352 TELEOSTEI. PHYSOSTOSII. 



having a soft scaled prolongation. Barbels rudimentary or 

 entirely absent. Fins dorsal commences midway between the 

 hind edge of the eye and the base of the caudal fin, the anal being 

 behind the vertical from the last dorsal ray. Pectoral as long as 

 the head excluding the snout. Caudal deeply forked. Scales 3 

 to 4^ rows between lateral line and base of ventral ; 30 rows 

 before base of dorsal. Colour bluish along the back, becoming 

 silvery on the sides and beneath ; two or more rows of blue spots 

 and blotches, having a vertical character, along the sides. Dorsal 

 and caudal fins dark grey, with a light pinkish edge ; the other 

 tins yellowish. 



Hob. Bengal and Assam ; attaining at least 5 inches in length. 



434. (13.) Barilius evezardi. 



Barilius evezardi, Day, J. A. S. B. xli, 1872, pt. ii, p. 326 ; Fish. 

 India, p. 593, pi. cxlviii, tig. 6 (see synoii.). 



B. iii. D. 9 (2/7). P. 13. V. 9. A. 14-15 (2/12-13). C. 19. 

 L. 1. 40. L. tr. 6-7/4. 



Length of head 5-i-, height of body 5 to 5^ in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter 3 in the length of the head, | of a diameter 

 from end of snout, and 1 apart. Snout compressed ; lower jaw 

 slightly the longer and with a well-developed knob at the sym- 

 physis ; the maxilla reaches to below the front edge of the eye. 

 Suborbital ring of bones rather wide, the third being more than 

 twice as deep as the uncovered portion of the cheek below it. 

 Barbels absent. Teeth pharyngeal, curved, pointed, 5, 3/3, 5. 

 Fins the dorsal commences about midway between the hind edge 

 of the orbit and the posterior end of the caudal fin, the last half 

 being above the anal. Pectoral as long as the head. Caudal 

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

 Colour silvery, of a brown tint along the back, and a lateral 

 burnished silvery band. Dorsal, caudal, and anal fins orange, the 

 first two edged with black. 



Hob. Poona; up to 4^ inches in length. 



435. (14.) Barilius bola. (Fig. 110.) 



Cyprinus bola, Ham. Buck. Fish. Ganges, pp. 274, 285. 

 Barilius bola, Day, Fish. India, p. 594, pi. cxlix, fig. 4 (see synon.). 

 Buyguah, Ooriah ; Korang, Assam ; Bola, Beng. ; Buggarah, Hind. 

 B. iii. D. 10-11 (3/7-8). P. 13. V. 9. A. 13 (3/10). C. 19. 



L. 1. 88-94. L. tr. 12-15/9-11. 



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

 length. Eyes before the middle of the length of the head, 

 diameter 4| to 7 in the length of head, lj to 2 diameters from 

 end of snout and apart. Snout pointed, a well-developed knob 

 above symphysis of the lower jaw. Suborbital ring of bones wide, 

 especially the third, which is wider than the opercle, the width of 

 which equals one third of the distance between the middle of the 



