270 INDIAN CYPRINID#. 
Spee. B. progeneius,* J. M. t. 56. f. 3. 
Cyp. tor, Buch. Coll. 
Length of the head to that of the body as one to three, 
twenty-six scales along the lateral line, and six in an oblique 
row from the base of the ventrals to the dorsum, with a large 
cellular appendage to the apex of the lower jaw. D.12: P.16: 
Wi: 2A 7 Calo: 
Has. Great rivers in the plains of India. Ordinary length 
from 14 to 3 feet. 
Spec. B. macrocephalus, J. M. t. 55. f. 2. 
Bura hetea of the Assamese. 
Length of the head to that of the body as two to five, 
twenty-seven scales along the lateral line, and six in an oblique 
line from the base of the ventrals to the dorsum. D.11: P.16: 
V10:; Aly = :C. 19: 
Has. Rapids in Upper Assam. Ordinary length from 2 
to 34 feet. 
Spec. B. hexagonolepis,+ t. 41. f. 3. 
Bokar of the Assamese. 
Length of the head to that of the body as one to four, 
exposed surface of the scales hexagonal, twenty-seven scales 
along the lateral line, and seven in an oblique line from the base 
of the ventrals to the dorsum. D.12: P.16: V0 ARE C5 
Has. Upper Assam. Ordinary length from 1 to 23 feet. 
* From ITooyevetoc, that has a prominent chin or long beard ; in allusion to the singular 
appendage to the lower jaw of this species by which it may be easily recognized. 
+ In allusion to the form of the exposed portion of the scales. 
