11, LABEO. 67 



b. Thirieen dorsal nii/s. 



19. Labeo diplostoraus. 



Varicorliiiius diplostomus, Ucckel, Fischf mts Caschmir,'^. G7, tab. 11. 

 Labeo diplost(jiiius, Cuv. 4' Val. xvi. p. .360. 



Tyloguatiius viik'iiciennesii, Jleckel, in HiigeVs Seise, iv. p. 378, and 

 in Russegyer^s Meisen, ii. 3. p. 283 (name onlyj. 



D. 13. A. 8. L. kt. 41. L. transv. 8^/11. 



Mouth broad. Lips thick, continuous, with an inner fold in their 

 entire circumference, more developed on the lower lip than on the 

 upper ; lower lip fringed. Snout obtuse, much projecting beyond 

 the lower jaw, with a very indistinct lateral lobe. Two barbels 

 only, very small, hidden in a lateral gi'oove. Eye small, nearly as 

 large as a scale, situated before the middle of the length of the head. 

 There are seven longitucUnal series of scales between the lateral line 

 and the ventral fin. Upper margin of the dorsal fin slightly con- 

 vex (?), the anterior rays being not longer than the head ; caudal fin 

 slighth/ forked, the length of the middle rai/s being one-half of that 

 of the outer longest, which are scarcely longer than the head. Body 

 rather elongate ; head small, broad. Coloration imiform. {Heck.) 



Cashmere. 



20. Lateo ricnorhynchus. 



The Nepura (Assam). 



Gobio ricnorhynchus, iWClell. Ind. Cypr. pp. 279, 363, pi. 55. fig. 1. 



D. 13. A. 8. L. lat. 43-44. L. transv. 8-9/9. 



MoTith broad; lips thick, continuous, with an inner fold in their 

 entire circumference, more developed on the lower lip than on the 

 upper ; lower lip fringed. Snout obtuse, of moderate length, much 

 projecting beyond the lower jaw, with a very indistinct lateral lobe. 

 Two barbels only, very smaU, hidden in a lateral groove. Eye 

 small, nearly as large as a scale, situated in or a little behind the 

 middle of the length of the head. There are six longitudinal series of 

 scales between the lateral line and the ventral fin. Upper margin of 

 the dorsal fin concave, the anterior rays being produced; caudal fin 

 deeply forked, the length of the middle rays being txuo-sevenths of that 

 of the outer longest, which are considerably longer than the head, 

 liody rather elongate, head small, broad. Coloration uniform. 



Snout and forehead with tubercles. 



llivers of the Himalayan region. 



a-c. Adult : stuffed and skins. Peschowar. Erom M'Clelland's Col- 

 lection. 



d. Sixteen inches long. Xepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



e. Fine half-grown specimen. Sargu Eiver at Bagesert (Himalayas). 



From the Collection of Messrs. v. Schlagentweit. 

 /. Half-grown. Jamu (Himalayas). From the Collection of Messrs. 

 v. Schlagintweit. 



