554 SURGEON F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. [Nov. 25, 
Fins. Pectoral and ventrals horizontal, the former arising under 
the opercles and extending to the latter, its first ray only is undi- 
vided and reaches the anal; the anterior portion of the pectoral and 
ventral fins are enveloped in thick skin. Dorsal arises in advance of 
the ventral. Caudal slightly forked. 
Scales on body, none on the chest, nor so far as the posterior mar- 
gin of the base of the pectorals. 
Lateral line consists of a single tube in each scale ; it passes direct 
to the centre of the base of the caudal fin. There are 23 rows of scales 
between it and the base of the ventral fin. 
Colours. Greenish brown, no markings visible except a dark blotch 
behind the opercle. 
Two specimens exist in the Calcutta Museum, 34 inches long, 
from Northern India. 
DiscoGNATHUS LAMTA, Ham. Buch. 
Dr. Giinther, in his ‘Catalogue of Fishes,’ vol. vil. p. 69, ob- 
served that “ this species extends from Syria to Assam,” and, “ having 
fortunately examples from the most distant localities, I have con- 
vinced myself that they ought to be referred to a single species only.” 
If allthe different species referred to by Dr. Gtinther are one, then 
the Platycara notata, Blyth, is only a synonym ; it differs only in 
having a black spot at the base of each dorsal ray. 
Specimens apparently of this species are also in the collection, 
which were obtained in the Abyssinian expedition—six from the 
Sooroo Pass, 2000 feet above the level of the sea, and six more from 
the Amba Pass. None are above 2 inches in length. 
CROSSOCHEILUS MOSARILO. 
Cyprinus mosario, Ham. Buch. 
By ii: DD, 2/9 By A709. A 2. Ra 7a ae 
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Length of head 2, of caudal 2 of the total length. Height of 
head 2, of body # of the total length. 
Eyes. Diameter 2 of length of head, 1 diameter from end of 
snout, 13 diameter apart. 
No barbels ; the lower lip is fringed, the upper lip entire. 
Fins. Dorsal arises midway between the snout and the base of the 
caudal, which last is deeply forked. Ventral situated under the 
middle of the dorsal. 
Scales. Five and a half rows in the adult, between the lateral line 
and the base of the ventral fin. 
Colours. Silvery, back grey. 
Ten specimens, up to 10 inches in length, exist in the collection. 
DaNnGILA BERDMOREI, Blyth, J. A. 8. of Bengal, 1860, p. 162. 
Bi tic. De 3/23 Ne Dae on. le. 1. 31, Le dre B/h 
» Lengih of head }, of caudal 7 of the total length. Height of 
head 52;, of body 4, of dorsal fin 3%; of the total length. 
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