97. PSILORHYNCHUS. 343 



8. Homaloptera lineolata. 

 Balitora lineolata, Cuv. 8f Val. xviii. p. 99. 

 D. 9. A. 5 (?). V. 9. 

 Scales smooth, larger on the tail than on the trunk. Snout short, 

 rounded ; rostral tentacles flat and fringed. Pectoral fins long, ex- 

 trading to the veutrals. Body vnih. five black longitudinal streaks ; 

 lins crossed by series of spots. {Val.) 

 Cochinchina, 



I follow M'Clelland in associating the following genus with 

 Ilomahptem. Beside its general outward appearance, scarcely any- 

 thing is known of its characters; and it is not impossible that 

 future researches will assign to it another place in the system. 



97. PSILORHYNCHUS. 



rsilorhjnchus, M'Clell. Ind. Cypr. pp. 300, 428. 



Head much depressed ; back somewhat arched ; snout spatulate ; 

 mouth inferior, transverse, small, without barbels. Scales of mo- 

 derate size. Pectoral fins horizontal. Dorsal fin short, opposite to 

 ventrals ; anal fin very short, caudal forked. 



East-Indian continent. 



1. Psilorhynchus sucatio. 



Cyprinus sucatio, Ham. Biiclt. Fi.sh. Gang. p. 347. 

 Psilorhj-nchus sucatio, M'Clell. Ind. Ctjpr. pp. 300, 429, tab. 50. fig. I 

 (from Buchanan s 3IS. draivings). 



D. 9. A. 7. V. 9. 

 Snout very long, much longer than the remaining portion of the 

 head. Eye large. Dorsal fin elevated. 

 North-eastern parts of Bengal. 



2. Psilorhynchus balitora. 



Cyprinus balitora, Hani. Bitch. Fish. Ganq. p. 348. 

 Psilorhynchus bahtora, M-Clell. Ltd. Ci/pr. pp. 300, 430, tab. 50. 

 fig. 2 (copied from Buchanan's MS. dratvings). 



D. 10. A. 7. V. 9. L. lat. 33. 



Snout rather longer than the remaining portion of the head. Eye 

 of moderate size. Dorsal fin rather high. Two rows of large spots 

 along the side of the body ; caudal with cross bauds. 



North-eastern Bengal ; Assam. 



