56 INDIAN FRESH-WATER FISHES. 



42. Barbus pyrrhopterus. 

 Hab. Assam. 



Char. One dark spot on the lateral line, over the 

 hinder end of the anal fin. 

 Lateral line complete. 



43. Barbus guganio. 

 Hab. Assam. 1-| inches. 



Char. A small transparent, silvery species, without 

 spots. Lateral line hardly perceptible. 



44. Barbus punctatus. 

 Hab. Malabar. 3 inches. 



Char. A black spot on the 20th and 21st scales. 

 The anterior half of the fourth scale in the row below 

 the lateral line, black. Dorsal fin with two rows of 

 black spots, besides a short intermediate row. Late- 

 ral line complete. 



B. Dorsal ray strong, but not serrated. 



45. Barbus duvaucelii. 

 Hab. Bengal. 



Chir. Scales 27. 



A black spot just in front of the base of the caudal 

 fin. Lateral line complete. 



46. Barbus stigma. (8ophore, Giinther.) 

 Hab. India generally. 



This is a very common species. It is described in 

 Gunther's Catalogue under the name of B. sophore, 

 which was the name given by Ham. Buchanan to a 



