194 CYPRINID.15. 



2. Rasbora daniconius. 



Cypriniis daniconius, Ham. Buck. Fish. Gang. p. 327, pi. 15. fig. 89. 



anjaua. Ham. Buck. FisJi. Ga>if/. pp. 329, 391. 



Leuciscus daniconius, M^ Clell. Ind. Ciipr. pp. 292, 405. 



lateralis, M' Clell. Ind. Cypr. pp.' 292, 405. 



Leuciscus dandia, Cuv. Sf- Val. xvii. p. 309. 



nialabaricus, Jerdon, Madr. Journ. Lit. Sf Sc. xv. 1849, p. -320. 



eintlioveuii, Bleek. Nat. Tydschr. Ned. Ind. ii. p. 434. 



Rasbora eintlioveni, Blcek. Prodr. Ci/pr. p. 440 ; or Atl. Ichthyol, 



Cypr. p. 120, pi. 21. fig. 1. 

 dandia, Bleeh. Nat. Verhandl. Hull. Maatsch. Haarlem, 1864, 



Cypr. S," Cobit. Ceylon, p. 18, pi. 1. fig. 3. 



nialabarica, Day, Fish. Malah. p. 220. 



woolaree. Day, P)-oc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 298. 



Opsarius daniconius, Kner, Novara, Fische, p. 358. 



L. lat. 31-32. The origin of the dorsal fin is somewhat nearer to 

 the base of the ventrals than to that of the anal, and opposite to the 

 twelfth or thirteenth scale of the lateral line. The height of the 

 body is nearly equal to the length of the head, which is one-fourth, 

 or sometimes more than one-fourth, of the total (without caudal). 

 A straight black band runs from the snout to the end of the middle 

 caudal rays. 



Vertebrte 18/14. 



East-Indian continent and archipelago. 



a. Half-grown. North-west Hindostan. From the Collection of 

 Messrs. von Schlagintweit (C daniconius). 



h. Adult : skin. Northern India. Presented by Lieut.-Col. Playfair. 



c, d-e. Adult and half-grown. Malabar. Presented by Surgeon 

 Day {L. nialabaricus). 



f-h. Half-grown. Nilgherries. Purchased of Surgeon Day as B. 

 ivoolaree. 



i, I; I, m~n, o~p, q-s, t-w. Adult and half-grown. Ceylon. Pur- 

 chased of Mr. Cuming. 



.r. Half-grown. Pachebon (Siam). From M. Mouhot's Collection. 



y. One of the typical specimens of R. einthovenii. From Dr. Blee- 

 ker's Collection. 



z. Adult female : skeleton. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. A. Giinther, 



This species has a wide geographical range, yet the variations 

 are but very slight. M'CleUand's statement that it has forty scales 

 in the lateral line is erroneous ; on the other hand, Buchanan has 

 represented them too large. I have convinced myself that the 

 pharyngeal teeth are 5.4. 2 — 2 .4.5, and not in two series as stated 

 by Valenciennes. One might be tempted to regard R. einthovenii, 

 Blkr., as distinct, if the figure given of it be alone consulted. 

 However, it appears from his description that normally the black 

 band is not so much curved as represented ; and the specimen sent 

 to the British Museum is absolutely identical with R. daniconius. 



