1(5 col. playfair on the fishes of cachar. [jan. 10, 



9. Saccobranchus SINGIO. 



Silurus svigio, Buch. Ham. pp. 147, 3/4, pi. 37. f. 46. 

 Saccobranchus siiigio, Cuv. & Val. xv. p. 400, pi. 445 ; Giinth. 

 Fish. V. p. 30. 



10. EUTROPIICHTHYS VACHA. 



Pimelodus vacha, Buch. Ham. pp. 196, 378, pi. 19. f. 64. 

 Bagrus vacha, Cuv. & Val. xiv. p. 392. 

 Eutropiichthys vacha, Giinth. Fish. v. p. 38. 



11. SCHILBICHTHYS GARTJA. 



Silurus gar ua, Buch. Ham. pp. 156,3/5, pi. 21. f. 50. 

 Schilbe garua, Cuv. & Val. xiv. p. 379, pi. 413 (not good). 

 Schilbichthys garua, Gunth. Fish. v. p. 57. 



12. Cryptopterus latovittatus, sp. n. 

 Br. 12. D. 4. A. 56-58. P. :j^. V. 7. 



The height of the body is about equal to the length of the head, 

 or one-fifth of the total length (without caudal). Nape of neck convex. 

 The dorsal is situated behind the vertical from the base of the ven- 

 tral, and before that from the origin of the anal. Eye situated near 

 the lower profile of the head. Cleft of mouth nearly twice as broad 

 as long ; lower jaw strongly prominent ; vomerine teeth in a short 

 narrow band. The maxillary barbels extend as far as the extremity 

 of the pectoral. Mandibulary barbels absent. Pectoral much shorter 

 than the head ; its spine is strongly denticulated oti its inner side, 

 and is little more than half as long as the head. Ventrals about 

 once and a half as long as the eye. Caudal forked to about half its 

 length ; it is longer than the pectoral spine. 



Colour silvery ; an irregular oblong blackish patch along the com- 

 mencement of the lateral line. Length 4| inches. 



13. Macrones cavasius. 



Pimelodus cavasius, Buch. Ham. pp. 203, 379, pi. 11. f. 67. 

 P. seengfee, Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc. ii. p. 374, pi. 66. f. 2. ^ 

 Macrones cavasius, Giinth. Fish. v. p. 76. 



14. Barbus sophore. 



Cyprinus sophore, Buch. Ham. pp. 310, 389, pi. 19. f. 86 ; Cuv. 

 & Val. xvi. p. 388. 



15. Labeo pangusia. 



Cyprinus pangusia, Buch. Ham. pp. 285, 386; Cuv. & Val. xvi. 

 p. 429. 



Gobio pangusia, NPClell. Ind. Cyprin. p. 279, 362, pi. 24. f. 1. 



16. ClRRHINA DYOCHEILUS. 



Labeo dyocheilus, RPClell. Ind. Cyprin. pp. 268, 330, pi. 37. f. 1 ; 

 Cuv. & Val. xvi. ]). 461. 



