532 PHTSOSTOMI, 



SYNOPSIS OP SPECIES. 



\,Schizotliorax progastus, D. 11-12, A. 7, L. 1. 150. Snout elongated. Lower lip witli a free posterior 

 edo-e. Dorsal spine coarse. Himalayan and sub-Himalayan range, from the head waters of the Ganges to 



Ujjper Assam. _ ^ , . tt i 



2. Schizothorax esocinus, D. 12, A. 7. Lower labial fold mterrupted. Dorsal spme coarse. ^ Head waters 

 of Indus, Cashmere, and Afghanistan. 



1. Schizothorax progastus, Plate CXXII, fig. 7. 

 Oreinus j>ro(fastus, McClell. Ind. Cyp. pp. 27-i, 343, pi. 40, f. 4. ; Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 32.5. 

 Oreiims Hodgsonii, GiJnther, Proc. Zool. Soc. 18G1, p. 224, 

 Schi:othora.v Hodgsonii, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 1G7. 

 DiiniawaJi, N. W. Prov. : Adoee and Loh-one, Assamese. 



B. iii, D. 11-12 (^^j), P. 19, V. 11, A. 2/5, C. 19, L. 1. 1.50-160. 



Length of head Sj to 5i, of caudal 5|, height of body 6 in the total length. Eijes—from 4J to 6 

 diameters in the length of the he'ad and situated in its middle, Interorbital space nearly flat : snout pointed. 

 Width of head equals half its length. Depth of cleft of mouth equals the width of the gape. Upper jaw 

 projecting : lip thick and fleshy, having a free posterior edge in its whole circumference, upper lip elevated in 

 the' centi'e, lower with a central lobe and a lateral one on either side. Lips internally covered with a thin, 

 deciduous, cartilaginous layer. i?ar&e/s^four, the rostral about as long as the orbit, the maxillary pair 

 rather shorter. Teei^i— pharyngeal, crooked, pointed, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. Fins — dorsal commences slightly in 



longer. Barbels shorter than the eye. Origin of dorsal fin nearer caudal than snout ; spine as long as head excluding snout. Anal 

 laid flat, not reaching caudal. Tiled rows of scales as wide as orbit. Small black spots on the sides. Cashmere. 



5. Schizothorax imnctatiis. Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1876, p. 785, pi. cxxiii, fig. 3. Eye 6| in length cf head. Lower jaw the 

 longer. Barbels as long as eye. Origiu of dorsal fin nearer caudal than snout : spine as long as postorbital portion of head. Anal laid 

 flat docs not reach caudal. Tiled row of scales one-third diameter of orbit. Covered with black spots. Cashmere. 



6. Schizothorax microjiojoTi, Heckel, 1. c. p 41, t. viii, f. 1 ; Giinther, 1. c. p. 163. Eye 4j in head. Upper fawthe longer. 

 Barbels minute, tirigin of dorsal fin much nearer caudal than gnout : spine as long as the head excluding snoot. Anal laid flat does 

 not reach caudal. Tiled row of scales minute. Cashmere. 



7. Schizothorax planifrons, Heckel, 1. c. p. 44, t. vih, f. 2 ; Giinther, 1. c. p. 163. Eye 5^ in length of head. Jaws of equal 

 length. Barbels as long as eye. Origin of dorsal fin nearer caudal than snout : its spine 3/5 as long as head. Anal laid flat nearly 

 reaches caudal. Tiled row of scales half width of eye. Cashmere. 



8. Schizothorax Hugelii, Heckel, 1. c. p. .-36, t. vii ; Gunther, 1. c. p. 164. Eye 6 in length of head. Upper jaw slightly the 

 longer. Barbels shorter than eye. Origin of dorsal fin nearer caudal than snout : its spine short and feebly serrated. Anal kid flat 

 nearly reaches caudal. Tiled row of scaltw much broaden- than the ere. Cashmere. 



<J. Schizothorax curvifrons, Heckel, 1. c. p. 25, t. iii ; GUnther, 1. c. p. 164. Eye 5{ in length of head. Upper jaw slightly the 

 longer. Barbels half as long as eye. Origin of dorsal fin nearer caudal than snont : its spine nearly as long as head, and feebly 

 serrated. Anal laid flat does not reach the caudal. Tiled row of scales small. Cashmere. 



