68 INDIAN FRESH- WATER EISHES. 



(M'Clelland in one part of his work states the scales 

 as 38.) 



Char. Dorsal rays 3 + 10. Lower lobe of candal 

 fin the longest. Dorsal fin commences midway 

 between the end of the snout, and the root of the 

 candal. 



4. Cirrhina dyochilus. 



Hab. Clear running streams in Assam and Cachar. 



" Its usual size is from one to two and a half feet 

 in length, and though sometimes coarse, its flesh is 

 always well flavoured." — M " c Clelland. 



No barbels. Scales 42 to 44, transverse 16. 



Char. Dorsal rays 3 + 10. Dorsal commences in 

 advance of the middle point between the end of the 

 snout and the base of caudal fin. 



5. Cirrhina bata. 



Hab. Bengal. 1-J to 2 feet. 



No barbels. Scales 36 to 39. Dorsal rays 2 + 9 

 or 10. 



Lower lip smooth-edged. Caudal fin with an ill- 

 defined transverse bar. 



There is considerable uncertainty about this species, 

 H. Buchanan described three varieties, which 

 McClelland considered to belong to one species. Dr. 

 Day's description differs in some respects from either 

 of Buchanan's, but he states it to be a well-known 

 fish, extensively used for stocking tanks. I have not 

 met with it myself, and cannot therefore form any 

 opinion of my own. 



