; 

 it attains uj)wards of 2 feet in length. 



203. Barbus pinnauralus, Day. D. 11, A. 8, L. 1. 27-29, L. 

 tr. 6/5. A black lateral blotch. Sind, portions of Bombay, Malabar, and 

 in the Kistna River, up to 5 inches in length. 



WJf.. Baxbus goniosoma, Bleeker. D. 11, A. 7, L. 1. 24, L. tr. 

 4|/ \\. Mergui in Burmah, up to 6 inches in length. 



205. Barbus roseipinnis, Cuv. & Val. D. 11, A. 7, L. 1. 22. Fins 

 red. Pondicherry, to \\ inches in length. 



206. Barbus rodactylus, McClell. D. 10. Lower Assam, to 5 

 inches in length. 



b. Last undivided dorsal ray, osseous and entire. 



207. Barbus dubius, Day. D. 1 3. A. 7, L. 1. 42, L. tr. 9/7. Bowany 

 River at the foot of the Neilgherry Hills. 



208. Barbus Mysorensis, Jerdon. Coatee cundee, r Ya,m. D. 13, A. 

 7-8, L. 1. 40, L. tr. 7/7. Rivers along the bases of the Wynaad 

 and Neilgherry Hills, up to several feet in length. 



