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a. With a pair of barbels. 



263. Rastjoraelanga,Rsim. Buch. Dahwiee,VLm^. D. 9, A. 7-8 

 L. 1. 40-42, L. tr. 7/6. One pair of rostral barbels. Gangetic Provinces, 

 Assam, and Burma, attaining 8 inches in length. 



b. Without barbels. 



%64> Rasbora daniconius, Ham. Buch. Mile -lo -ah, Chin-do-lak 

 Raan-kaal-le and Chart, Panj. : Mile-lo-ah, North- West Provinces : 

 Kokanutchee, Mai. : Jilo, Ooriah : Danikoni and Angjani, Beng. : Nga-doung- 

 zee, and Nga-nauch-youn, Burm. D. 9. A. 7, L. 1. 30-32. No barbels, 

 mostly a black lateral stripe. Throughout India, Ceylon and Burma, 

 attaining 5 inches in length. 



265. Rasbora Neilgherriensis, Day. Ovaree cundee, Tamil. D. 9, 

 A. 7, L. 1. 34, L. tr. 6i/5. A light lateral band. Rivers on or contiguous 

 to the Neilgherry Hills; it attains 8 inches in length. 



866. Rasbora BucAanani, Bleeker. D. 9, A. 7, L. 1. 26-29. No 

 lateral band. Gangetic Provinces, Mysore, Madras and Burma. 



Genus ASPIDOPARIA (Heckel), Bleeker* 

 Morar a, Bleeker. 



Mouth small, inferior: lower jaw having a sharp crescentic 

 edge, destitute of lip. Sub-orbital ring of bones, of moderate width or broad. 

 Pharyngeal teeth 4, 4, 2/2, 4, 4. Dorsal fin without osseous and with very 

 few branched rays, commencing opposite to or behind the origin of the ven- 

 trals, but not extending to above the anal, which latter has a moderate 

 number (10 to 12) of rays. Scales of medium size. Lateral line con- 

 cave and passing along the lower half of the base of the caudal fin. 



267. Aspidoparia morar, Ham. Buch. Pa-o-char, Chiliva, Panj. : 

 Kareer-ee, Sind : Chippuah and Chel-lu-ah, North-West Provinces : Amlee, 

 Dec. : Morari and Morar, Beng. : Bayi, Ooriah : Nga-hpy en-boo, and Yen- 

 boung-za, Burm. D. *:*, A. 11-12, L. 1. 38-42, L. tr. 5|/5. Continent of 

 India (except the Western Coast and to the south of the Kistna River), 

 Assam and Burma, attaining 6 inches or even more in length. 



268. A spidoparia jaya, Ham. Buch. Pah-ru-ah, N. W. Prov. : 

 Chola, Assam. D. 12, A 10, L. 1. 58, L. tr. 7/10. Upper portions 

 of Gangetic Provinces in the plains, and Assam. 



Genus ROHTEE, Sykes. 



Osteobrama, Heckel : Smiliogaster (?), Bleeker. 



Body compressed and elevated. Pseudobranchia present. Mouth 

 anterior : lips thin. Barbels absent. Pharyngeal teeth 6 or 5 or 4, 4 or 

 3, 2 or 3/3, or 2, 3 or 4, 4 or 5 or 6. Dorsal fin short, having its last 

 undivided ray osseous and serrated, and commencing opposite- the interspace 

 between the bases of the ventral and anal fins, the latter of which has 

 many rays. Scales small. Lateral line passing nearly to the centre of 

 the base of the caudal fin. Gill-rakers short. 



269. Rohteecotio, Ham. Buch. Goord-ha, Duh-riee, and Put-too, 

 Panj.: Duh-riee, Sind: Goord-ha, Chen-da-lah, Muck-nee, N. W. Pro- 

 vinces ; JTo^', Beng. : Nga-hpan-ma, Burm. D. 11-12, A. 29-32, L. 1. 

 71, L. tr. ^. Continent of India and Burma. 



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