594 PHTSOSTOMI. 



len'^tli of the bead, 3/4 of a diameter from end of snout, and 1 apart. Snout compressed, lower jaw slightly 

 the^no-er and with a well-developed knob at the symiihysis : the maxilla reaches to below the front edge of the 

 eye. Suborbital ring of bones rather wide, the third being more than twice as deep as the uncovered portion 

 of the cheek below It. i?ar&eZs— absent. Teei/i.— pharyngeal, curved, pointed, 5, 3/3, 5. J'ins— the dorsal 

 commences about midway between the hind edge of the orbit and the posterior end of the caudal fin, its 

 last half being above the anal. Pectoral as long as the head. Caudal forked, the upper lobe the longer. 

 Lateral.Une—§ rows of scales between it and the base of the ventral fin. Co^owrs— silvery, of a brown tint 

 along the back, and a lateral burnished silvery band. Dorsal, caudal, and anal fins orange, the first two edged 



with black. i i.- i 



The prominences on the jaw and general appearance of this fish with the absence of the usual vertical 

 bars so common in BariUus, gives the species a great resemblance to Rasbora, from which however it may be at 

 once distinguished by the number of rays in the anal fin ; whilst its distinctly rounded (not cutting) abdomen 

 shows it not to be a Chela. n i -c i 



Hahitat.—Poona., up to 4^ inches in length. This species was originally received from Lol. hvezard, 



after whom it is named. 



14. Barilius bola, Plate CXLIX, fig. 4. 



Cyprinus bola and goha, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, pp. 274, 275 ; Gray and Hard. 111. Ind. Zool. (from 

 H. B.'sMSS.); Cuv. and VaLxvi, pp. 423, 424. ,,.„,. 



Opsarius gracilis and megastomus, McClell. Ind. Cyp. pp. 297, 298, 419, 420, pi. 4^ f. 1, and pi. 48, f. ;.. 



Cyjmnus 'bola and goha, Cuv. and Val. xvi, pp. 423, 424 ; Bleeker, Beng. pp. &&, 68. 



Zeuciscus salmoides, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 18.58, p. 28'J. 



Barilius goha, Steind, Sitz. Ak. Wiss. Wien, 1867, Ivi, p. 63. 



Bola goha, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 293. 



Opsarius goha. Day, Proc. Zool. Soo. 18G9, p. 379. 



Buggtiah^ Ooriah.. : Korang, Assam : Bola, Beng. : Buggarah, Hind. 



B. iii, D. 10-11 (y^s), P. 13, V. 9, A. 13 (^)^ C. 19, L. 1. 88-94, L. tr. 12-15/9-11. 



Length of head 4^ to 41, of caudal 5^, height of body 5 to 6 in the total length.. i;;/es— before the 

 middle of the length of the head, diameter 4i to 7'in the length of head, 1^ to 2 diameters from end of snout, 

 and apart. Heacf compressed, snout pointed, a well developed knob above symphysis of the lower jaw. Subor- 

 bital ring of bones wide, especially the thu-d which is wider than the opercle, the width of which last equals 

 one-third of the distance between the middle of the eye and the hind edge of the opercle. Mouth deeply cleft, 

 the posterior extremity of the maxilla extending nearly one diameter of the orbit behind the posterior margin 

 of the eye. ^co-fceZs— absent. Fins— dorsal fin 1/3 higher than long, it commences midway between the 

 ane-le of the preopercle and the base of the caudal, its last ray being scarcely over the first of the anal. Caudal 

 lobed, the lower lobe slightly the longer. Lateral-line— A^ to 5 rows of scales between it and the base of the 

 ventral fin : 40 rows before the base of the dorsal fin. " Colours—silvery with two or more vertical rows of 

 bluish blotches along the sides, the upper being about twelve to twenty, and the lower intermediate ; some spots 

 also on the head. Lower half of the dorsal fin slightly gray. Caudal orange, stained with gray and black. 

 Pectoral, ventral, and anal orange, the colours being somewhat similar to those of a trout : it often goes by that 

 name amongst Europeans. „ . , 



Eab'itat.—Orissa., Bengal, N. W. Provinces, Assam and Burma, attaining at least a foot in length : one 

 killed in Assam by llr. Hannay, is stated to have weighed 51b. It is a very game fish, takes the fly well, and 

 is one of those termed Bajah mas, or " chief of the fishes " in the Assam rivers. 



Genus, 26 * — Danio, Earn. Buchanan. 



Perilampus, sp., McClell. : Paradanio and Devario, Bleeker. 



Body compressed, abdomen rounded. Pseudobranchim present. Cleft of moidh shallow, directed oMiqiwly 

 upwards, the end of the lower jaw usually forming a poHion of the dorsal profile. Suborbitals broad. Barbels 

 four, or tivo, or none. Pharyngeal teeth hooked, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. Dorsal fin moderately elongated, its posterior rays^ 

 being opposite the anal which is long. Scales of moderate size. Lateral-line concave, passing to the lower half of 

 the tail. Gill-rahers short. 



Geographical distribution.— These prettily marked little fi-sh are found throughout India, Burma, and 

 Ceylon. 



SYNOPSIS OF SPECIES. 



1. Danio devario, D. 18-19, A. 18-19, L. 1. 41-48. No barbels. Siud, Punjab, N. W. Provinces, central 

 India, Deccan, Bengal, Orissa, and Assam. 



* Genus, 2oa — Tinea, Cuvier. 

 Tinea vulgaris, CuvJer, or the Tcncli, has I.cen introduced into the waters of the Neilgherry hills aud is thriving around 

 Ootacamund. 



