FAMILY, V— CYPRINID^. 621 



from end of snout and 2 apart. Barlels — the maxillary the longest and reach to below the hind edge of the eye. 

 Fins — origin of dorsal nearer root of caudal than end of snout, its upper margia oblique with the anterior 

 corner rounded. Pectoral extends a little above half way to the root of the ventral. Caudal slightly 

 emarginate. Scales — absent. Colours — grayish along the back, becoming lighter beneath, marbled all over 

 with dark green or black spots or bands. Dorsal, caudal, and sometimes outer 2)ectoral rays barred. 



The examples of N. ijriffitUi in the British Museum* belong to this species. The chief point of 

 difference between the two descriptions appears to have consisted in the N. Stoliczkw, being " scaleless," and 

 the griffithii having " scales " which, however, it has not. Having drawn the author's attentiou to the discrepancy 

 between what exists and the text of the catalogue, he has been good enough to inform me that " scales " as 

 appertaining to the species must be a misprint for " scaleless." 



Habitat. — Leh or Ladak and waters going du'ectly into the Indus near its source, and Tibet, also 

 Yarkand where the streams go into the Yarkand river. 



27. Nemacheilus Blythii. 



Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. .^52. 



B. iii, D. 9(f), V. 9, A. 7(f), C. 19. 



Length of head 5, of caudal 5, height of body GJ in the total length. J??/es— diameter 2/9 of length 

 of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, If apart. Barbels— longer than the orbit. Fins — dorsal commences 

 midway between the snout and the base of the caudal fin, which latter has sharp lobes. Scales — minute. 

 Colours — brownish, becoming lighter on the abdomen ; a dark band at the base of the caudal. 



Habitat. — Doubtful. Two specimens 3 inches long exist in the Calcutta Museum. 



28. Nemacheilus Butanensis. 



Cobitis Boutanensis, McGlell. C. J. N. H. ii, p. 586 ; Bleeker, Bang. p. 70. 

 Nemachilus butanensis, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 358. 



B. iii, D. 9, V. 7, A. 7. 



Length of head 5|, of caudal 63, height of body 7 in the total length. Eyes— smatt, in the middle of 

 the length of the head." Free portion of tail elongated and compressed, its depth being 2/3 of its length. 

 piiig — upper margin of dorsal convex, it commences nearer to the end of the snout than to the root of the 

 caudal, which latter is rounded. The pectoral does not extend half way to the base of the ventral. Scales— 

 distinct. Colours — doubtful. 



Habitat. — Boutan, where it attains 5 inches in length. McClelland's type in the British Museum is in a 

 bad state, and quite unfit to figure from. 



29. Nemacheilus gracilis. 



Day, Proceedings Zoological Soc. 1876, p. 798, and Fishes of Yarkand, Plate iv, fig. 5. 



B. iii, D 9(f), P. 13, V. 8, A. 8(f), C. 17. 



Length of head 5|, of caudal 6^, height of body 6^ in the total length. %es— diameter 11 in length 

 of head, 4 diameters froin end of snout, and 2§ apart. The greatest width of the head equals its length 

 excluding the snout. Barbels — the maxillary ones about twice as long as the eye, the outer rostral pair reach 

 the hind nostril : the inner are shorter. Fins — dorsal commences midway between the eye and base of the 

 caudal fin, its upper edge is nearly straight, it is not quite so high as the body below it. Pectoral not quite so 

 long as the head, it reaches rather above half way to the ventral, which latter is inserted somewhat in advance 

 of the origin of the dorsal and extends 1/2 way to the anal. Anal laid flat reaches 1/2 way to the base of the 

 caudal, which latter is slightly emarginate. Free portion of the tail half as high at its base as it is long. 

 Scales— ah&ent. Colours — brownish along the back, becoming yellowish beneath : dorsal and caudal with dull 

 spots. 



Habitat. — Basgo on the head waters of the Indus. 



30. Nemacheilus turio. 



Cobitis turio, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, pp. 358, 395 ; Cuv. and Val. xviii, p. 33 ; Bleeker, Beng. p. 7^) 

 Cobitis gibbosa, McClell. Ind. Cyp. pp. 304, 436, pi. 52, fig. 7 (from H. B.'s MS.) 



Cobitis arenata, Val. in Jacq. Voy. Ind. Poiss. pi. 15, fig. 1 ; Cuv. and Val. xviii, p. 28 ; Bleeker, Beng. 

 p. 70. 



Acoiira argentata, Swainson, Fishes, ii, p. 310. 

 Nemachilus turio, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 360. 

 Turi, Assam. 



* The first fishes brought me as tj-pes of N. griffithii, were examples of Genus LepidocephalichtUys. whereupon I suggested 

 a transposition of labels had occurred : a mouth subsequently two others were produced as the real types and wliich I have considered 

 such, as their lengths agreed with what had been asserted in the Catalogue. 



