CYPRINID/E. 45 



Hab. Eivers at the base of the Ncilgherries and 

 Wynaad Hills. It attains a large size. 



Char. Head contained 4 times in the total. 

 Scales 40, transversely 7 + 7. Dorsal rays 4 + 9 



7. Barbus dubius. 



Hab. Base of the Neilgherries. 



Char. Very similar to the last species. 



Scales 42, transversely 9 + 7. Dorsal rays 4 + 9. 



8. Barbus micropogon. 



One specimen is in the British Museum, but the 

 locality is doubtful. Perhaps either Mysore or 

 Assam. 



Char. Scales 38, transverse 4|+5. 



9. Barbus neilli. 



Hab. Tamboodra Eiver, said to attain 50 or GO lb. 

 weight. 



Char. This fish may be distinguished by the dorsal 

 ray, although bony, being weak instead of thick and 

 strong. 



Scales 24 to 26. Dorsal rays 4 + 9. 



10. Barbus compressus. 

 Hab. Probably Cashmere. 



Char. It has only 22 scales along the lateral line, 

 3-j rows between the lateral line and the ventral fin. 



11. Barbus Sophore (not Giinther's). 



This small fish was described and figured by Ham. 

 Buchanan. He stated that it had four small barbels. 

 Dr. Day states that a specimen exists in the Calcutta 



