70 INDIAN FRESH-WATER FISHES. 



3. Crossochilus rostratus. 



Hab. Cossye Biver, Bengal. 



Char. Scales 38 ; 4 rows between the lateral line 

 and the ventral fin. Barbels 2. Snont long. 



Head contained five times in the total length. Eye 

 behind the centre of the head. An irregular black 

 spot on the fifth and sixth scales of the lateral 

 line. 



4. Crossochilus barbatulus. 

 Hab. Cashmere and Punjab. 



Char. Scales 36; 4 rows between lateral line and 

 ventrals. Barbels 4. Head contained b\ times 

 in the total. Eye in the centre of the length of 

 the head. Body more or less marked with dark 

 blotches. 



5. Crossochilus sada. 



Hab. Assam. 



Char. Barbels 4, longer than the diameter of the 

 eye. Coloration uniform. This appears to be a very 

 small species, but little is known about it. 



6. Crossochilus reba. 



Hab. India and Ceylon. 



Char. Barbels 2. Scales 35 to 38 ; transverse 14, 

 4 or 5 rows between the lateral line and the ventral 

 fin. Eye somewhat in advance of the middle of the 

 head. Young individuals have the upper lips indis- 

 tinctly fringed, old ones smooth. 



(I have doubts about this fish being identical with 



