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PHYSOSTOMI. 



37. Barbus parrah, Plate CXLII, fig. 3. 



Pimtius parrah, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. I8G0, p. 301, and Malabar Fishes, p. 211, pi. 7, f. 3 ; Guntber, 

 Catal. vii, p. 142, (passim). 



Parrah perlee, Mai. : Kutcha-Jcaraica, Hind. 



B. iii, D. 11(1), P. 15, V. 9, A. 8(1), C. 19, L. 1. 2.5-26, L. tr. 5/5. 



Length of head 5, of caudal 4^ to 5, height of body 31 to 4 in the total length. Eyes — diameter 3 to 

 3i in the length of the head, 3/4 to 1 diameter from end of snout, 1} diameters apart. Interorljital space 

 slightly convex : the third suborbital bone 2/3 as deep as the uncovered portion of the cheek below it. Dorsal 

 profile more convex than that of the abdomen. Barbels — fine, and equal to two-thirds of the length of the 

 orbit. Fnis — dorsal commences midway between the end of the snout and tlie base of the caudal fin, its last 

 undivided ray is osseous, weak in the young but strengthening with age, and as long as the head without the 

 snout : height of fin 2/3 that of the body. Lateral-line — complete, 3|- rows of scales between it and the base of 

 tlie ventral fin : 8 rows before the dorsal fin. Colours — back greenish, divided from a silvery abdomen by a 

 dark bluish line. Cheeks golden red. Pectoral, ventral, and anal tinged with yellow ; dorsal and caudal 

 dusky. A diffused black spot on the lateral-Une extending from the twentieth to the twenty-second scales. 

 Eyes golden. 



llahitat. — Malabar, ^Mysore, and Madras, attaining at least ti inches in length. The example figured 

 (life-size) was from Kurriavanoor in the Cochin State. 



38. Barbus Burmanicus, Plate CXLI, fig. 4. 

 B. iii, D. 12(1), P. 15, V. 9, A. 7(f), C. 17, L. 1. 26, L. tr. 4/4. 



Length of head 4| to 5, of caudal 4| to 5, height of body 3j in the total length. Eyes — diameter 3j- to 

 3i in the length of the head, 1 diameter from the end of snout, and 1^ apart. A considerable rise from the 

 snout to the base of the dorsal fin. Snout pointed. Interorbital space convex. The maxilla does not reach to 

 below the orbit. Lower labial fold interrupted. Barbels — a very short maxillary pair. Fins — dorsal 2/3 as 

 high as the body, it commences midway between the end of the snout and the base of the caudal and opposite 

 the insertion of the venti'al, its last undivided ray is osseous, strong, entire, and about as long as the head. 

 Lateral-line — 2 rows of scales between it and the base of the ventral fin : 10 rows before the dorsal fin. 

 Colours — silvery along the back, becoming lighter on the sides and beneath : a dull blotch before the base of the 

 caudal fin. Fins silvery, with a dull band down the centre of the dorsal. 



This species is allied to B. cJtola, but has shorter barbels, a stronger dorsal spine, and only 2 rows of 

 scales between the lateral-line and base of ventral fin, &c. 



Habitat. — Burma, the example (figured life-size) was from Mergui. 



39. Barbus tetrarupagus, Plate CXLII, fig. 6. 



.'' Cyprinus titiiis and tictis, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, pp. 315, 3S9 ; Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 399. 



i" Systomns tetrarupagus, McClell. Ind. Cyp. pp. 285, 381, pi. 44, f. 3. 



Systomus titius, Bleeker, Beng. p. 62. 



Barbus titius, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 154. 



Tit ptmgti, Bengali : Borajalee, Assamese : Pet-toh-ee, Sind. 



B. iii, D. 10-11( V), P. 17, V. 9, A. 7(1), C. 19, L. \. 24-26, L. tr. 5-5|/5. 



Length of head 4 to 4i, of caudal 4i, height of body 3 to 3^ in the total length. Eyes — diameter 2/7 

 of length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, and Ij apart. Interorbital space slightly convex. Body 

 compressed. Lower labial fold interrupted. Dorsal profile considerably elevated. Barbels — a maxillary pair, 

 thin and equal to 2/3 of the length of the orbit. Fins — dorsal 2/3 as high as the body, it commences opposite 

 the insertion of the ventral, and midway between the snout and the base of the caudal : osseous dorsal ray of 

 moderate strength, and its stiff' portion as long as the head excluding the snout. Lateral-line — complete, 3|rows 

 of scales between it and the base of the ventral : 8 to 10 rows before the dorsal fin. Free portion of the tail as 

 long as high. Colours — a round black spot on the lateral-line behind the gill-openings, and a second midway 

 between the end of anal and base of the caudal fins, and rather more forward than in B. chula, being on the 

 18th to 20th scales of the lateral-line. Dorsal and anal tipped with black, sometimes the upper half of the 

 former stained darkisli, and a black band along its centre, most distinct anteriorly, and more so in Assam 

 than in Bengal specimens. 



Hamilton Buchanan observes that C. titius and C. ticto have the utmost resemblance, and should 

 Barbus pimctatus be found as far East as Calcutta it might possibly be B. titius. McClelland says this 

 species is without barbels, and the dorsal and abdominal profiles equally convex. He shows the eye too 

 small, and unites the marks on the dorsal fin : still it seems to be this species which I have obtained from 

 the same locality as McClelland. 



Habitat. — Orissa, Bengal, Assam, N. W. Provinces, Punjab and Sind, also the Deccan. It attains 

 nearly 5 inches in length. The specimen figured (life-size) was from Assam. 



