574 PHTSOSTOMI. 



LonEjtli of head 4J- to 4f, of caudal 4f, lioiglit of body 3^- to 3| in the total length. Eijes — diameter 3| 

 in the length of the head, 1 diameter from the end of snout, and H apai't. Dorsal and abdominal profiles about 

 equally convex : a slight depression over the nape : interorbital space nearly flat. Mouth narrow, upper jaw 

 overlapping the lower : lower labial fold interrupted. Third suborbital bone as deep or rather deeper than the 

 uncovered portion of the cheek below it. Barbels — a maxillary pair about half as long as the orbit. Fins — 

 dorsal 3/4 as high as the body, having a concave upper edge, commencing rather in advance of the insertion of 

 the ventral, it is midway between the end of the snout and the base of the caudal fin, its last undivided ray very 

 ■weak, osseous inferiorly, and articulated in its upper half. Caudal deeply forked. Free portion of the tail 

 rather higher than long. Lateral-line — complete, very slightly concave : 3 rows of scales between it and the 

 l^ase of the ventral fin : 8 rows before the dorsal. Colours — silvery superiorly, becoming white on the sides 

 and beneath, a light band along the side : a deep black blotch on the side of the tail, commencing on the 

 twenty-first or twenty-second scales : dorsal and caudal stained with gray, sometimes a dark band along the 

 side. 



This fish has a very much deeper body than B. ampMhius, and also a much darker blotch on the side of 

 the tail. Its mouth is not so anterior as in B. clwla, and its third suborbital much deeper, &c. 



Habitat. — Wynaad hills in Malabar. Jerdon also obtained specimens in the Bowany river and from the 

 Cauvery. 



44. Barbus arenatus, Plate CXLII, fig. 7. 

 B. lii, D. 10(1), P. 15, V. 9, A. 8(1), C. 19, L. 1. 2G, L. tr. 4/(3. 



Length of head 4|, of caudal 6, height of body 4 in the total length. Eijes — diameter 4| to 5 in the 

 length of the head, 11 diameters from end of snout, and 2 apart. Suborbital ring of bones very narrow. 

 Body thick, its width equalling 4/7 of its height. Dorsal profile more convex than that of the abdomen. The 

 maxilla does not reach to below the orbit. Barbels — a single maxillary pair which reaches to beneath the first 

 third of the eye. No pores on the head. Fins — last undivided dorsal ray fine, smooth, osseous inferiorly, 

 becoming articulated superiorly, the fin commences before the insertion of the ventral and midway between the 

 end of the snout and the base of the caudal fin. Lateral-line — complete, 35- rows of scales between it and the 

 base of the ventral fin : 11 rows anterior to the dorsal fin. Colours — silvery, without any markings. In some 

 examples a darkish band along the dorsal fin. 



Uabitat. — Madras. The example is figured life size. 



45. Barbus Puckelli, Plate CXLIII, fig. 5. 



Puntius (CapoL'taJ Puclcelli, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, p. 197. 



B. iii, D. 9(f), P. 15, V. 9, A. 8(|), C. 19, L. 1. 24, L. tr. 4/5. 



Length of head 5^, of caudal 6, height of body 4^ in the total length. Eyes — diameter 3 j in the length 

 of head, 2/3 of a diameter from end of snout, and It^- diameters apart. Dorsal and abdominal profiles both 

 equally and slightly convex, whilst the thickness of the fish equals its height. Mouth almost anterior, upper jaw 

 slightly the longer. The posterior extremity of the maxilla does not reach to below the orbit. No pores 

 on the head, its summit rather convex. Barbels — a thick maxillary pair, reaching to beneath the anterior edge 

 of the eye. Teeth — phai-yngeal, plough-shaped, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. Fins — last undivided dorsal ray weak and 

 cartilaginous, the fin commences before the ventral, and midway between the end of the snout and the base of 

 the caudal, which last is lobed in its posterior half. Lateral-line— cora^leie, 2i rows of scales between it and the 

 base of the ventral fin : 10 rows before the base of the dorsal fin. Colours — greenish-yellow along the back, with 

 a red mark on the opercle, and a scarlet stripe extending along the middle of the side. A deep black mark on 

 the dorsal fin from the base of the third to that of the sixth branched rays. Very fine dark spots over the scales 

 especially at their bases. An indistinct black mark on the lateral-line from the nineteenth to the twenty-first 

 scales. 



Habitat. — Bangalore, where it is said to be common. The figure is from a single specimen given me by 

 Major Puckell. 



46. Barbus amphibins, Plate CXLII, fig. 8. 



Capoeta amphibia, Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 282, pi. 478 ; Bleeker, Beng. p. G2. 



Sy.'itomus amphibius, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. 1849, p. 315. 



Funtins Hamiltonii, Day, Fishes of Malabar, p. 213. 



Barbus amphibius, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 144 ; Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870, p. 373. 



Oolee perlee, Mai. 



B. iii, D. 10.11( V), P- 15, V. 9, A. 7(1), C. 19, L. 1. 23-24, L. tr. 5/4. 



Length of head 4f to 5, of caudal 5, height of body ^ to 5 in the total length. iJyes— diameter o\ in 

 the length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, and 1^ apart. Interorbital space nearly flat, ilouth 

 narrow, snout somewhat rounded, the upper jaw slightly the longer. Barbels — a thin maxillary pair reaching 

 to below the centre of the eye. Fins — tlie dorsal 2/3 as high as the body, with its osseous ray feeble, smooth, and 

 half as long as the head, it arises somewhat in advance ot^the ventrals, and rather nearer the end of snout than 



