568 PHTSOSTOMI. 



B. iii, D. 12 (1), P. 15, V. 9, A. 10 (f), C. 19, L. 1. 32. 



LeDo-th of head 5, height of body 4^ in the total leno:th. Back a little elevated. By/es— before the 

 jiiiddle of the length of the head. Dorsal profile but slightly arched. Snout short. Pms— dorsal without 

 osseous ray, commencing midway between the end of the snout and the base of the caudal. Cofowrs— greenish 

 above, white below : fins pale. 



McClelland observes " length of the head is equal to a fourth part of the length of the body," or 5 in the 

 total excluding the caudal fin : but in the figure it is shown as 4j. 



Eahitat.—Sikhim, from whence a single specimen, 7 inches long, was obtained by McClelland. 



24. Barbus pulchellus, Plate CL, fig. 3. 



Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870, p. 372. 



Katladl, Canarese, Tulu, Mai. 



B. iii, D. 12 (f), P. 17, V. 9, A. 7 (|), C. 19, L. 1. 30-32, L. tr. 6-6/5i. 



Length of head 6 to 6+, of caudal U to 5, height of body 4 to 4^ in the total length. Eyes— 

 diameter 3^ in length of head, I'l diameters from the end of the snout, and If apart. There is a very gradual 

 rise from the snout to the base of the doi-sal fin. Interorbital space nearly flat. Pores on the snout. Barbels— 

 four, the maxillary pair being the longest, equalling one-third of the length of the head. Teeth — pharyngeal, 

 crooked, pointed, 4, 3, 2/2, 3, 4. Mws— dorsal arises slightly anterior to the ventral and rather nearer to the 

 snout than the base of the caudal fin, its upper border is concave, it is two-thirds the height of the body, having 

 its last undivided ray weak, smooth, and articulated. Caudal deeply forked. Scales — 3^ rows between the 

 lateral-line and the base of the ventral fin. Colours — all the scales above a line going direct from the eye to 

 centre of the caudal fin are of a deep gray, with dark bases ; below or in the inferior half of the body all are 

 silvery gray : fins with dark edges. 



Habitat.— South Canara, frequenting the inland streams. Two specimens up to 17^ inches long were 

 given me by H. S. Thomas, Esq., Madras Civil Service. The figure is 1/3 the size of the example. 



25. Barbus Dobsoni, Plate CXXXIX, fig. 6. 



Day, Journal, Linnean Society, 1876, Zool. xii, p. 574. 



B. iii, D. 12-13( V), P- 14, V. 9, A. 8(f), C. 19, L. 1. 30-32, L. tr. 5i-6/5i. 



Length of head 6, of caudal 4i, height of body 3 J to 3^ in the total length. %es— diameter 3} in the 

 length of the head, nearly 1 diameter from end of snout, and 1^ apart. Dorsal profile elevated. Snout a little 

 obtuse. Interorbital space slightly concave. Mouth naiTow. The upper jaw the longer. Lower labial fold 

 interrupted. Barbels — thin, the maxillary ones as long as the eye, the rostral somewhat shorter. Teeth — 

 pharyngeal, crooked and pointed 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. Fins — dorsal commences somewhat in advance of the insertion 

 of the ventral, it is about 2/3 as high as the body, its last undivided ray articulated and smooth. Pectoral as 

 long as the head. Lateral-line— comiplete, 3h rows of scales between it and the ventral fin : 12 rows anterior to 

 the dorsal. Pree portion of the tail nearly as high at its base as it is long. Colours — bluish above becoming 

 lighter on the sides and beneath, fins edged with gray, upper corner of dorsal and ends of caudal blackish. 



This fish is closely allied to B. Jerdoni, of which it may be a local variety. 



Habitat. — Deccan from whence Dr. A. J. Dobson sent me specimens : 1 likewise obtained this species at 

 Kumool, in September, 1866, and also at Poona. The example figured is 7-5 inches in length. 



26. Barbus Jerdoni, Plate CXXXVIIl, fig. 5. 



Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870, p. 372. 



Say-meen, Can. : Cha-meen, Tulu : Ta-meen, Mai. 



B. iii, D. 12(f), P. 15, V. 9, A. 8(1), C. 19, L. 1. 27-28, L. tr. 6/4. 



Length of head 5 to 5j, of caudal 4, height of body 4 in the total length. J5/)/es— diameter 3 to 3.j in 

 length of head, 1 to 1| diameters from end of snout, and 1^ apart. Interorbital space nearly flat. The height 

 of the head nearly equals its length. A considerable rise to the commencement of the dorsal fin. Body 

 compressed. Mouth narrow : upper jaw the longer. Lower labial fold interrupted. Barbels — thin, the 

 maxillary being as long as the orbit, the rostral shghtly shorter. Fins — last undivided dorsal ray articulated, 

 weak and not enlarged : the fin which is 4/5 as high as the body below it, commences midway between the 

 snout and the base of the caudal. Pectoral as long as the head and nearly reaching the venti-al which is of the 

 same length. Anal laid flat reaches somewhat beyond the root of the caudal fin which is deeply forked. 

 Lateral-line — complete, rather concave : 2^ to 3^ rows of scales between it and the base of the ventral : 12 

 rows before the dorsal fin. Free portion of the ta'il rather higher than long. Colours— silvery, fins which have 

 an orange tint, tipped with black. 



Habitat.— B^ixers in Canara below the Ghauts, attaining 18 inches in length. The example is figured 

 life-size. 



27. Barbus Wynaadensis, Plate CXXXVIIl, fig. 3 and CXXXIX, fig. 2. 

 Day, Journal Linn. Soc. 1873, Zool. xi, p. 528. 



