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50-57. Lateral line incomplete. Panjdb, Sind, Southern India,, and 

 the Malabar Coast, rarely attaining four inches in length. 



199. Mola Atkinsonii, Blyth. Nga-pan-ma, Burm. D. 8, A. 7, L. 

 1. 55, L. tr. 11/11. Lateral line incomplete. Burma; attaining six 

 inches in length. 



Genus BAPSUS, Cuv. fy Val. 



Puntius,Tpi., Ham. Buch. : Labeobarbus, et Varicorhinus, pt., Riippel : 

 Systomus, pt., McClell. : Capoeta, sp. Cuv. & Val. : Pseudobarbus, Bielz. : 

 Luciobarbus, Heckel : C/ieilobarbus, sp. Smith : Balantiocheilus, Ilemibar- 

 bus, Cyclocheilichthys, Siaja, Anematichthys, Hypselobarbus, Gonopro- 

 klopterus, Gnathopogon, Kampala, sp. Bleeker : Enteromius, sp. Cope. 



Mouth arched. Eyes without adipose lids. Jaws closely invested by 

 lips, which may have leathery lobes, but no inner fold, nor horny covering. 

 Barbels four (Barbodes) , or two (Capoeta) : or none (Puntius). 

 Pharyngeal teeth 5 or 4, 3 or 2, 2 or 8/3 or 2, 2 or 3, 4 or 5. Dorsal 

 fin rather short, its last undivided ray being either ossified and serrated 

 or entire, or articulated and not osseous : it commences nearly opposite 

 the ventrals : anal rather short, in some species its second ray ossified. 

 Scales large, of moderate or small size. Lateral line complete or incom- 

 plete ; when the former, continued to opposite the centre of the base of 

 the caudal fin. 



1. With four barbels (Barb odes.) 



a. Last undivided dorsal ray, osseous and serrated. 



WO. Barbus chagunio, Ham. Buch. Jerruah, Beng. : Chaguni, Behar. 

 D. 11, A. 8, L. 1. 44-47, L. tr. 11/11. Pores on head and snout. 

 India, exclusive of Madras, attaining a foot and a half in length. 



201. Barbus immaculatus. McClell. D. 11, A. 8, L.I. 32-33, L. 

 tr. 6/6. No pores on snout. Throughout Bengal, North-West 

 Provinces, Assam and Sikkim. 



202. Barbus sarana, Ham. Buch. Jundoori, Panj. : Poh-pree and 

 Kun-nah-nee, Sind : Munduttee, Mai.; Pungella, Tarn. : Giddi kaoli, Dur/iie 

 and Potah, Hind. : Gid-pakJce, Can. : Kanna&UjTel. : Sarana, Ooriah and 

 Beng. : Nga-khon-mah-gyee and Nga-chong, Burm. D. 11-12, A. 8, L. 

 1. 29-31, L. tr. 5J/5J. Fresh-waters throughout India and Burma; 

 it attains upwards of 2 feet in length. 



W3. Barbus pinnauratus, Day. D. 11, A. 8, L. 1. 27-29, L. 

 tr. 6/5. A black lateral blotch. Sind, portions of Bombay, Malabar, and 

 in the Kistna River, up to 5 inches in length. 



204. Barbus goniosoma, Bleeker. D. 11, A. 7, L. 1. 24, L. tr. 

 4/4. Mergui in Burmah, up to 6 inches in length. 



205. Barlus roseipinnis, Cuv. & Val. D. 11, A. 7, L. 1. 22. Fins 

 red. Pondicherry, to 4 inches in length. 



206. Barbus rodactylus, McClell. D. 10. Lower Assam, to 5 

 inches in length. 



b. Last undivided dorsal ray, osseous and entire. 



207. Barbus dubius,T)2iy. D. 13. A. 7/L.l. 42,L. tr. 9/7. Bowany 

 Eiver at the foot of the Neilgherry Hills. 



208. Barbus Mysorensis, Jerdon. Coatee cundee, Tarn. " D. 13, A. 

 7-8, L. 1. 40, L. tr. 7/7. Rivers along the bases of the Wynaad 

 and Neilgherry Hills, up to several feet in length. 



