538 PHYSOSTOMI. 



from 10 to 13 rows of scales between it and the base of the ventral fin. Colours — gi-eenish along the back 

 becoming lighter on the sides, scales darkest at their margins, many having red Innules on them. 



In his MS. list of fish of the Rangpur district Hamilton Buchanan observes " the Eurchha of Goalpara, 

 by the people of Assam is called Ghoni." 



This fish is extensively used for the purpose of stocking tanks, and the four species mentioned by 

 Hamilton Buchanan, I consider as varieties of one. At Calcutta the form L. gonius is most common with 

 D. yV, but I have seen two specimens with D. y\ from that locality. In Orissa and Ganjam the rows of scales 

 along the lateral-line are about 74, with only about 9 rows of scales between the lateral-line and base of the ventral 

 fin. To the north, as at Seharanpore, the scales along the lateral-line only number 71, whilst there are 10 or 11 

 rows between it and the base of the ventral fin. In the Brahmaputra the form L. gonius is found as high as 

 Gowhatty, where it mostly has D. i?j, with it is another form G. cursis with D. ^, a rather higher body than is 

 normal, and the scales in rather irregular rows, and some red spots on the sides, it has about 15 rows of scales 

 between the lateral-line and base of the venti-al fin. 



Habitat. — Indus in Sind, through the N.W. Provinces, Bengal, and Orissa to Ganjam, as low as the 

 Kistna : Assam and Burma. It attains nearly 5 feet in length. 



7. Labeo dussumieri, Plate GXXVI, fig. 5. 



BoJiita Bussumieri, Guv. and Val. xvi, p. 258, pi. 475 ; Day, Fishes of Malabar, p. 207. 



Bohita Bouxii, Guv. and Val. xvi, p. 270. 



Cirrhinus Dussumieri and Bouxii, Jerdon, M. J. L. and Sc. 1849, p. 304. 



Laheo Dussumieri and Bouxii, Giinther, Catal. vii, pp. 55, 59. 



Toolee, Mai. 



B. iii, D. 15-16 (t^'ts). P- 1^. V. 9, A. 7 (|), C. 19, L. 1. 53-55, L. tr. 8-9/9. 



Length of head 5f to 7, of caudal 4|, height of body above 5, of dorsal fin 9 in the total length. 

 Eyes — diameter 4 to 4^ in length of head, 1^ diameters from end of snout, and 3 apart. Interorbital 

 space slightly convex. Body elongated and compressed, the abdominal profile rather more convex than the 

 dorsal. Width of head equals its length behind the angle of the mouth. Mouth of moderate width and some- 

 what inferior, surrounded by fleshy, fringed lips, having a distinct inner fold above and below, but no lateral 

 lobe. Sometimes numerous pores on the snout, extending posteriorly as far as the orbits, and below 

 the nostrds. Barbels— iom; miuute. Gill-rakers very short. i^fH.s— dorsal commences midway between the 

 end of the snout, and end of base of anal fin, it is slightly in advance of the ventrals ; its upper edge concave. 

 Caudal very deeply forked. Lateral-line — 5 or 5^ rows of scales between it and the base of the ventral fin. 

 Colours — grayish, lightest beneath, scales with a reddish centre, edged with a darker shade. Usually a dull 

 diSused dark spot on either side of the tail. Pins dusky. 



Habitat.— 'Rivers of South Malabar, Ceylon, and perhaps Bombay. It attains at least 13 inches in 

 length. 



8. Labeo rohita, Plate CXXVII, fig. 4. 



Cyprinus rohita, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, pp. 301, 388, pi. 36, f. 85; McClelland, Ind. Cyp. pp. 266, 

 391, pi. 41, f. 2. 



Bohita Buchanani, Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 251 ; Bleeker, Hind, en Beng. p. 133. 



Bohita DuvaucelU, Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 262. 



Laheo fimbriatus, and Dussumieri, Cuv. and Val. xvi, pp. 350, 353. 



Laheo rohita, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 55. 



Buhu, Goriah : BMee, Beng. : Nga-myit-chin and Nga-myit-tsan-nee, Burmese : Dum-hra, Sind. 



B. iii, D. 15-16 (tt'tj). P- 1^. V. 9, A. 7 (f), C. 19, L. 1. 40-42, L. tr. 6^/9. 



Length of head 4-1- to 5, of caudal 4-1-, height of body 41 in the total length. Eyes — diameter 4 to 6 in 

 the length of the head. If to 2 diameters "from end of snout, and 3 apart. Interorbital space flat. Dorsal 

 profile more convex than that of the abdomen, it is somewhat concave over the orbit. The greatest width of 

 the head equals its length excluding the snout. Width of mouth 3j in the length of the head. Snout obtuse, 

 depressed, not or scarcely swollen, but projecting beyond the jaws : no lateral lobe : lips rather thick, fringed, 

 and with a distinct inner fold above and below. GUI-rakers i-ather stiff, not closely set, about half as long as 

 the eye. Barbels — a short and thin maxillary pair. A rostral pair- are said to be sometimes present. Teeth — 

 pharyngeal, plough-shaped, 5, 4, 3/3, 4, 5. Fins — the dorsal arises about midway between the snout and base 

 of the caudal fin, it is not quite so high as the body, and its upper edge is moderately concave. Pectoral as long 

 as the head excluding the snout. Ventral inserted below the third or fourth dorsal ray. Caudal deeply forked. 

 Lateral-line — 6 to 6^ rows of scales between it and base of ventral fin. Colours — bluish or brownish along 

 the back, becoming silvery on the sides and beneath ; sometimes there is a red mark on each scale. In some 

 specimens the fins are black. 



ffafciYui.— Fresh-waters of Sind, and from the Punjab through India and Assam to Burma. It is not 

 found in Madras or the Western coast. It attains 3 feet or more in length. It is esteemed excellent as food, 

 and propagated with care in ponds in Bengal. 



