Zoology. 



166 MANUAL OP THE NILAQIRI DISTRICT. 



CHAP. VIII, some Barhus Garnat'icus caught in the Hope-river, Ouchterlouy 

 PART I. valley. The fate of these is not yet known. 



According to Dr. Day the only indigenous species found at 

 hio-h elevations on the plateau is Banio Nilagiriensis. He also 

 caught in the rapids of streams on the slopes of the range a 

 small roach, Nemacheilus Guntlieri, a little carp, Puntius Grayi 

 {Barhus arulius, Gunth.) and Barilius rugosus, erroneously called 

 a " trout." The following is a list of the fish found on the plateau 

 and slopes of these hills so far as known : — 



GOBIID^. 



Gobius neglectus. Jerdon. 



NANDID^. 



Nandas marginatus. Jerdon. 



OPHIOCEPHALID^. 



Ophiocephalus marulius. Buck. Ham. 

 „ gachua. Buck. Earn. 



„ striatus. Lacep. 



EHYNCHOBDELLID^ . 



Mastacemblus armatus. Lacep. 



SILURID^. 



Macrones punctatus. Jerdon. 



„ Cavasius. Buch. Ham. 



Wallago attu. Block. 



„ Malabaricus C et V. 



Glyptosternum lonah. SyJces. 



SCOMBRESOCID^. 



Belone cancila. Buch. Ham. 



CYPRINID^. 



Discognathus lamta Buch. Ham. 



Labeo Kontius. Jerdon. 



„ Dussumieri. 0. et V. 



Mola meletfcinus. C. et V. 



Barbus dubius. Bay. 



,, Mysorensis- Jerdon. 



,, Carnaticus. Jerdon. 



„ tor. Buch. Ham. 



,, melanampyx. Bay. 



„ lepidus. Bay. 



,, arulius. Gunth. 



Nuria Malabarica. Bay. 



,, Madraspatensis. Bay. 



