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nearer to the snout than to the root of the caudal. The middle 

 rays of the dorsal being abruptl}^ short, the upper free portion of 

 the fin is deeply concave. The pectoral is thin and tapering and is 

 shorter than the distance between the roots of pectoral and 

 ventral by two scales. The ventral fin has an appendant, the 

 anterior rays of the anal fin are very long, hence the free margin is 

 deeply concave behind. Caudal deeply lobed. 



Lateral line. — Five rows of scales between the lateral line and 

 the dorsal fin and seven rows between the lateral line and the ventral 

 fin. The lateral line runs straight from the superior corner of the 

 gill-cleft to the middle point of the beginning of the caudal 

 peduncle where it bends upward and, following the curvature of 

 the ventral side from this point, ends in the middle point of the 

 root of the caudal fin. 



Colour. — The upper portion, i.e., from one scale above the 

 lateral line, is steel-grey, below immaculate silver. A large black 

 blotch on the caudal peduncle extending over seven scales of which 

 three scales are on the lateral line (from the fourth to sixth scales 

 counting from the caudal end), two scales above and two scales 

 below it. The membranes between fin-rays are finely dotted with 

 black points, hence the fins appear grey with the edges of a deeper 

 shade. 



Hab. — Lake Tali Fu, Yunnan. 



One adult specimen measuring 158 mm. in length (including 

 length of caudal fin). 



This is the first time that a Laheo is reported from Yunnan. 

 The new species resembles in some particulars L. dyocJiilus 

 (reported from the Himalayas, Sikhim and Assam), L. pangusia 

 (reported from the Himalayan ranges, Sind, Deccan, U. Provinces, 

 Bengal and Assam), L. rohita (Sind, Punjab to Assam, and Burma), 

 L. diplostomus (Sind Hills, Himalayas and Assam) and L. potail 

 (Poonah to Tungabhadra and Deccan) , from all of which it differs 

 in having no barbels, in the shape of body, in proportions, shape 

 of fins, lateral line, number of scales, etc., and from most of which 

 it differs in the number of pharyngeal teeth, size and position of 

 the eye, shape of snout and lip, number of fin-rays, etc. 



6. Barhus stigma (Cuv. and Val.). 



Cuv. and Val., Hist. Nat. Poiss., xvii, p. 93, pi. 489. 

 Hab. — Bhamo, Upper Burma. 



Reported from Sind, throughout India, and Burma as high as 

 Mandalay. 



7. Barbus chola (Ham. Buch.), 



Giinther, Catal., vii, pp. 143-144. 

 Hab. — Bhamo, Upper Burma. 



Reported from Madras, Orissa, the Punjab, Bengal, U. P. and 

 Central Provinces, Assam and Akyab (Burma) to Mergui. 



