228 TELEOSTEI.- PHTSOSTOMI. 



249. (6.) Nemachilus pulchellns. 



Nemacheilus pulchellus, Day, Journ. L. S. xi, p. 528 ; Fish. India, 



p. 615, pi. clvi, fig. 7. 

 B. in. D. 12 (2/10). P. 15. V. 9. A. 7 (2/5). C. 21. 



Length of head 5| in the total length. Eyes rather small, in 

 the middle of the length of the head. Barbels six, the rostral 

 thicker than the maxillary pair. Fins. dorsal equals the 

 height of the body below it. Colour this beautiful little loach is 

 of greyish colour, becoming whitish below; there are along the 

 side between the head and middle of the dorsal fin two rows of 

 large, vertical, canary-yellow spots, having deep black margins; 

 posterior to the dorsal they become wide vertical bands two thirds 

 as wide as the ground-colour. Caudal with three or four oblique 

 black bands, and a deep black spot at the centre of its base. 

 Dorsal yellowish orange at its upper anterior portion, two wide 

 black bars along its centre, and one across the anal. 



Hob. Bhavani Eiver ; growing to 2| inches in length. 



250. (7.) Nemachilus sinnatus. 



Nemacheilus sinuatus, Day, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 371 ; Fish. India, p. 615, 

 pi. clvi, fig. 3. 



B. iii. D. 10-11 (2/8-9). P. 12. V. 8. A. 7 (2/5). C. 18. 



Length of head 5 in the total length. Eyes situated slightly 

 before the middle of the length of the head. Barbels long and 

 thin. Fiiis dorsal arising slightly in advance of the ventrals; 

 caudal cut square. Scales distinct ; 10 rows between the lateral 

 line and the base of the ventral fin. Lateral line ceases opposite 

 the middle or end of the dorsal fin. Colour olive, with irregular 

 vertical brown bands, having shorter intermediate ones. A black 

 ocellus at the upper portion of the base of the caudal fin. Dorsal 

 yellow, with three or four rows of black spots. Caudal orange, 

 with four angulate bars, the angle in each of which is directed 

 backwards. 



Hob. Wynaad. 



251. (8.) Nemachilus gnentheri. 



Nemacheilus sruentheri, Day, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 285; Fish. India. 

 p. 615, pi. dfvi, fig. 10. 



B. iii. D. 10-11 (2/7-8). P. 11. V. 7. A. 7(2/5). C. 19. 



Length of head 5| in the total length. Ei/es situated just 

 before the middle of the length of the head. Fins the dorsal fin 

 commences about midway between the end of the snout and the 

 base of the caudal, which is lobed. Scales small, but distinct. 

 Lateral line incomplete. Colour pinkish, coarsely reticulated 

 with olive-brown markings, leaving three rows of large spots along 

 the side ; a black band at the. base of the caudal fin, which has two 

 indistinct dark bands across both lobes, the extremities of which are 



