I'll ait. xi Dr. Day's Description. 153 



loop, is the end EL; EL being the made end connected with the 

 rod, it follows that the more the fish pulls against you, the more 

 he tightens EL, and the more secure he consequently makes the 

 knot. I showed this knot to a friend, who tied it with A. 

 towards the rod, lost his Gsh and By, and said it was my fault ! 



Tin- following I'lirt extract from Dr. Day's " Fishes of India," 

 may In.' useful for reference: — 



Order. PhtsOSTOMI. 

 Family. Ctpeimu 

 Sub-family. GTPK1NIMA. 

 Genus. Barilius. 



Synopsis of Spe< i 

 A. — With four Inula U (JPdchystomus). 



1. Bariliut u \gra. D. 9, A. 13-15, L.l. 42-44. With 10 vertical 

 bars. Sind Hills, Himalayas, Ganges, Jumna, and Brahma- 

 putra. 



2. Barilius modestus, D. 9, A. 12-13, L.l. 43. Back dark, sides 



silvery. Sind and Punjab. 



3. Barilius radiolatus. D. "J, A. 12, L.l. 50—62. Silvery. Cen- 



tral India. 



4. / thaora. I).'.', A. lit, L.l. 00-70. Twelve vertical 

 bars. Bengal, N.W. Provinces, and Assam. 



5. Barilius bendelisis. D. 9, A. 9-10, L.l. 4U-43. Short ver- 

 tical bars: each scale with a black spot in adults. From 

 Western Ghauts throughout India (not Sind) to Assam. 



B. — With tiro barbels (BendiKsis). 



6. Barilius barila. D. 9, A. 13-14, L.l. 43-46. With 14 or 15 



vertical bars. Bengal, Orissa, and Lower Assam. 



C. — Without or with only rudimentary barbels (Ba/rUius). 



7. Barilius Bakeri. D. 13, A. 16-17, L.l. 38. A row of large 

 spots. Travancore. 



8. Barilius gatensis. D. 10-12, A. 15-17, L.l. 40. With 15 ver- 



tical ban. Western Ghauts and Neilgherries. 



9. / < . D. 12-13, A. 14-16, L.l. 38. Two 

 rows of spots. Canara. 



10. Barilius barna, D. 9, A. 13-14, L.l. 39-42. Nine vertical 

 bands. Orissa, Bengal, Assam. 



