19. BARBTJS. 155 



the middle of the side ; irregular black blotches on the trunk, above 

 and below the silvery band. A black band round the middle of the 

 free portion of the tail. A deep black spot on the base of the ante- 

 rior dorsal, anal, and ventral rays. 

 Bengal. 



a. River Hooghly. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 



158. Barhus cumingii. 



Puntius phutuuio, Bleck. Ct/pr. ^ Cohit. Ceijl. in Nat. Verhandl. Roll. 

 3Iaatsch. Harlem, 1864-65, p. 12, tab. 4. fig. 4 (not Ha^n. liuch.). 



D. 10. A. 8. L.lat. 21. L. transv. 3i/3|. 



Osseous dorsal ray rather feeble, indistinctly denticulated. There 

 are eight other rays behind the osseous ray. Three longitudinal 

 series of scales between the lateral line and the root of the ventral. 

 Body ovate, its height being contained twice and a half in the total 

 length (without caudal), the length of the head four times ; the 

 depth of the head is not much less than its length. The diameter 

 of the eye is less than the width of the interorbital space (which is 

 convex), one-third of the length of the head, and rather more than 

 that of snout, which is moderately obtuse. Mouth inferior, small. 

 The dorsal fin is much lower than the body, and commences opposite 

 the origin of the ventral, its first ray being equidistant from the end 

 of the snout and the root of the caudal. Anal fin rather smaU ; 

 caudal deeply forked. The pectoral extends to the ventral. Body 

 with two black vertical bands — the first across the middle of the 

 trunk, the second behind the anal fiin. Each scale with a silvery 

 vertical streak. 



Ceylon. 



a. h-c, d-f, g-Tc. Two inches long. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 



159. Barbus nigrofasciatas. 



Closely allied to B cumingii, from which it differs, beside in 

 coloration, in having one more longitudinal series of scales, and in 

 haying the scales without, or with scarcely conspicuous radiated 

 strite, five or six of which are very distinct in B. cumiagii. 



D. 11. A. 7. L.lat. 20. L. transv. 4|/4. 

 Osseous dorsal ray of moderate strength, finely denticulated. There 

 are eight other rays behind the osseous ray. Three longitudinal 

 series of scales between the lateral line and the root of the ventral. 

 Body ovate, its height being contained twice and one-fifth in the 

 total length (without caudal), the length of the head thrice and 

 four-fifths ; the depth of the head is not much less than its length 

 The diameter of the eye is less than the width of interorbital space 

 (which is convex), one-third of the length of the head, and rather 

 more than that of the snout, which is moderately obtuse. Mouth 

 inferior, small. The dorsal fin as much lower than the body, and 

 commences opposite to the origin of the ventral, its first ray being 



