U'J. NKIIACUILUS. 349 



with from ten to thiiixjeii dark-brown cross bands, somewhat lighter 

 ill the middle, and separated from one another by narrow yellow 

 streaks (ground-colour); head spotted with brown. A black white- 

 edged ocellus on the base of the upper caudal lobe. Dorsal and 

 caudal fins with six transverse scries of black dots. 

 Ceylon. 



a~b. Two and a third inches long. Southern Ceylon. Purchased 

 of Mr. Cuming. 



o. Nemachilus botia. 

 Cobitis botia, J£am. littch. Fish. (Saii<i. p. .'ioO. 



bilturio. Ham. liurh. Fish, fiamj. p. .'{08. 



biinucronata, M'CMl. Iml Ci/'pr. pp.304, A'.'^'y, tab. .51. fig. 5 



(cop. from liiichaiian's MS. f/raici/ii/H). 

 ocellata, M'Clell. Iml. Ci/pr. pp. 304, 430, tab. ol. fig. (cop. 



from Buchanans MS. dt-aicings). 



D. 13. A. 7. V. 8. 



The praeorbital terminates behind in a slight and obtuse projection 

 situated below the eye, sometimes moveable (C. hotia), sometimes 

 hidden below the skin (C. lilturio). .Scales verj- distinct, imbricate. 

 Caudal fin subtnincate. iJody compressed : its height is one-fifth of 

 tbe total length (without caudal), the length of the head a little 

 less than one-fourth. Origin of the dorsal fin nearer to the end of 

 the snout than to the root of the caudal. Snout of moderate length ; 

 eye occn])yiiig the middle of the length of the head, of moderate size. 

 Head and body with brown spots ; a series of rounded spots along the 

 lateral line ; a brown streak from the eye to the end of the snout. 

 A black ocellus, edged with wliite, on the base of the upper part of 

 the caudal fin. Dorsal and caudal fins crossed by about five series 

 of small spots. 



Bengal. 



a-d. Fine specimens. Cossye River. Presented by Lieut. R. C. 



Beavan. (Without suborbital prominence.) 

 e. Adult. Morar River. Presented by Lieut. R. C. Beavan. (With 



a suborbital prominence.) 

 f-g. Half-grown. Northern India. Presented by Lieut. -Colonel 



Plaj-fair. (With a suborbital jjrominence.) 



0. Nemachilus fasciatus. 



Nemachilu.s faaciatas, Kuhl i^- v. JImh. Algmi. Konsl- en Letterb. 183.'1, 

 ii. p. 133; BUek. Atl Inhthyol. Cijpr. p. 7, tab. 2. fig. 7. 



Cobitis fa-sciata. Cur. 8f Val. xviii. p. 25 ; Bleek. Nat. TytU. Ned. lud. 

 vii. p. 96 ; or Cypr. I'rodr. p. 78. 



suborbitalis, Cuv. iSf Val. xviii. p. 20. 



chrvsolaimos, Cuv. I<( Vol, xviii. p. 27, pi. 521. 



jacfelesi, Bleek. Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind. iii. p. G04; or Cypr. Prodr. 



p. 80. 



Nemftchilu.s jaklesi, Bleek, Atl. Ichthyol. Cypr. p. 8, tab. 2. fig. o. 



D. 12-14. A. 7. V. 7. 



Scales verj" conspicuous. Caudal fin forked. The origin of the 



