CrPHINID.fi. CIPKININJG. 349 



Length of head 4| to 4f , height of body 3| to 3| in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 4 in length of head, 1 diameter from end 

 of snout, 1| diameter apart. Lower jaw the longer, with a knob 

 above the symphysis. The posterior extremity of the maxilla 

 extends to nearly below the centre of the orbit. Suborbital ring 

 of bones wide, the third almost entirely covering the cheek. 

 Some pores exist along the margin of the lower lip, on the snout, 

 and on the anterior edge of the preorbital. Barbels absent. 

 Teeth pharyngeal, curved and pointed, 5, 4, 2/2, 4, 5. Fins 

 dorsal extending to above the fourth anal ray ; caudal forked. 

 Scales 2 rows between lateral line and base of ventral fin. 

 Colour greyish, becoming white on the abdomen. A row of large 

 bluish spots along the side. Dorsal, anal, and pectoral fins 

 margined with white,. and having dark grey bases. Caudal grey 

 in the centre. 



Hob. Hill-ranges of Travancore. Attaining 6 inches in length. 



429. (8.) Barilius gatensis. 



Leuciscus gatensis, Cuv. 8f Val. H. N. Poiss. xvii, p. 309, pi. 503. 

 Barilius gatensis, Day, Fish. India, p. 592, pi. cxlix, fig. 2 (see 

 synon.). 



Choaree (at Coonoor) and Aart-candee (Bhavani), Tarn. u River 

 carp." 



B. iii. D. 10-12 (2-3/8-9). P. 15. V. 9. A. 15-17 (3/12-14). 

 C. 18. L. 1. 39-40. L. tr. 8/5. 



Length of head 4j to 4|, height of body 4 to 4| in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 3 to 4^ in the length of head, 1 to lg 

 diameters from end of snout, 1| diameters apart. Cleft of mouth 

 extending to below the centre of the orbit. The third suborbital 

 is about three times as broad as the uncovered portion of the cheek 

 below it. The anterior portion of the snout and the sides of the 

 jaws covered with large glands ; there are likewise some on the 

 lower jaw. Barbels two very minute pairs, which appear to be 

 sometimes wanting. Teeth pharyngeal, crooked, pointed, 5, 3 or 

 4, 2/2, 4 or 3, 5. Fins dorsal commences midway between end 

 of snout and middle of caudal fin, extending to above the third 

 anal ray. Pectoral as long as the head excluding the snout, its 

 outer ray stiff. Caudal moderately lobed. Scales 2| rows 

 between lateral line aud base of ventral. Colour silvery grey, 

 with about 1 5 vertical bars descending from the back, and becoming 

 more or less broken up in the adult. Dorsal and anal with dark 

 bases and light margins. The females aud young generally have 

 smooth scales, whereas most of the adult males have one or more 

 rough spots on each. 



Hob. Western Ghats of Malabar and Nilgiri hills, up to about 

 5000 feet above the level of the sea ; attaining at least 6 inches in 

 length. 



