328 TELEOSTEI. PHTSOSTOMI. 



becomes very similar to B. punctatus, the pectoral band decreases 

 in size, whilst that on the dorsal fin breaks up into spots. 



Hob. Ganjam, Orissa and throughout Bengal and Burma; 

 attaining 3 inches in length. 



395. (57.) Barbus cumingii. 



Barbus cumingii, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 155; Day, Fish. India, 

 p. 578 (see synon.). 



B. iii. D. 11 (3/8). P. 15. V. 9. A. 8 (3/5). C. 19. L. 1. 21. 

 L. tr. 3|/3|. 



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

 diameter 2| in the length of head, f diameter from the end 

 of snout, and 1 apart. Suborbital bones very deep. Fins 

 the dorsal commences opposite the insertion of the ventral, 

 its last undivided ray is rather weak, osseous, and finely serrated. 

 Pectoral reaches the ventral. Anal rather small. Caudal deeply 

 forked. Lateral line incomplete, ceasing after 4 scales ; 3 rows 

 of scales between the lateral Jine and base of the ventral fin, and 

 9 before the base of the dorsal. Colour two dark vertical bands, 

 one descending to the pectoral fin : the second across the free 

 portion of the tail. Each scale with a silvery vertical streak 

 ( ? a post-mortem appearance). 



Hob. Ceylon ; attaining to at least 2 inches in length. 



396. (58. ) Barbus nigrofasciatus. 



Barbus nigrofasciatus, Giinther. Catal. vii. p. 155: Day. Fish. India, 

 p. 578, pi. cxliv, fig. 6. 



B.iii. D. 11(3/8). P. 15. V. 9. A. 7 (2/5). C. 19. L.I. 20-21. 



Length of head 4|, height of body 2f in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter 3 to 3| in the length of head, 1 diameter from end 

 of snout and also apart. Fins dorsal lower than the body ; it 

 commences opposite the ventrals, its osseous ray is strong and 

 finely serrated. Caudal deeply forked. Lateral line complete, 

 3 rows of scales beween it and the base of the ventrals. Colour 

 reddish, with a black band passing from eye to eye : body with 

 three vertical black bands, the first from the back to the middle of 

 the pectoral fin, the second from the base of the dorsal to behind 

 the base of the ventral, and the third across the free portion of the 

 tail. Dorsal, anterior portion of ventral and outer edge of anal 

 black. The bands are not in exactly the same position in all 

 specimens. 



Hob. Southern Ceylon. 



397. (59.; Barbus guganio. 



Cyprinus guganio, Ham. Buck. Fish. Ganges, pp. 338, 392. 

 Barbus guganio, Day, Fish. India, p. 679. 



Guyani, Beng. 



