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from 7 to 9 narrow deep blue vertical bands. Fins yellow, the 

 dorsal and caudal stained externally with black. 



Hob. Assam, the Granges and its branches, Bengal and Orissa ; 

 attaining 5 inches or more in length. 



432. (11.) Barilius gnttatus. 



Opsarius guttatu*, Day, P. Z. S. 1869, p. 620. 

 Barilius guttatus, Dai/, Fish. India, p. 593, 



. ,. . . 593, pi. cxlix, fig. 3 (t 



synon.). 

 Nga-la-wah, Burin. 



B. iii. D. 9 (2/7). P. 15. V. 9. A. 14 (3/11). C. 17. 

 L. 1. 44-48. L. tr. 9/5. 



Length of head 4L to 4|, height of body 5 L to 6 in the total 

 length*. Eyes diameter 4 to 5 in the length of the head, 1 to 1] 

 diameters from the end of the snout and apart. Cleft of mouth 

 deep, extending nearly 1 diameter behind the orbit. Upper jaw 

 the longer ; a well-developed knob above symphysis of lower jaw. 

 Suborbitals very broad, especially the hindermost, which is nearly 

 behind the vertical from the posterior margin of the orbit, and 

 almost covers the cheek. Barbels a rudimentary rostral or max- 

 illary pair may be present. Fins dorsal commences midway 

 between posterior extremity of orbit and base of caudal, being 

 opposite the interspace between the ventral and anal fins. Caudal 

 forked, lower lobe slightly the longer. Lateral line complete, 2 

 rows of scales between it and the ventral fin ; 23 rows before the 

 base of the dorsal fin. Colour silvery shot with purple, one or 

 two rows of blue spots along the side. Lower caudal lobe orange, 

 upper lobe with a dark edging, and a dark band along the upper 

 half of the lower lobe. 



Hab. Irrawaddi from Proine to Mandalay ; attaining at least 

 7 inches in length. 



433. (12.) Barilius tileo. 



Cyprinus tileo, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, p. 276. 

 Barilius tileo, Day, Fish. India, p. 593, pi. cxlix, fig. 5 (see synon.). 

 Tilei, Sel-len, Boolla, and Sund-u-a-rie, Assam. 



B. iii. D. 9 (2/7). P. 34. V. 9. A. 13 (3/10). C. 20. 



L. 1. 70-75. L. tr. 14/7. 



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

 Eyes diameter 4 to 4^ in length of head, 1 to 1^ diameters from 

 end of snout, and 1^ apart. Abdominal profile more convex than 

 the dorsal. Head compressed, snout pointed. Upper jaw slightly 

 the longer when the mouth is closed ; symphysial knob not de- 

 veloped. The posterior extremity of the maxilla reaches to 

 beneath the middle of the eye. Suborbital ring of bones broad, 

 the third being about equal to twice the extent of the uncovered 

 portion of the cheek below it. Axillary process well-developed, 



