290 MR. F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. [Mar. 14, 



than it does to tlie base of the caudal. Anal begins midway between 

 the base of the pectoral and the posterior extremity of the caudal. 

 Dorsal fin highest anteriorly, the last ray divided at its base and 

 prolonged ; upper margin of fin concave ; the first two undivided 

 rays minute, the second scarcely more than one-third of the length 

 of the third ray, which last is weak. Anal longest anteriorly ; first 

 undivided ray very minute, second one-third the length of the third, 

 all very weak. Caudal deeply lunated, lobes extended and pointed. 



►Scales moderate in size. 



Lateral line in single tubes, passing nearly directly from opposite 

 the centre of the orbit to the centre of the caudal fin. 



Teeth. Pharyngeal teeth small, placed close together, plough- 

 shaped, and hardly pointed, 5, 4, 2/2, 4, 5. 



Colours. Greenish brown along the back, fading to dirty silvery 

 white on the abdomen ; fins reddish, the posterior and external mar- 

 gins of each stained darker ; a golden gloss over the opercles ; eyes 

 golden. 



This species is said to grow to a large size. 



Hab. Bowany River, from which I only obtained this one spe- 

 cimen. 



Labeo (TBangana) DussuMiERi, Cuv. i& Val. 



B. iii. D. 3/8. P. 15. V. 9. A. 3/5. L. 1. 36. L. tr. 7/4. 



Length of specimens up to 7 inches. 



Pharyngeal teeth as in the last species, 5, 4, 1 / 1, 4, 5. 



I have placed this, according to Dr. Bleeker's identification, as a 

 Laheo, but, whilst doing so, cannot avoid stating that it seems ques- 

 tionable whether Buchanan Hamilton's genus Bangana, which has 

 no lateral lobes to the snout, can be identified with the genus Labeo. 

 Both are extensively diffused in Lidia. Some of this species were 

 placed in the Ootacamund Lake. 



Labeobarbus tor, Buch. Ham. 

 Poomeen candee, Tam. 



B. iii. D. 3/9. P. 18. V. 9. A. 2/5. C. 18. L. 1. 23-27. 

 L. tr. 4/2. 



Length of specimens from 3 to 7 inches. 



Pharyngeal teeth 5, 3, 2 / 2, 3, 5, crooked and pointed. 



This species, v/hich is said to grow to a large size in the higher 

 regions of Bengal, is moderately common in the Bowany, where 

 young ones are easily obtained in August and September. I had 

 intended introducing it into the waters of the hills, to which it 

 would seem well, adapted. 



Puntixjs (Barbodes) gracilis, Jerdon. 



Coatee candee, Tamil. 



B. iii. D. 4/9. P. 17. V. 9. A. ^. C. 19. L. 1. 40. 



L. tr. 7/4. • 



Length of head i, of pectoral ^, of caudal 4-, of base of dorsal 4-, 



