70 CYruiN'iu.E. 



the middle of the tail. Their intestinal tract is very long, and the 

 liver of some of the species at least broken tq> into ^lumcrous <jJaads 

 distributed over various parts of the idnlomen. 



The species referred to this artiticial group, which I have not 

 otherwise identified, are : — 



1. (Jobivs bieolor, M'Clell. Ind. Cypr. pp. 278, 3(J0, pi. 40. fig. 1. 

 From northern Assam. D. 12. A. 7. L. lat. 42. Snout de- 

 pressed, long ; mouth semicircular, pliieed horizontally on the lower 

 surface of the snout. 



2. Chondrostoma gangeticum, Cuv. «& Val. xvii. p. 399, from the 

 Ganges. D. 10, A. 7. L. lat. 33. This ought to be compared 

 with Cro:iS(>chilHS reha. 



3. Chondrostoma semivelatus, Cuv. & Val. xvii. p. 402, from 

 Madras. ]). 1 2. A. 7. L. lat. 40. 



4. Chondrostoma duvaucelli, Cuv. & Val. xvii. p. 403, from Madras. 

 D. 11. .. A. 7. L. lat. 40. Pharyngeal teeth 4.3.3—3.3.4; 

 intcrorhital space hroad. 



5. Chondrostoma fulun<i<e, Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc. ii. p. 358. 

 Dekkan. 



0. Chondrostoma midh/a, Sykcs, /. c. p. 3.")9, tab. 02. fig. 3. 

 Becma Kiver. 



7. Chondrostoma ivattanah, Sykes, /. c. ]). 3G0, tab. G2. fig. 4. 

 Beema lliver. 



17. EPALZEORHYNCHUS. 



Epalzeorbyiichu3, lilccher, Nat. Tydsdir. Xcd. Ind. ix. p. 279. 



Scales of moderate size Dorsal fin without osseous ray, with not 

 more than nine branched rays, commencing- somewhat in advance of 

 the ventrals. Siiout obtusely rounded, swollen, with a free move- 

 able lateral lobe, the base of which is formed l)y bone. Lower jaw 

 transverse, with a broad doul)le lip, continuous with the upper, and 

 •with a sharp bony inner transverse edge ■ upper lip fringed. Bar- 

 bels four, small. Anal scales not enlarged ; lateral line running 

 along the middle of the tail. Anal fin very short. Pharyngeal 

 teeth 5.4. 2—2 .4.6. 



East-India-n archipelago. 



1. Epalzeorhynchus callopterus. 



Jiarbus Ivalopterus, lihvk. Nat. Ti/dschr. Xcd. Ind. i. p. 13. 

 Epalzoorhvnchus kulopterus, Mck. l. c. ix. p. 270; Prodr. Cypr. 

 p. 118; "or Ad. Ichfh>iol. Ci/pr. p. '.)S, tab. 4. fig. 5. 



I). 11. A. 7. L. lat. 35. L. transv. 5|/7. 

 J5arbc]s subcfjual in length, as long as the eye. Five scries of 

 Bcales between the lateral line and the root of the ventral fin. The 

 height of the body is two-ninths of the total length (without caudal), 

 the length of tlie head one-Hftli. A l)road brown band runs from 

 the head, above the lateral line, to the end of the middle caudal 

 rays, and is separated from the dark coloration of the back by a 



