11. LABEO. 59 



Lobocheilos roliitoitles, Bleek. Nat. Ty(hvhr. Ned. Ind. xiii p. 363 



(young). 

 Labeo (DiplocLeilus) rohitoides, Bleek. Prodr. Cypr. p. 139; or Atl 



Ichthyol. Cijpr. p. 53, tab. 8. fig. 3. 



D. 13. A. 7. L. lat. 34. L. transv. 5/5|. 



Mouth broad. Lips thick, continuous, not fringed, with an inner 

 fold in their entire circumference, more developed below than above. 

 Snout rather obtuse, much projecting beyond the lower jaw, with- 

 out lateral lobe. Four barbels, nearly as long as the eye. A deep 

 groove on each side of the snout. Eye rather small, situated in or 

 (in adult examples) behind the middle of the length of the head. 

 There are three longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line 

 and the ventral fin. Upper margin of the dorsal fin concave, the 

 antenor rays being somewhat produced ; caudal fin deeply forked, 

 the length of the middle rays being two-sevenths of that of the outer 

 longest, which are con.siderably longer than the head. The height 

 of the body is contained thrice and three-fourths in the total length 

 (without caudal); the length of the head four times and one-fifth. 

 A blackish band along the middle of the side of the body. 



Sumatra ; Java. 



a. Type of the species. Sumatra. Erom Dr. Sleeker 's Collection. 

 6. Type of L. rohitoides. Batavia, Krawang. Erom Dr. Bleeker's 

 Collection. 



B. L. hit. more than 50. 

 24. Labeo dussumieri. 



Rohita dussumieri, Cuv. ^- Val. xvi. p. 2oS, pi. 475 ; Bay, Fish, of 

 Malabar, p. 207. ' ./> J 



D. 16. A. 7. L. lat. 53-55. L. transv. 8/9. 



Mouth of moderate width. Lips moderately thick, fringed, with a 

 very distinct inner fold above and below. Snout rather obtuse, de- 

 pressed, scarcely swollen, with numerous pores in front, without 

 lateral lobe. Eour minute barbels, the upper of which are some- 

 times absent. Eye of moderate size, situated somewhat before the 

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

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

 of the dorsal fin slightly concave. Body moderately compressed, its 

 dejith being one-fourth of the total length (without caudal). Colora- 

 tion unifoi-m ; a silvery streak along each series of scales. Young 

 examples with a large blackish spot on the end of the tail. 



Peninsula of India ; Ceylon. 



rt. Half-grown: skin. Cochin. 



h. Adult : skin. Ceylon. Erom Kelaart"s Collection. 



c-e. Young. Ceylon. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 



Cyprinm gonius, Ham. Buch. Eish. Gang. pp. 292 & 387, pi. 4. 

 fig. 82, appears to be very closelv allied \o the above species — 

 Bengal. 



