CYPRINID*!. CYPBININjE. 347 



Fins last dorsal ray over the first anal. The six outer pectoral 

 rays strong, more especially in the adult. Caudal deeply forked. 

 Lateral line goes to the centre of the base of the caudal fin, about 

 7 rows of scales between it and the base of the ventral fin; 25 

 before the dorsal fin. Colour back olive, rest of the body pinkish 

 silvery ; about twelve incomplete bars from the back downwards 

 towards the lateral line, a dark bar along the upper third of the 

 dorsal fin. The lower two thirds of the vertical fins stained in 

 some examples. 



Hub. From Hurdwar down the valley of the Ganges, the N.W. 

 Provinces, and Assam. The species is said to attain 5 inches in 

 length. 



426. (5.) Barilins bendelisis. 



Cyprimis bendelisis, Ham. Such. Journ. Mysore, in, p. 345, pi. 32. 

 Barilius bendelisis, Day, Fish. India, p. 590, pi. cxlviii, fags. 7, 8, 

 and 9 (see synon.). 



Khoksa, Beng. ; Pak-tah, Kun-nul, Dah-rah, Burreah, and Puck-wah- 

 ree, Punj. ; Johra, Mahr. ; Aguskitti&nd Marritan candee, Tarn. ; Bahgra 

 bahri, Ooriah ; Nga gyd, Burm. 



B. iii. D. 9 (2/7). P. 15. V. 9. A. 9-10 (2-3/7-8). C. 18. 

 L. 1. 40-43. L. tr. 7-8/5. 



Length of head 4| to 5|, of caudal 5 to 5, height of body 4| 

 (to 5| in the young) in the total length. Eyes diameter 4| to 

 4| in length of head, 1| diameters from end of snout, and 1| apart. 

 The maxilla reaches to below the first third of the orbit. The 

 third suborbital bone varies in depth from being equal to twice as 

 high as the uncovered portion of the cheek below it. Open pores 

 on the snout and lower jaw in the adult or even in the young in 

 examples from hilly districts, sometimes pores on preorbital. 

 Axillary process broad, lancet-shaped, and longer in some examples 

 than in others. Barbels four, generally short, the rostral pair 

 occasionally absent. Teeth pharyngeal, 5, 4, 2/2, 4, 5. Fins 

 dorsal higher than its base is long, it commences nearer to the base 

 of the caudal fin than to the snout, and does not extend to over the 

 anal. Pectoral may or may not reach the ventral ; its outer six 

 rays are thickened and very stiff in some examples, especially males 

 from the hills. The ventral in some does, in others does not reach 

 the vent. Caudal forked, lower lobe usually slightly the longer. 

 Scales 2| to 3| rows between lateral line and base of ventral fin; 

 20 rows before base of dorsal. Colour silvery, shot with purple ; 

 back of a slaty grey, descending in bars towards the lateral line, 

 most distinct in immature specimens. In adults these bars become 

 indistinct and sometimes lost. Each scale in adults with a black 

 spot at its base, and two on each scale forming the lateral line, but 

 no spots in the young. Fins whitish, tinged with orange. A grey 

 margin to the dorsal and caudal, the lower lobe of which is some- 

 times stained black. Shoulder-process black-edged. 



