1921.] S. L. HORA : Fish oj Manipur. 195 



ous, speckled with black, dorsal surface of head and a narrow line 

 extending all along the dorsal surface of the body, black. A metal- 

 lic bluish line running along the middle of each side. Sides of head 

 silvery speckled with black. Ventral surface as far as the vent, 

 white and silvery. Lower part of body behind the vent tinged 

 with salmon, fins white, minutely speckled with black and an 

 obscure salmon stripe along the centre of the caudal." 



Type-specimen. — F 9981/1. Zoological Survey oj India (Iiid. 

 Mus.)' 



Danio acuticephala is widely distributed in the small streams 

 and ponds of the valley. It does not occur in big muddy streams. 



Measurements in millimetres. 



Type A. B. C. D. 



Total length including caudal 

 Length of caudal 

 Depth of body 

 Length of head 

 Diameter of eye 



Most of the female specimens were found to be full of eggs. 



Family COBITIDAE. 

 Botia berdmorei (Blyth). 



i860. Syncrossiis berdtnorei, Blyth, op.cH.. p. 166. 

 1889. Botia berdmorei, X'lnciguerra, op. cif., p. ,^45. 



Numerous individuals of this species were collected in the 

 Imphal River and its tributaries in the valley. 



Viuciguerra points to the inconsistency as regards the num- 

 ber of barbels in Day's description of the species. I have ex- 

 amined the type-specimens and a large series of individuals from 

 the Manipur Valley and in all I have been able to make out only 

 six barbels, four of which are rostral and united at their base. 

 The arrangement of the rostral barbels and the structure of the 

 lower lip is very characteristic of the species. 



The colour varies greatly. Usually there are 10 — 18 oblique 

 transverse bands on the body and about 5 longitudinal rows of 

 black dots. The upper surface of the head is black, with two 

 black streaks running from the eye to the snout. The belly and 

 the under surface of the head are white. In one specimen the 

 body was uniformly pale except for light bands on the caudal fin. 



Botia berdmorei occurs in Burma and the Manipur Valley. 



Botia histrionica, Blyth. 



i860. Botia histrionica, Blyth, op. cit., p. i06. 

 1889. Botia histrionica, Vincigucrra, op. cit., p. 346. 



Only two specimens of this species were obtained from the 

 Amambi stream. They are ii8 and 153 millimetres in length. 



