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shorter than the head and are separated from the ventrals by a 

 distance less than ^ of their length. The ventrals are situated at 

 an equal distance from the base of the caudal fin and the tip of 

 the snout ; they extend to beyond the anal opening. The anal 

 does net reach the base of the caudal fin, which is slightly 

 emarginate. The lateral line is straight and runs along the side 

 of the fish somewhat nearer to the dorsal than to the ventral sur- 

 face ; there are 33-34 scales along its length and j\ series of 

 longitudinal rows of scales between the bases of the dorsal and 

 the ventral fins. The scales are absent on the chest but are quite 

 normal on the belly. The anus is situated in the beginning of the 

 last third of the distance between the origin of the ventral and the 

 anal fins. 



The air-bladder in this species is of the normal Cyprinid type ; 

 its length is contained. 2*7 times in the length of the fish without 

 the caudal. 



The sides and the upper surface of the head and body are 

 darkish with an indistinct greyis'i band along the lateral line on 

 each side. The under surface is dull white. There is a distinct 

 black spot just behind the angle of the operculum. 



Type specimen. — F 5736/1, Zoological Survey of India {Ind. 

 Mus.). 



Locality. — Numerous specimens were obtained by Dr. Jenkins 

 and Dr. Annandale in Sita Nullah, Paresnath Hills, Bengal. 



Measurements i)i millimeires. 



I^eng-th of Hsh without caurlal 



,. ,, head 

 Width ,, ., 

 Depth of body 

 Diameter of eye 

 l^enofth of snout 

 liilerorbital width 

 Length of caudal peduncle 

 Height of ,, 

 Longest ray of dorsal 



,, ,, ,, anal 



Length of pectoral 



,, ,, ventral 



Sita Nullah. Paresnath Hills 



Garra rupeculus ' (McClelland). 



Plate XXIV, fig. I. 



iS3g. Gorwrhyncliiis rupeculus, McClelland. Asi<itic lies. XIX, pp. 12H1, 



343. Pl- xl'''. figs- 4. S- 

 1839. Gonurhynchus brachyfiterus, McClelland, ibid., pp. 283, 374. 



McClelland described both the species from the " Mishmee 

 Mountains " where they were obtained by Mr. Griffith. McClelland 



' When giving a synopsi.s of the species on page 281 and 283 McClelland 

 spel's the name of this species as rupiculus. while in the description on page 343 

 he spells it rupeculus. 



