97. PSIL0BHTNCHU8. 343 



8. Homaloptera lineolata. 

 Balitora lineolata, Cuv. Sf Val. xviii. p. 99. 

 D. 9. A. 5 (?). V. 9. 

 Scales smooth, larger on the tail than on the trunk. Snout short, 

 rounded ; rostral tentacles flat and fringed. Pectoral fins long, ex- 

 tending to the ventraLs. Body with five black longitudinal streaks ; 

 fins crossed by series of spots. {Vol.) 

 Cochinchina. 



I follow M'CleUand in associating the following genus with 

 Homaloptera. Beside its general outward appearance, scarcely any- 

 thing is known of its characters ; and it is not impossible that 

 future researches will assign to it another place in the system. 



97. PSILORHTNCHUS. 



Psilorhyn6hu8, M'Clell. Ind. Cypr. pp. 300, 428. 



Head much depressed; back somewhat arched ; snout spatulate ; 

 mouth inferior, transverse, small, without barbels. Scales of mo- 

 derate size. Pectoral fins horizontal. Dorsal fin short, opposite to 

 ventrals ; anal fin very short, caudal forked. 



East-Indian continent. 



1. Fsilorhynchus sncatio. 



Cyprinus sucatio, Ham. Buck. Fish. Gang. p. 347. 

 Psilorhynchus sucatio, M'Clell. Ind. Cypr. pp. 300, 429, tab. 50. fig. 1 

 (from Buchanan's MS. drawings). 



J). 9. A. 7. V. 9. 

 Snout very long, much longer than the remaining portion of the 

 head. Eye large. Dorsal fin elevated. 

 North-eastern parts of Bengal. 



2. Psilorhynclius balitora. 



Cyprinus balitora, Ha?n. Buch. Fish. Gang. p. 348. 

 Psilorhynchus balitora, M'Clell. Ind. Cypr. pp. 300, 480, tab. 50. 

 fig. 2 (copied from Buchanan's MS. drawings). 



D. 10. A. 7. V. 9. L. lat. 33. 



Snout rather longer than the remaining portion of the head. Eye 

 of moderate size. Dorsal fin rather high. Two rows of large spots 

 along the side of the body ; caudal with cross bands. 



North-eastern Bengal ; Assam. 



