CTPRINIDJS. Ill 



32. Nemachilus evezarcli. 



This species differs from the other members of the 



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genus Nemachilus, in possessing 8 barbels. 



Hab. Poona. 



Caudal fin rounded. Colours greenish, with small 

 dark blotches. 



GENUS COBITIS. 



Char. Barbels six, (or eight ?). A double 

 erectile spine below each eye. Caudal fin rounded 

 or square cut. Dorsal fin opposite to the ventrals. 



1. Cobitis guntea. 



Hab. India generally. 4 inches. 



Char. Barbels well developed, origin of the dorsal 

 fin somewhat in advance of the ventrals. Colour dirty 

 yellowish, with a dark band along the side, and blotches 

 down the back. 



2. Cobitis gongota. 



Hab. Assam and Bengal. 5 inches. 



Char. Barbels short and thick. Origin of the dorsal 

 fin above the hinder ray of the ventrals. An undulat- 

 ing band along the side, giving off dark bars towards 

 the back. 



I have in my collection the drawing of a fish from 

 the base of the Khasia Hills, which stongly resembles 

 this species in appearance, but it has 8 barbels, and the 

 origin of the dorsal fin is well behind the ventrals. 



