98 INDIAN" FRESH-WATER FISHES. 



4. Osteobrama ogilbii. 



Hab. India generally. 



Char. Anal rays 15 or 16. Scales 50 to 5^>. Barbels 

 none. 



Depth contained 2\ times, head 4 times, in the 

 total. 



Dorsal ray deeply serrated. The upper jaw pro- 

 jects in advance of the lower. Lateral line slightly 

 bent downwards. 



An indistinct blotch on the root of the caudal fin. 



5. Osteobrama microlepis. 



Hab. Eiver Godavery. 15 inches. 



Char. Anal rays 21. Scales 72. Barbels none. 



Depth contained 2\ times, head 4 times, in the total. 

 Dorsal ray strong and serrated. 



Upper jaw projects beyond the lower. A dark 

 streak from the shoulder to the pectoral fin. Body 

 partially banded, especially in the young. 



Dr. Day suggests that the fish described by Va- 

 lenciennes as Lennsius belangeri, and in the British 

 Museum Catalogue as Similiogaster belangerii, may 

 be this species. Should this be the fact, the name of 

 the fish would, I conclude, be properly Osteobrama 

 belangerii, and not microlepis. 



6. Osteobrama neilli. 



Hab. Eivers of the Neilgherries. 

 Char. Barbels four, nearly as long as the eye. 

 Anal rays 21. Scales 59. 



