64 On neio Cyprinoid Fishes from Mysore. 



Measurements in hundredths of total length without 

 caudal fin : — 



mm. 



Total leng-tli without caudal fin 85 



Depth of body 17'6 



Depth of caudal peduncle lO'O 



Leugth of head 25-2 



Depth of head 11"7 



Width of head behind eyes 10-0 



Leugth of snout ]4'1 



Diameter of orbit 4'7 



AVidth of interorbital space 3"5 



Width of mouth 5-8 



Distance from tip of snout to anterior root of 



dorsal fin o0'5 



Height of longest dorsal fin-ray 16'4 



Distance from tip of snout to anterior root of 



pectoral tin 24*7 



Longest pectoral tin-ray 16*4 



Distance from tip of snout to vent 68'2 



Distance from tip of snout to anterior root of 



ventral tin 56'4 



Longest ventral fin-ray 16'4-1G'2 



Distance from tip of snout to anterior root of 



anal fin 82-7 



Longest anal fin-ray 14-1 



Length of caudal peduncle 12-9 



Longest caudal fin-ray 20'2 



Height of I'oot of caudal fin , 11'8 



Type-specimen. — Several specimens are contained in the 

 collection. The type and about six syntypes are forwarded 

 to the British Museum and a number of examples are pre- 

 sented to the Indian Museum. 



Locality. — Obtained from the Thunga Kiver, Shimoga 

 Town (Mysore), S. India. A few examples of this species 

 and the foregoing were taken by my colleague, Mr. A. 

 ksubba Rao, from the same source. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Plate I. 



Fig. 1. Garra jerdonia hrevimentalia, var. n. ^ nat. size. 



Figs. 1 a, 1 b. Ditto, x |. 



Fig. 2. Garra platycepliala, sp. n. \ nat. size. 



Figs. 2 a, '2 b. Ditto. X f. 



Fig. 3. Garra bicornuta, sp. n. ^ nat. size. 



Figs, 3 a, 3 b. Ditto, i nat. size. 



Platk 1L 



Fig. 4. Botia striata, sp. n. X |. 



Figs. 4: a, 4 b. Ditto. X |. 



Fig. 5. is'emachilichthgs shimogensis, sp. n. X slightly more than f. 



Figs. 5 a, 6 b. Ditto, x slightly more than f . 



