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structure of the mouth, the opening of which is much more 

 obHque than in any race of Barbus tor. The extremity of the 

 maxillary lies directly under the middle part of the eye. This 

 feature is well shown on plate III. There are 13 (3/10) dorsal and 

 8 (3/5) anal fin-rays ; 25-26 scales in the lateral line, 4 rows of 

 scales above it and 3 below. 



B. niussullah is common in the upper Kistna, where it occurs 

 with the local race of B. tor. The Maharatta fishermen of Satara 

 never fail to distinguish the two species. B. tor they call Kudis ; 

 B. niussullah, Masundi. Mr. Mclver, to whom I am indebted for 

 this information, has caught a specimen of the Masundi 21 lbs. in 

 weight. 



Barbus putitora (Ham Buch.). 

 (Plate III, fig. 5). 



1822. Cyprinus ptititora, Hamilton, Fishes of the Ganges, p. 303. 



Having received some time ago a large Barbus from Gauhati 

 in Assam that was evidently related to but distinct from any of 

 the races or species at present included under the name Barbus 

 tor, 1 have made a careful examination of it and have compared 

 it with the specimens labelled by that name in the collection of 

 the Indian Museum. From these specimens it differs not only in 

 shape and proportions but also in having only two undivided rays 

 in the dorsal fin and only 15 rays in the pectoral fins. As these 

 characters are given by Hamilton among those proper to his 

 Cyprinus putitora, 1 have little doubt that our specimen is identi- 

 cal with that form and must be called Barbus putitora. It may be 

 redescribed as follows ; — 



D lo-ii (2/8-9). P- 15- V. 9. A 7 (2/5). L. I 27. L. tr. 3^?^. 



The habit is stout and though the body is somewhat com- 

 pressed it may almost be described as subcylindrical ; its depth is 

 contained only a little more than 4 times in the total length. The 

 length of the head is contained between 4I and 4f times in the 

 total length and is thus distinctly less than the greatest depth of 

 the body. The snout is blunt and very little declivous ; the 

 length of the part of the head in front of the eye is about f of 

 that of the part behind the eye. The upper profile of the head 

 and body is feebly arched, the curve of the lower profile a little 

 more marked. The mouth is protrusible and nearly horizontal ; 

 the posterior end of the maxilla is in front of the eye ; the lower 

 jaw is shorter than the upper. The lips are thick and fleshy but 

 not produced forwards ; the lower lip is slightly retroverted in the 

 middle line. There are 4 barbels ; the anterior pair is much 

 shorter than the posterior ; the latter extend backwards to a 

 point under the middle of the eyes. The nostrils are a little 

 nearer the eyes than the tip of the snout. The eyes are rather 

 small, their diameter being contained about 7f in the length of 

 the head. The cheeks are quite smooth. All the fins are rela- 

 tively small. The dorsal is short and about f as deep as the 