10. Schizothorax intermedium, McClelland, 1. c. p. 579 ; Gmither. 1. c. p. 165 j Day, 1. c. p. 786, and Plate cxsiv, f. I. Eye 5^ in 

 the leno-th of head. Upper jaw the longer. Barbels as long as eye. Origiu of dorsal fin nearer caudal than snout : its spme 2/3 to 4/5 

 as long''as head, coarsely serrated. Anal laid flat reaches the caudal, tiled row of scales half as deep as orbit. Afghanistan and 



Turkestan. , , ,. , , ,t • ^u i 



11. Schizothorax imsus, Heckel, 1. c. p. 33, t. vi ; Gunther, 1. e. p. 166, Eye 6 ra length of head. Upper ]aw the longer. 

 Barbels .shorter than the eye. Origin of dorsal fin midway between end of snout and root of caudal •. its spme as long as head excluding 

 the snout, rather finely serrated. Anal laid fiat scarcely reaches the caudal. Tiled row of scales 1/2 as deep as orbit. Cashmere. 



12. Schizothorax microcephahts, Day, I. e. p. 787, Plate cxxv, fig. 2. Eye 7 in length of head. Upper jaw the longer, and 

 overhung by snout. Barbels twice as long as eye. Dorsal fin commences rather nearer snout tlian caudal : its spme very weak and 

 feebly serrated. Anal when laid flat reaches caudal. Tiled row of scales minute. Pauja fi-oni a triliutaiy of the Oxiis. 



13. Schizothorax longipinnis, Heckel, I. c. p. 27, t. iv ; Giinther, I. c. p. 166. Eye 5 iu length of head. Upper jaw slightly 

 the longer. Barbels nearly 1/2 as long as eye. Dorsal fin commences nearer caudal than snout : its spine moderately strong and 

 sen-ated. Anal laid flat reaches caudal. Tiled row of scales not 1/2 as broad as orbit. Cashmere. 



14. Schizothorax chrysochlorus. Day, I. c. p. 784, and Plate cxxiii, fig. 2 ; Eacoma chrysochJora, McClelland. 1. c. p. 577, t. xv, 

 f. 3 ; S. BiMuVpU. Giinther, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1876, p. 400. Eyes Irom 5i to 7 in length of head.^ Upper jaw the longer. 

 Barbels ,at least as long as the eye. Dor.saffin arises midway between end of snout and base of caudal : its spine strong, serrated, and 

 as long as the head. Anal when laid flat reaches 1/2 way to the caudal. Tiled row of scales 1/2 as broad as the eye. Afghanistan 



and Turkestan. . , , t /^ v j tt 



15. SeMzotlwrax nobilis, Eacoma noUlig, McClelland, I. c. p. 577, t. xv, f. 4. Eye about 6 m the length of head. Upper ]aw 

 the longer. Barbels longer thau the eye. Dorsnl fin arises nearer snout than base of caudal : its spine as long as head without the 

 snout .^rrated. Anal if laid flat reaches the caudal fill. Tiled row of scales about as broad as orbit. Afghanistan. 



16. Schizothorax labiatus, McClelland, 1. c. p. 578, t. xv, f. 1. Eye 4 in the length of head. Barbels teminating in trident 

 points. Upper jaw jirojecting. Origin of dorsal fin nearer caudal than snont : spine sen-ated posteriorly. xVnal laid flat reaches the 



caudal fin. Afghanistan. , . ,, , ^x. c ^, i. j -o -u ^ 



17. Schizothorax gohioides, Eacoma gohimdes. McClelland, 1. c. p. 576, t. xv, f. 3. Eye 45 in the length of the head. Barbels 

 longer than the eye. Upper jaw ninch the longer. ( )rigin of dorsal fin midway between snout and base of the caudal : its spme as long 

 .as the bead excluding the snout, and sen-ated posteriorly. Anal fin laid flat does not reach the caudal. Tiled row of scales about as 

 broad as orbit. Afghani.stan. , t. i -u j.^. , 



18. Schizothorax brevis. Eacoma Irems, McClelland, 1. c. p. 578. "Head short and compressed. _ Lips covered with a thick 

 Heshy membrane, which forms a loose appendage to the lower jaw. Depth of body nearly equal to 1/3 of its length. Fius small, rays 

 slender, the dorsal spine slender and soft." Afghanistan. /■ ,, r.. n 



Amongst the forcgniug 18 .species it is most probable that several will turn out to be synonyms : some of McClelland s examples 

 may belong to the Genus Oreinus. 



