1869.] SURGEON F. DAY ON THE FISHES OF ORISSA, 383 
lateral line and the dorsal profile, and thirteen between it and the 
base of the ventral fin. 
Lateral line arises by two roots close to the head ; they soon join, 
when it goes direct to the centre of the base of the caudal fin. 
Air-bladder small, enclosed in a bony capsule, 
Colours. Yellowish, with a tinge of green. About fifteen brown 
bands, one-third as wide as the ground-colour, pass across the back 
and descend on either side below the lateral line ; a few near the 
head, and some in the posterior third of the body, are interrupted. 
Upper surface of head marbled with black. Fins immaculate ; but 
the first two rays of the anal are black anteriorly, and there are also 
slight black marks near the end of the ventral and on the outside 
of the pectoral. Rostral barbels orange. 
Hab. Cossye river at Midnapore, where it attains 2 inches in 
length. 
123. Cosiris GunTEA, H. Buch. 
Kondaturi, Jupkari (Ooriab). 
Ba ity Us seg ihe Ge:.. Vin 8, Aven Co)Lze 
Length of head 3, of pectoral 4, of base of dorsal Ti of base of 
anal 74, of caudal 4 of the total length. Height of head 4, of body 1, 
of dorsal fin 4, of ventral 4, of anal 4 of the total length. 
Hyes. Diameter + of length of head, 2 diameters from end of 
snout, 1 diameter apart. 
Body strongly compressed. 
A free bifurcated suborbital spine arises opposite to, but below, the 
anterior margin of the orbit, and extends to below its centre. The 
posterior extremity of the upper jaw does not extend so far as to 
beneath the orbit. Barbels large, well developed, and all six longer 
than the eye. 
Fins. Dorsal arises midway between the posterior margin of the 
orbit and the base of the caudal ; its first three or four rays are an- 
terior to the ventral fin. Caudal generally entire ; but its centre rays 
are sometimes the longest, occasionally the shortest, 
Scales very conspicuous. 
Lateral line absent. 
Colours. Generally dirty yellowish, with a dark band extending 
from the centre of the snout, and ending in a black ocellus just above 
the centre of the base of the caudal fin. Along this dark band are 
a series of indistinct but nearly black blotches, whilst the back has 
similar dark stains. Dorsal and caudal with blackish rows of dots, 
Hab. Rivers and tanks throughout Orissa, growing to nearly 4 
inches in length. 
124, LeprpocerHAicutuys BALGARA, H. Buch. 
Jubbi cowri (Ooriah), 
Bil. | eee Naa As 2 C; 16. 
I have not seen the armed pectoral ray in this species, which 
