Opsarius. INDIAN CYPRINID&. 417 
short transverse bars on the sides; four cirri; caudal yellow, stained with* 
black ; brachial plates exposed and broad. The fin rays are, 
D.9: P.13: V.9: A.10: C.20. 
Found by Buchanan in the Kosi river, and in Upper Assam by Captain 
Hannay ; it usually grows to four or five inches in length. 
VI.—OpsaRIUs FASCIATUS. 
t. 48. f. 9. 
‘Cyprinus barna, Buch. Op. Cit. 268. 
Cyprinus balibhola, id. Coll. 
Depth equal to a third of the length of the body, exclusive of the head 
and caudal; head deep and compressed, mouth horizontal. Eleven transverse 
green bands on each side; about forty-two scales along the lateral line; rays , 
of the dorsal widely separated ; fins strong, but pellucid. _ Fin rays are, 
D.9: P.13: V.9: A.12: C.19. 
This species has been found by Buchanan in the extreme branches of the 
Ganges, in the Jumna, as well as in the Bramaputra; it attains three inches 
in length, he observes, and is often found in shallow waters on sand banks. 
VII.—OpsaRIUs MACULATUS. 
teATet. 4. 
Cyprinus tileo, Buch. Op. Cit. 276. 
Length of the head to that of the body as one to four, depth of the body 
equal to a third of the length, sides marked with several rows of green spots, 
mouth large, lower jaw sharp at the apex, and received into a notch on the 
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