284 cypRiNiD.«, 



7. Danio cauarensis. 



Perilaiiipus canarensis, Jerdon, Madr. Joivrn. Lit. S( Sc. 1841), xv. 

 p. 325. 



D. 15. A. 20. 



Barbels ? The length of the head is contained about four times and 

 one-fourth in length of body, height rather more than twice and 

 one-half in the same. Colour similar to that of D. malabaricus. 

 {Jerdon.} 



Canara. 



8. Danio devario. 



Cyprinus devario, Ham. Buch. Fish. Gang. pp. 341, 393, pi. 6. fig. i)4. 

 Perilampus devario, M'Clcll. Ind. Ci/pr. pp. 288, 391, pi. 45. tig. 2. 

 (Devario maccleUandii, Bleeker; see p. 281, footnote.) 



D. 18. A. 18. L. lat. ca 40. 



Barbels apparently none. The height of the body is nearly one- 

 half of the total length (without caudal). A dark stripe along the 

 middle of the tail and caudal fin. 



Bengal. 



70. PTEROPSAEION *. 



Perilampus, sp., 3/' Clell. 

 Barilius, sp., Day. 

 Opsariiis, sp., Jerdon. 



Scales of moderate size. Lateral line running along the lower 

 part of the tail. Dorsal fin elongate, with more than nine branched 

 rays, the posterior of which are opposite to the anal fin, which is 

 composed of numerous rays. !Mouth obli(|uely directed upwards, 

 wide, extending to below the orbit. Barbels none. Suborbitals 

 entirely covering the cheek, the third being partly below the orbit. 

 Gill-rakers very short ; pseudobranchise. Pharyngeals 5.3. 2 — 

 2.3.5, uncinate. 



East-Indian continent. 



1. Pteropsarion bakeri. 



P'Opsarius malabai'icus, Jerdon, Madr. Joivrn. Lit. Hf Sc. xv. 1849, 



p. 328. 

 Barilius bakeri, -D«y, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1805, p. 305; and Fish. Malab. 



p. 218, pi. 18. 



D. 13. A. 16-17. L. lat. 38. L. transv. 8|/4|. 

 The height of the body is contained thrice in the total length 

 (without caudal), the length of the head thrice and throe -fourths. 

 The maxillary does not extend to below the centre of the orbit. 

 The two last dorsal rays are above the anal. Two longitudinal 

 series of scales between the lateral line and ventral fin. A series of 

 bluish spots along the middle of the side of the body ; basal half of 



* ? 1. Opsarius canarensis, Jerdon. Madr. Juurn. Lif. if Sc. x\. \X0\\ ii. '.Vl>. 

 — Canara.- D. 12. A. 14 L. lat. 3(}. 



