152 CTPEINID^. 



caudal). Caudal fin forked. A black spot on the elid of the lat- 

 eral line. ( Val.) 

 Bengal. 



149. Barbus sophore. 



Cyprinus sophdre, Ham. Btich. Fish. Gang. pp. 310, 389, pi. 19. 



fig. 86. 

 Systomus sophore, M'Clell. IM. Cypr. pp. 285, 382. 

 Leuciscus stigma, Cuv. i^ Val. xvii. p. 93, pi. 489 (not good). 



D. 11. A. 7. L.lat. 23-24. L. transv. 4|/4|. 



The osseous dorsal spine is of moderate strength, smooth, shorter 

 than or as long as the head, without snout. The height of the 

 body is contained twice and two-thirds or thrice in the total length 

 (without caudal), the length of the head four times. Snout obtuse, 

 as long as the eye, which is two-sevenths of the length of the head ; 

 jaws equal in front ; barbels none. There are three longitudinal 

 series of scales between the lateral line and the ventral fins. The 

 origin of the dorsal fin is a little behind that of the ventrals, and 

 midway between the end of the snout and the root of the caudal fin. 

 A large black spot across the base of the middle dorsal r-ays ; a 

 round black spot at the root of the caudal. 



Bengal, Himalayas. 



a-c, d-g. Adult (4 inches long) and half-grown. Bengal. 



h-m. Adult and half-grown. Bengal. From the Collection of the 



East-India Company. 

 n-o. Young. Hindostan. From the Collection of Messrs. von 



Schlagintweit. 

 p. Half-grown. Sikkim. From the Collection of Messrs. von 



Schlagintweit. 

 q-u. Adult. Madras. Presented by Captain Mitchell. 



According to Buchanan, this species would appear to be provided 

 with four minute barbels ; according to M'Clelland the barbels are 

 absent. I have described a similar species with a pair of barbels 

 {B. sophoroides), 



150. Barbus chrysopterus. 



Systomus chrysopterus, M'C/ell. Ind. Cypr. p. 381. 

 ? Leuciscus sulphureus, Cuv. i^ Val. xvii. p. 96. 



L. lat. 23-24. Osseous dorsal ray rather feeble and smooth. 

 There are three longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line 

 and the root of the ventral fin. The height of the body is con- 

 tained twice and one-third in the total length (without caudal). 

 Coloration uniform. 



Bramaputra ; Peshawur ; ? Mysore. 



o. Adult: skin. Peshawur. From Dr. Griffith's Collection. 



