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Hab. Western and southern parts of India. 



It appears to be without the black spot on the tail, 

 otherwise there seems little to distinguish it from 

 Barbies pinnauratus. 



Barbus polydori, Cut. 



No specimens in the British Museum. 

 Hab. Bombay. 



Char. Barbels 4. Dorsal ray slender and finely 

 serrated. 



Colouration uniform. 

 Dorsal rays 12. Scales 27. 



Barbus liacanthus, Bkr. 



Dr. Day considers this fish to be the same as 

 Barbus chola. It was described by Bleeker from 

 specimens collected in Java, and it seems very 

 possible that the single species from Cochin in the 

 British Museum may belong to Barbus chola, and 

 that the Java species may be distinct. My reason 

 for making this suggestion is that I perceive that 

 the British Museum has no specimen of Barbus chola 

 which is a common species in India. However, I 

 am not in a position to judge definitely on this 

 question. 



Barbus sophoroides, Giinther. 



Here again is a disputed species, which Dr. Day 

 considers to be a variety of Barbus chola. 



Hab. Bengal, Cachar. 3 inches. 



It has a black spot across the base of the middle 

 dorsal rays (as well as one on the tail). B. chola has 



