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c. Without osseous dorsal ray. 



255. Barbus Punjaubensis,Day. D. 11, A. 5, L. 1. 43, incomplete. 

 Labor, attaining 1 2 inches in length. 



%56. Barbus cosuatis, Ham. Buch. Koswati, Beng. D. 11, A. 7, 

 L. 1. 22, incomplete, L. tr. 6. Gangetic Provinces and Lower Bengal, 

 also Bombay, attaining 3 inches in length. 



857. Barbus vittatus, Day. Kaoli, Hind. D. 10, A. 7, L, 1. 20-22, 

 incomplete, L. tr. 4/3. Four black spots on side and a black streak down 

 the dorsal fin. Mysore, Western ("oast, and Cutch, attaining about 

 2 inches in length. 



858. Barbus presbyter, Cuv. & Val. D. 11, A. 7, L. 1. 26, L. tr. 6/2. 

 Bombay. 



259. Barbus puntio, Ham. Buch. D. 11, A. 7, L.I. 23, incomplete, 

 L. tr. 4/4. A black spot encircles the free portion of the tail. Bengal 

 and British Burma, attaining about 3 inches in length. 



Genus NURIA, Cuv. fy Val. 

 Esomus, Swainson. 



Pseudobranchia present. Mouth narrow, directed obliquely upwards, 

 sub-orbitals broad. Barbels four, the rostral shorter than the maxillary 

 pair. Pharyngeal teeth, crooked, pointed 5/5. Dorsal fin without osseous 

 ray, and with few branched ones, it is inserted posterior to the ventral but 

 not to over the anal, the latter having but few or a moderate number of 

 branched rays. Scales of moderate size. Lateral line, when present, 

 passing to the lower half of the base of tie caudal fin. Gill-rakers short. 



<260. Nuria albolineata, Blyth. D. 9, A. 13, L. 1. 31, incomplete. 

 A silvery lateral band. Moulmein. 



%61. Nuria danrica, Ham. Buch. Chid-dul-lu, Panj. : Soom-a-rah, 

 Mola, and Mah-wa, North- West Provinces : Danrica and Jongja, Beng. : 

 Kurriah dahwiee, Hind. : Nga-zin-byoon, Burm. D. 8, A. 8, L. 1. 30-34, 

 complete, L. tr. 5 ^ e . A black lateral band. Throughout India, Ceylon, 

 and Burma, attaining 5 inches in length. 



262. Nuria Malabarica, Day. D. 9, A. 7, L. r. 32, L. tr. 7. Lateral 

 line absect. A silvery band along the sides, which occasionally has a narrow 

 black edge superiorly. The coast districts of India, Burma, and also the 

 Nicobars, attaining 3 inches in length. 



Genus RASBORA, Blee&er. 

 Leuciscus, sp. Cuv. & Val. 



Pseudobranchice present. Eyes with free orbital margins. Cleft of 

 mouth oblique y lower jaw slightly prominent, having one central and on 

 either side a lateral prominence, fitting into corresponding depressions in the 

 upper jaw. Barbels two (rostral) or none. Pharyngeal teeth 5, 3 or 4, 

 2/2, 4 or 3, 5. Dorsal fin without osseous ray, and but few branched 

 ones, inserted posterior to the origin of the ventral, but not extending to over 

 the anal, which latter is short. Scales large or of moderate size. Lateral 

 line concave, continued to the lower half of the caudal fin. Gill-rakers 

 short, lanceolate. 



