550 SURGEON F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. [ Nov. 25, 
Length of head j, of pectoral +, of base of dorsal +, of base of 
anal =1., of caudal 4 of the total length. Height of head +, of body 
4, of dorsal fin 4, of anal + of the total length. 
Eyes. Diameter } of length of head, 4 diameters from end of 
snout, 14 diameter apart. 
The rostral barbels are about equal in length to the diameter of 
the orbit; the maxillary and mandibular ones are short. A bifid 
erectile spine commences slightly anterior to the orbit, ending oppo- 
site its centre. 
Fins. Dorsal commences midway between the base of the caudal 
and the anterior margin of the orbit; it is slightly in advance of the 
ventral. Caudal deeply forked. 
Scales absent. 
Lateral line straight. 
Colours. Buff, with ten vertical darkish bands, extending from 
the back to the abdomen. Head likewise banded. Numerous oblong 
blotches over the lower half of the body, from opposite the orbit to 
the end of the pectoral fin. Dorsal fin with three or four rows of 
spots. Caudal with five or six. 
Five specimens, up to 5} inches in length, are in the collection ; 
they were sent by Major Berdmore from the Tenasserim provinces. 
Botia uistRionica, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 166. 
B. ni. D. 28. AP. te.” VwS, “AS Zia, we. 19, 
Length of head 4, of pectoral 4, of base of dorsal +, of base of 
anal 74, of caudal + of the total length. Height of head ¢, of body 
3, of dorsal fin ;, of ventral =?;, of anal +2, of the total length. 
Eyes small ; diameter 1 of length of head, 2} diameters from end 
of snout, 2 diameters apart. ; 
Suborbital spine very strong, and extending to opposite the pos- 
terior margin of the orbit. 
Fins. Dorsal arises nearer the base of the caudal than the end of 
the snout; it is slightly in advance of the ventrals. Caudal deeply 
forked. 
Scales inconspicuous. 
Lateral line straight. 
Colours. Olive, with five dark vertical bands on the body and two 
or three on the head. All the fins with two broad brown bars. 
One specimen, 4 inches long, is in the museum; received from 
Major Berdmore at Pegu. 
CoBITIS BERDMOREI. 
Acanthopsis berdmorei, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 168. 
Beis: DD. 2/7. “Vea o/s. =. 16. 
Length of head 2; of the total length, and more than the height 
of the body. 
Eyes small, and situated before the middle of the length of the 
head. 
All the three pairs of barbels long. 
