XXVIII. — DESCRIPTION OF A NEW 



CYPRINID FISH OF THE GENUS 



-D AN I FROM UPPER BURMA. 



By C. Tate Regan, M.A. 



Danio browni, sp. nov. 



Depth of body 2| to 3i in the length; length of head 4. 

 Snout from nearly as long as to a little longer than the diameter 

 of eye, which is 3^ to 3I in the length of head ; interorbital 

 width 2^ to 2| in the length of head. Four barbels, the anterior 

 pair I to f the diameter of eye, the posterior pair much shorter ; 

 maxillary extending to the vertical from anterior edge of eye ; 

 suborbitals completel}^ covering the cheek. Thirty to 34 scales 

 in a longitudinal series, 6 J to y^ in a transverse series from origin 

 of dorsal to lateral line, i or 2 between lateral line and base of 

 ventral fin. Dorsal of 2 or 3 simple and 9 or 10 branched rays ; 

 origin equidistant from vertical limb of prseoperculum and base 

 of caudal. Anal of 2 simple and 11 or 12 branched rays ; origin 

 below the middle of the dorsal. Pectoral not quite reaching the 

 ventrals. Three to five dark bluish longitudinal lateral stripes, 

 the middle one of which broadens out anteriorly and usually be- 

 comes double, forming a loop on the middle of the side above the 

 ventral fins , whilst the stripe below curves upwards in front of 

 the loop. 



Hab. Northern Shan States, Upper Burma. 



Nine specimens, the largest 70 mm. in total length, collected 

 by J. Coggin Brown. 



This species is near to D. kakhiensis, Anderson, in which the 

 body is more slender (depth 3 J to 3§ in the length), the mouth is 

 more vertical and the first suborbital consequently much larger, 

 and the middle lateral stripe does not broaden out or form a loop 

 anteriorly. 



