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The ventral surface is convex with scales extending forward on 

 the chest in the form of a triangle. The pectoral fins are much 

 shorter than the head and do not extend nearly to the ventrals ; 

 they are set obliquely on the sides of the body but much nearer 

 the ventral surface than in some other species. The caudal fin is 

 deeply forked ; the two lobes are nearly of the same size. The 

 dorsal fin originates further forwards than the ventrals and is 



I'^iG. I. — Discogiiaflitts kaiigrae, sp. no\'. 

 Type specimen (adult male) from the Kangra Valley (slightly reduced). 



Fk>. la. — Discogiiafluis kangrae, sp. nov. 

 Ventral surface of head and chest of same specimen. 



much shorter than the maximum depth of the body; the first 

 unbranched ray is well developed but not ossified ; the second is 

 fairly thick, much larger than the first but like it not ossified ; it is 

 shorter than the head. The specimens are of a uniformly bluish- 

 grey colour, the ventral surface being yellowish. 



The largest specimen measures 14 cm. in length. 



Type-specimen. — F. H-~ Zoological Survey of India {hid. Mus.). 



