CYPBINID.E. CYPKININ.E. 325 



389. (51.) Barbus conchonius. 



Cyprinus conchonius, Ham. Buck. Fish. Ganges, pp. 317, 389. 

 Barbus conchonius, Day, Pith. India, p. 576, pi. cxliii, fig. 7 (see 



synon.). 

 Kunchon pungti, Bengali. 



B. iii. D. 11(3/8). P. 11. V. 9. A. 7 (2/5). C. 19. 

 L. 1. 24-26. L. tr. 5|/6|. 



Length of head 5, height of body 2| in the total length. Eyes 

 diameter one third of length of head, nearly 1 diameter from end 

 of snout, and 1| apart. Fins the dorsal three fifths as high as 

 the body, its last undivided ray osseous, moderately strong and 

 serrated, as long as the head without the snout ; the fin commences 

 rather before the insertion of the ventral. Lateral line incomplete, 

 ceasing after 8 or 10 scales ; 4 to 4| rows of scales between it and 

 the base of the ventral fin ; 9 rows before dorsal fin. Colour a, 

 large round black spot on the middle of the side above the 

 posterior portion of the anal fin ; opercles lake-colour. Tins orange, 

 dorsal with its upper half blackish. 



Nairn Tal specimens have the dorsal spine much less coarsely 

 serrated than those from the plains, from whence they were 

 introduced not many years since ; they have also a darkish band 

 along the side. 



Hal. Assam, Lower Bengal, Orissa, Behar, N.W. Provinces, 

 Punjab, and the Deccan ; attaining at least 5 inches in length. 



390. (52.) Barbus ticto. 



Cyprinus ticto, Ham. Buck. Fish. Ganges, pp. 314, 889, pi. 8, fig. 87. 

 Barbus ticto, Day, Fish. India, p. 576,' pi. cxliv, fig. 7 (see synon.). 

 Kaoli and Kotree, Hind. ; Kah-nee potiah, Assam ; Wennatte, Tamil ; 

 Kudyi-kerundi, Ooriah. 



B. iii. D. 11 (3/8). P. 15. V. 9. A. 7 (2/5). C. 19. 

 L. 1.23-26. L. tr. 5-6/6. 



Length of head 5, height of body 3 to 3 in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter 3 in length of head, f of a diameter from end of 

 snout, 1 diameter apart. Teetli pharyngeal, crooked, pointed, 

 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. Fins osseous dorsal ray strong and serrated, 

 three quarters as long as the head, fin half as high as the body. 

 Caudal forked. Lateral line incomplete, -ceasing after 6 or 8 

 scales ; 4 or 5 rows of scales between it and base of the ventral fin, 

 and 11 before the dorsal fin. Colour silvery, sometimes stained 

 with red, a black spot on the side of the tail before the base of the 

 caudal fin and immediately behind the anal ; a smaller one (fre- 

 quently absent) at the commencement of the lateral line. Fins 

 often black, sometimes orange. 



Hob. Sind, throughout India and Ceylon. This fish rarely 

 exceeds 4 inches in length. 



