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lines and spots. A black band at the base of the caudal fin. 

 Dorsal brilliant orange, with a black edge having a light external 

 margin and a dark base ; or else one or two rows of spots. Anal 

 orange, with some dull black spots ; caudal likewise yellow and 

 spotted in two rows. 



Hob. Wynaad at 3000 feet elevation; it attains 2| inches in 

 length. 



257. (14.) Nemachilus multifasciatus. 



Nemacheilus multifasciatus, Day, Fish. India, p. 617, pi. cliii, fig. 7 

 (see synon.). 



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



Length of head 5^ in the total length. Eyes situated partly 

 before the middle of the length of the head. Barbels the max- 

 illary pair rather longer than the eye, the two rostral pairs slightly 

 shorter. Fins caudal lobed in its last fourth. Pectoral reaches 

 halfway to the ventral. Scales small. Lateral line complete. 

 Colour vertical bands, as wide as the ground-colour, pass from the 

 back to the lower surface of the abdomen ; those between the head 

 and the dorsal fin are numerous, whilst there are about five pos- 

 terior to the latter ; in some examples the anterior bands coalesce. 

 A dark band at the base of the caudal and dark marks on the head 

 radiating from the eye. Fins yellow, the dorsal with four bands 

 of spots and an equal number or more on the caudal. Ventral and 

 anal with two bands each. 



Hah. Darjeeling and Assam. 



258. (15.) Nemachilns denisonii. 



Nemacheilus denisonii, Day, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 287 ; Fish. India, p. 617, 

 pi. cliii, fig. 5 (see synon.). 



B. iii. D. 10 (2/8). P. 11. V. 7. A. 7 (2/5). C. 17. 



Length of head 5 to 5| in the total length. Eyes situated in 

 the anterior half of the head. Barbels the maxillary extend to 

 the opercle, the rostral pairs are shorter. Fins dorsal commences 

 midway between end of 'snout and base of caudal, which last is 

 lobed. Pectoral extends rather above one half the distance to the 

 ventrals. Scales minute. Lateral line complete. Colour 

 reddish brown, having from nine to twelve dark vertical zones, 

 those anterior to the dorsal fin sometimes coalescing rather irre- 

 gularly across the back. Dorsal fin with three rows of fine black 

 spots and a black base. Caudal irregularly spotted in bands. 

 Some dull spots on the ventral and anal fins. Most of the head 

 marbled with black dots. 



Hab. Nilgiri and Coorg hills, and rivers at their bases ; Mysore 

 and the Deccau. 



