CYPBINID^E. CYPBININ^E. 305 



the rostral and maxillary pairs of about the same length, 

 equal to 1| diameters of the orb't. Fins dorsal commences about 

 midway between end of snout and base of caudal fin ; its last un- 

 divided ray is osseous, very strong, entire, the stiff portion being 

 about three fifths of the length of the head. Anal laid flat reaches 

 the base of the caudal, which is deeply forked. Lateral line 

 complete; there are 3 rows of scales between it and the base of the 

 caudal fin. Colour golden above, becoming silvery beneath, the 

 margins of the scales with numerous fine black dots ; a black mark 

 behind the opercle. Fins reddish. 



Hah. Himalayas, as far to the east as Assam ; also found in the 

 Granges. This fish attains 21 feet in length. 



> 350. '(12.) Barbus carnations. 



Barbus carnaticus, Jerdon, Mad. Jdur. L. S. xv, 1849, p. 311 ; Day, 

 Fish. India, p. 503, pi. cxxxvii, fig. 3 (see synon.). 



Poaree candee, Saal candee, Shellee, Tamil; Giddi-kaoK, Hind.; Gid- 

 pakke, Can. 



B. iii. D. 12 (4/8). P. 15. V. 9. A. 7 (2/5). C. 19. L. 1. 32. 

 L. tr. 5/6. 



Length of head 5|, height of body 3 to 4 in total length. Eyes 

 diameter 3 to 4 in length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, 

 and ! to 2 apart. Teeth pharyngeal, pointed, curved, 5, 3, 2/2, 

 3, 5. Barbels thin, both pairs shorter than the eye. Fins the 

 dorsal three fourths as high as the body, with a concave upper edge ; 

 it commences in front of the insertion of the ventral, and midway 

 between the snout and the base of the caudal fin ; its last undivided 

 ray is a strong, broad, smooth spine, nearly as long as the head in 

 the immature, and sometimes longer in the adult, especially in 

 specimens from Canara. Pectoral as long as the head or rather 

 longer. Anal laid flat reaches the caudal. Lateral line com- 

 plete, 3| rows of scales between it and the base of the ventral fin ; 

 12 rows anterior to the dorsal fin. Colour greenish brown along 

 the back, becoming dull white glossed with gold on the sides and 

 beneath. Fins greyish. Eyes golden. 



Hab. llivers aloiig the bases of the Nilgiris, Wynaad, and South 

 Canara hills, attaining at least 25 Ibs. in weight. Some have been 

 introduced into the Ootacamund lake. 



351. (13.) Barbus hexagonolepis. 



Bnrbus hexagonolepis, McClelland, As. Res. xix, pt. "2, Ind. Cyp. 

 pp. 270, 336, pi. 41, fig. 3; Day, Fish. India, p. f>G4, pi. cxxxvii, 

 fig. 4 (see synon.). 

 Bokar and Boolooah, Assam. 



B.iii. D. 12(3/9). P. 17. V. 9. A. 7 (2/5). C. 19. 

 L. 1. 28-31. L. tr. 4/4|. 



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