90 INDIAN FRESH-WATER PISHES. 



3. Barilius alburnus. 



Hab. Himalayan streams. 5 inches. 



Char. Anal rays 13 or 14. 



Depth, of body contained 5^ times, length of head 

 4^- to 5 times, in the total length. The two last rays 

 of the dorsal fin arise over the root of the anal. The 

 humeral process, (a bony projection just above the 

 pectoral fin) is very short. Ten or twelve blackish 

 bars descend from the back to the lateral line. 



4. Barilius bendelesis. 



Hab. Eiver Ganges and Southern India. 4^ inches. 



Char. Depth of body contained 4 times, head 4^, 

 in the total. Dorsal fin terminates in advance of the 

 anal. 



A series of short, green or bluish, bars on the side 

 not reaching the lateral-line. Some of the scales have 

 occasionally a black spot at their bases. 



5. Barilius cocsa. 



Hab. India generally. 6 inches. 



Char. Anal rays 10. Depth of body contained 4 

 times, head 4-^ times, in the total. Barbels 4, minute, 

 the upper pair being often absent. Dorsal fin ter- 

 minates in advance of the anal. Humeral process 

 elongate. 



The back, in young specimens, with indistinct 

 crossbars. Each scale with a small black spot at the 

 base, a row of double spots forming the lateral line. 



