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Genus DANIO, Ham. Buck. sp. 



Perilampus, sp. McClell. : Paradanio, et Devario, Bleeker. 

 Body compressed. Pseudobranchiee present. Mouth narrow, directed 

 obliquely upwards. Sub-orbitals broad. Barbels four, or two, or none : not 

 invariably constant in species. Pharyngeal teeth hooked, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. 

 Dorsal Jin with a moderately elongated base: its posterior rays being opposite 

 to the anal, which is long. Scales of moderate size. Lateral line concave, 

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



295. Danio devario, Ham. Buch. Khan-ge, Maal-le, Pur-ran-dah, 

 Panj. : Chay-la-ree, Lower Sind : Da-bah and Duh-ri-e, N.-W. Prov. : 

 Debari, Beng. : Bonkuaso, Ooriah. D. 15-17, A. 17-19, L. 1. 41, 

 L. tr. 11/5. No barbels. Throughout India, except the Panjab and 

 south of the Kistna ; it attains 4 inches in length. 



396. Danio spinosus, Day. D. 15-16, A. 20, L. 1. 52, L. tr. 15/4. 

 No barbels, or only a short rostral pair. One or two spines on edge of 

 orbit. Pegu : to 4 inches in length. 



297. Danio aurolineatus, Day. D. 14, A. 18, L. 1. 34-40, L. tr. 

 8/4. One pair of rostral barbels. South Malabar, to 3 inches in length. 



898. Danio lineolatus, Blyth. D. 13, A. 17, L. 1. 33, L. tr. 7J/3. 

 Rostral and maxillary barbels. Sikkim and Darjeeling. 



299. Danio dangila, Ham. Buch. D. 12-13, A. 17-18, L. 1. 38, 

 L. tr. 7/4J. Two pairs of long barbels. Darjeeling, Bengal, and Behar, 

 attaining 5 or 6 inches in length. 



300. Danio chrysops, Guv. and Val. D. 13, A. 20, L. 1. 45. No 

 barbels. Bengal. 



301. Danio, Neilgherriensis, Day. Cowlie,Tam. D. 12-13, A. 13-14, 

 L. 1. 35, L. tr. 1. Rostral and sometimes maxillary barbels. Rivers on 



Neilgherry Hills, to 3^ inches in length. 



302. Danio osteographus, McClelland. D. 13, A. 16-17, L. L 

 35-37, L. tr. 7J/3. Rostral and usually maxillary barbels. India and 

 Ceylon, to 6 inches in length. 



303. Danio aquipinnatus, McClelland. D. 12, A. 14-16, L. 1. 

 32-34, L. tr. 7/3|. Rostral and maxillary barbels. Base of Garrow 

 Hills, Assam. 



B. A portion or the whole of the abdominal edge cutting. 



Genus PERILAMPUS, McClelland. 



Paradanio, sp. Day : Cachius et Eustira, Giinther. 



Pseudobranchice present. Body oblong, compressed, with a cutting 

 abdominal edge. Mouth obliquely directed upwards. Barbels absent. 

 Pharyngeal teeth hooked, and in three rows, 5, 4 or 2, 2 or 1/1 or 2, 2 

 or 4, 5. Dorsal fin rather short, ivithout any osseous ray, and commencing 

 opposite or behind the origin of the anal, which last has many rays. Scales 

 of moderate size. Lateral line concave, passing to the lower half of the 

 base of the caudal fin. 



304" Perilampus atpar, Ham. Buch. Mor-ri-ah, Panj. : Bi-dah, 

 Siud. : Bonkuaso, Ooriah : Kachhi, Beng. : Nga-man-dan, Ta-paw-nga, and 

 Kga-phyin-gyan, Burm. D. 9. A. 22-24, L. 1. 55, L. tr. 11/4. Greenish 

 with a silvery lateral band. Throughout India and Burma, attaining 

 4 inches in length. 



