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Snout depressed or obtusely rounded, with the soft coverings extremely 

 thin. Mouth broad, transverse. Upper lip fringed or entire. Lower jaw 

 rather sharp, without any, or with a thin lip, generally destitute of any 

 horny covering, but having a small tubercle above the mandibular symphysis. 

 Barbels small, four, two, or none. Dorsal fin rather short, moderate or 

 long, without any osseous ray, commencing in advance of the ventrals : anal 

 fin short and without any row of tiled scales. Pharyngeal teeth 6, 4, 2/2, 

 4, 5, or 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. Scales of large, moderate or small size. Lateral 

 line continuous, passing to the centre of the base of the caudal fin. Gill- 

 rakers short. 



174. Cirrhina Kuhlii, Cuv. & Val. D. 28, A. 7, L. 1. 39-40, L. tr. 

 7/9. Four barbels : upper lip fringed. Moulmein and Tavoy. 



175. Cirrhina Berdmorei, Blyth. D. 26, A. 7, L. 1. 31, L. tr. 

 6/? Four barbels : upper lip fringed, Tenasserim Provinces. 



176. Cirrhina Leschenaultu, Cuv. & Val. Ten cundee, Tarn.: 

 Aruzu, Tel. D. ^ A. 8, L. 1. 42-44, L. tr. 9/9. Four barbels . 

 upper lip entire. Southern India, and as far East as Orissa, attaining at 

 least 1 4 foot in length. 



177. Cirrhina mrigala, Ham. Buch. Mirrgah and Mrigah, Panj., 

 Beng., and Ooriah : also Nairn, North-Western Provinces : Mor-ah-kee, 

 Sind : Nga-kyin and Nga-gyein, Burm. Two barbels : upper lip entire. 

 Throughout the fresh-waters of India (except Madras) and Burma, 

 attaining three feet or more in length. 



178. Cirrhina Sindensis, Day. D. 13, A. 7, L. 1. 43, L. tr. 8/8. 

 Two maxillary barbels. Sind Hills, to eight inches in length. 



179. Cirrhina anisura, McClell. D. 12-13, A. 7, L. 1. 38, L. tr. 

 7i/10i. No barbels : upper lip entire. Bengal and Assam. 



180. Cirrhina dyocheila, McClell. Goreah, Assam. D. 13, A. 8, 

 L. 1. 42, L. tr. 8/8. No barbels : upper lip entire. Assam, to two feet and 

 upwards in length. 



181. Cirrhina dero, Ham. Buch. Dhengro, Assam. D. 12-13, A. 

 7, L. 1. 39, L. tr. 7 4/7. Two rostral barbels : upper lip entire. Assam, 

 Bengal, Sind and Cutch. 



182. Cirrhina sada, Ham. Buch. D. 13, A. 7. Four barbels: 

 upper lip fringed. Assam. 



183. Cirrhina gohama, Ham. Buch. Behrah and Tellarree, Panj. : 

 Curru, Sind.: Kala-batta, Beng. D. 10-11, A. 7, L. 1. 38-40, L. tr. 

 6/6. Two rostral barbels : upper lip fringed. Throughout India, except 

 Madras, both on the hills and in the plains, attaining eight inches 

 in length. 



184. Cirrhina latia, Ham. Buch. D. 11, A. 7, L. 1. 39, L. tr. 

 54/64- Four barbels: upper lip fringed. Northern Bengal, Nepal and 

 Assam : it appears to be a small species. 



185. Cirrhina rostrata, Giinther. D. 11, A. 7, L. 1. 38, L, tr. 54/7. 

 Two rostral barbels. Cossye River. 



186. Cirrhina bata, Ham. Buch. Dunguda-porah and Dommarci- 

 batta, Ooriah: Gootellah, Hind. D. 11-12, A 7, L. 1. 36-38, L. tr. 

 M. One pair of maxillary barbels: upper lip fringed. Lower 

 Bengal and Orissa, attaining two feet in length. 



187. Cirrhina mpsario, Ham. Buch. Herilwa, Assam. D. 10, A. 

 7, L. 1. 37. No barbels : lower lip fringed. Assam, to six inches in length. 



