Fishes from Baluchistan. 599 



diametei' of orbit. Caudal very slightly emarginate. Free 

 portion of tail half as high as long, its length equalling that 

 of the head less one diameter of eye. 



Greyish green, with irregalar tiansverse bars and blotches; 

 fins dirty orange, D. and 0. speckled with black. 



Distinguished from N. rhadinaeas, T. Reg., by the greater 

 depth of body, tiie position of the eye, and the form and size 

 of the mouth ; from JS. niacmahoni, Chaudh., by the length 

 of the ventnd, tlie greater length of the head, and the lesser 

 depth of the body. 



Twenty-four specimens, between 100 and 130 mm., were 

 collected at Kelat. 



Nemachilus haluchiorum, sp. n. 

 D. 9, P. 10, V. 7, A. 7, C. 18. 



Length of head 5-5J, depth of ho(\y 6^ in total length. 

 De[)th of head | of its breadth, breadth 1^ in its length. Eye 

 \ of length o£ head, | of interorbital space. Snout as long- 

 as postorbital portion of head. Cleft of mouth does not 

 extend to below the nostrils. Lips moderately thick, the 

 lower interrupted. Barbels six, the outer rostral being the 

 longest and extending to front margin of orbit. Scales 

 embedded in the skin, but distinct. Dorsal arises midway 

 between hind nostril and root of caudal, opposite ventral. 

 Length of pectoral equalling that of head less diameter of 

 eye, reaches ^ towards ventral ; the latter does not reach the 

 anus. Caudal distinctly emarginate. Free portion of tail 

 as long as high, ^ of total length. Males with a movable 

 protrusion of the preorbital. 



Greenish yellow, with 11-13 dark olive cross-bars, another 

 nearly black at base of caudal. Anterior base of dorsal with 

 a black mark, dorsal and caudal with oblique rows of spots ; 

 lower tins yellow. 



In coloration this species is similar to N. kessleri, Gthr., 

 but the presence of scales and the size of the orbit make it 

 quite distinct ; from the similarly coloured species JS. ham- 

 purensisy Nik., and N. sargadensis, Nik., it is easily distin- 

 guished by its much greater depth of body. From the 

 above-mentioned N. hrahui it differs in colour, as well as in 

 the presence of scales, the proportions of the caudal peduncle, 

 and the length of the ventral fin. 



Thirteen specimens from Panjgur. 



