99. NEMACHILUS. 349 



with from ten to thirteen dark-brown cross bands, somewhat lighter 

 in the middle, and separated from one another by narrow yellow 

 streaks (gronnd-coloiir) ; head spotted with brown. A black white- 

 edged ocellus on the base of the upper caudal lobe. Dorsal and 

 caudal fins with six transverse series of black dots. 

 Ceylon. 



a-b. Two and a third inches long. Southern Ceylon. Purchased 

 of Mr. Cuming. 



5. Nemachilus botia. 



Cobitis botia, Ham. Ihtch. Fish. Gam/, p. 350. 



biltiiTio, Ham. Ihirh. Fi'ih. Ganij. p. 358. 



bimucronata, M^CIdl. Ind. Cj/pr. pp. 304, 435, tab. 51. fig. 5 



(cop. from JJuchanails MS. drawiiKi.'i). 

 ocellata, 31'CIcU. Lid. Ci/pr. pp. 304, 43(5, tab. 51. fig. G (cop. 



from Buchana)is MS. draiciiKjs). 



J). 13. A. 7. V. 8. 



The pra'-orbital terminates behind in a slight and obtuse projection 

 situated below the eye, sometimes moveable (C. hofia), sometimes 

 hidden below the skin ((7. hUturio). Scales very distinct, imbricate. 

 Caudal fin subtruncate. Eody compressed : its height is one-liithof 

 the total length (without caudal), the length of the head a little 

 less than one-fourth. Origin of the dorsal fin nearer to the end of 

 the snout than to the root of the caudal. Snout of moderate length ; 

 eye occupying the middle of the length oi the head, of moderate size. 

 Head and body with brown spots ; a series of rounded spots "along the 

 lateral line ; a brown streak from the eye to the end of the snout. 

 A black ocellus, edged with white, on the base of the upper part of 

 the caudal fin. Dorsal and caudal fins crossed by about five series 

 of small spots. 



Bengal. 



a-d. Fine specimens. Cossye Ri\er. Presented by Lieut. R. C. 



Beavan. (Without suborbital prominence.) 

 e. Adult. Morar Eiver. Presented by Lieut. R. C. Beavan. ("With 



a suborbital prominence.) 

 f-g. Half-grown. Northern India. Presented bj- Lieut.-Coloncd 



Playfair. (AVith a suborbital prominence.) 



(3. Nemachilus fasciatus. 



Nemachilus fasciatus, Kuhl Sf v. Hass. Algem. Konst- en Letterh. 183.'5, 

 ii. p. 133 ; Bkek. Atl. Ichthyol. Cypr. p. 7, tab. 2. fig. 7. 



Cobitis fasciata, Cuv. <^- Val. xviii. p 25 j Bleelc. Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind. 

 vii. p. 96 ; or Cypr. Prodr. p. 78. 



suborbitalis, C'uv. ^- Val. xviii. p. 20. 



chrysolaimos, Ctiv. Sf Val. x\in. p. 27, pi. 521. 



iacklesi, Bleck. Nat. Tyds. Ned. hid. iii. p. 604; or Cypr. Prodr. 



p. 80. 



Nemachilus jaklesi, Bleck. Atl. Ichthyol. Cypr. p. 8, tab. 2. fig. 5 



D. 12-14. A. 7. V. 7. 

 Scales very conspicuous. Caudal tin forked. The origin of the 



